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Direct linkMajidi, Abid El; de Graaff, Rick; Janssen, Daniel – Modern Language Journal, 2020
Research has painted a pessimistic picture of students' second language (L2) writing skills in secondary education. One innovative tool that may help students foster their L2 proficiency, including writing ability, is in-class debate. Debate is commonly associated with oral communication and argumentation skills. However, debate may also offer…
Descriptors: Debate, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
Peer reviewedKoster, Cor J. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Discusses the effect of a 10-week, 40-hour program used to prepare 16,000 elementary school (ES) teachers to teach English when it becomes compulsory in Dutch elementary schools. A second issue examined is the competency level an ES teacher must reach to teach a foreign language in elementary school. (SED)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), FLES, Foreign Countries
