NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Creativity, Challenge and Culture in the Languages Classroom: A Response to the Ofsted Curriculum Research Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Porter, Alison; Graham, Suzanne; Myles, Florence; Holmes, Bernardette – Language Learning Journal, 2022
In this opinion piece we problematise foreign language (FL) learning curricula which are rigidly based on carefully sequenced input and constrained learning opportunities. Whilst an important component in language learning, language knowledge constitutes more than phonics vocabulary and grammar. Our stance is premised on the understanding that,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
The Carousel-Style Lesson: An Effective Intervention to Enhance Motivation and the Learning of Foreign Languages at Primary School
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Owen, Claire; Thomas, Lorraine – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Although there is a direct link between pupil motivation and successful learning of foreign languages (FL), there appears to be a real paucity of research regarding carousels of activities as a pedagogical intervention, although carousels may often be used in the teaching and learning of FL. Located within two Year 6 French classrooms in a primary…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction