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Catherine Tebaldi – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2024
Although often seen as places of culture, cultivation and creativity, language courses borrow the language of creativity for test-centered practices. Research in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology has long recognized language courses as sites for the legitimation of neoliberal ideals that emphasize language as global, individual, and…
Descriptors: Creativity, High Schools, Sociolinguistics, Courses
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Calafato, Raees; Gudim, Freda – Language Teaching Research, 2022
In light of the growing importance placed by states on the use of authentic materials in foreign language education programs, this study explored the literary content found in the 18 English, French, and German ministry-approved language textbooks used in upper-secondary schools in Russia. The study identified 150 literary texts, following which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks
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Rustam Shadiev; Yingying Feng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Previous review studies do not have a broad and comprehensive perspective on the usage of ACF tools in language learning. To address this gap, we reviewed 82 articles on the use of ACF tools published in the last five years. Results indicate that 43 ACF tools were used in studies to assist writing, grammar, spelling, and collocation and word use.…
Descriptors: Automation, Feedback (Response), Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Wetshokodi, Merveille Otshudi; Çavusoglu, Çise – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
The aim of this scoping review is to investigate the language policy's ideological basis which mandates the learning of English as a foreign language in secondary schools all over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It also aims to reveal the current state of affairs with regard to English as a foreign language in the Congolese curriculum.…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Milton, James; Hopwood, Oliver – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The vocabulary content of the French MFL curriculum in England has received criticism (Häcker, M. 2008. Eleven pets and 20 ways to express one's opinion: the vocabulary learners of German acquire at English secondary schools. "The Language Learning Journal" 36, no. 2: 215-26; Tschichold, C. 2012. French vocabulary in Encore…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mettewie, Laurence; Van Mensel, Luk – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The aim of the present article is to provide an overview of the current state of affairs regarding foreign language education and bilingual education in the different parts of Belgium. In a brief historical contextualisation, we explain how language education in Belgium has been shaped by the country's political and economic history, which has led…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Foreign Countries
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Marsden, Emma; Dudley, Amber; Hawkes, Rachel – Modern Language Journal, 2023
The awarding organizations that create and administer high-stakes assessments for beginner-to-low-intermediate 16-year-old learners of French, German, and Spanish in England provide optional topic-driven word lists as guides for teachers and textbook writers. Given that these lists are developed by the awarding organizations, they exert a powerful…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Word Frequency, Secondary School Students, Second Language Instruction
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Clifton, Alison – Dimension, 2019
Even in this digital age, as educational technologies are increasingly integrated into teaching and learning, textbooks continue to play a significant role within language classrooms. Many textbooks maintain a traditional approach to presenting grammar, including using grammatical terminology. However, students seem to have little knowledge of…
Descriptors: Grammar, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kalyaniwala, Carmenne; Ciekanski, Maud – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
While research on language learner autonomy and Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is abundant, few studies have sought to systematically explore the relationship between the two. By adopting a rigorous approach that identifies transparent inclusion and exclusion criteria, this paper presents a systematic review that seeks to identify: (1)…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Informal Education
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Rustam Shadiev; Junpei Zhou – Educational Technology & Society, 2023
The present study is set to systematically review articles on the use of 360-degree video technology in language learning. The study selected and reviewed twenty-four articles in the following aspects: (1) tools related to 360-degree video technology; (2) languages and skills involved; (3) theories and pedagogical approaches in reviewed articles;…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Video Technology, English (Second Language), Chinese
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Mady, Callie; Muhling, Stefanie – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
With the view to responding to a call for information on instructional supports for students with special education needs (SSEN) in French as a second language (FSL) education, this article reviews the empirical literature from three Canadian contexts: core French, intensive French and French immersion. More specifically, we developed this…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Special Education, Special Needs Students, French
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Collins, Laura; Muñoz, Carmen – Modern Language Journal, 2016
"The Modern Language Journal" has long been an important venue for the publication of research and reflection on the teaching and learning of foreign languages (FL) in classroom contexts. In this article, we offer a perspective on the contemporary FL classroom, informed by a descriptive survey of all studies that took place in FL classes…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, German
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Lessard-Clouston, Michael – NECTFL Review, 2016
While the role of culture in second and/or foreign language (L2/FL) learning and teaching has often been unquestioned, empirical research on culture learning and teaching in L2/FL education has been less common than opinion-oriented writings in relevant journals. This article offers a summary and synthesis of 52 empirical studies on L2/FL culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
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Normand-Marconnet, Nadine – Language and Education, 2013
Despite a long historical French presence in Vietnam, only 0.5% of Vietnamese people speak French today. As in other countries of South East Asia, language instruction in Vietnam has mainly focused on English for several decades. This paper provides an overview of a project called "French bilingual classes". The main aim of the study is…
Descriptors: French, Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
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Wernicke, Meike – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2010
In July 2009, a group of over 80 FSL teachers from British Columbia (BC) participated in a two-week sojourn at the "Centre d'Approches vivantes des Langues et des Medias" (CAVILAM) in Vichy, France, as part of an initiative to address the critical shortage of qualified French language teachers in the province. After almost four decades…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Foreign Countries, French, Professional Development
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