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ERIC Number: ED614873
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May-3
Pages: 18
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The Integration of Embodied Learning in a Language Learning Classroom: Conclusions from a Qualitative Analysis
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Embodied Learning (EL) is now an emerging teaching paradigm that takes into consideration the impact of bodily movements into the learning process. This paradigm, in combination with movement-based technologies, provides strategies and methods for delivering a more engaged and interactive lesson. Following previous empirical evidence, this study presents the results of an educational intervention, based on EL, in the context of language learning in mainstream elementary schools. The study aims to examine whether this practice would improve students' language performance and enhance their engagement in, and motivation for, learning a language. One hundred and eighteen (N=118) elementary students and six teachers were involved in this investigation. Data were collected from video recordings of 12 intervention sessions in the classroom. The analysis of video recordings provided rich information about the engagement of the students in the classroom during the sessions. It revealed that the EL practice enabled students to actively engage in the lesson, increasing their motivation and participation. Finally, the manuscript discusses the use of such an EL approach in language learning and teaching. [For the complete volume, "Tertiary Education Language Learning: A Collection of Research," see ED614100.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
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