scholarly journals Educazione linguistica inclusiva e CLIL

EL LE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Mezzadri ◽  
Giulia Tonelli
Keyword(s):  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Content Area Teachers ◽  
Inclusive Language ◽  
General Field ◽  
Initial Work ◽  
Do So

This article is based on a case study founded on data collected from a number of teachers undergoing specific training in courses aimed at qualifying candidates to teach through CLIL methodology. This was done with a survey focused on how content area teachers’ awareness develops as regards language education issues, with particular reference to inclusive language education. The main focus of the research covered two aspects: self-assessment of language education methodological competences and the perception of the need for further methodological training. The work illustrates the results gathered on both issues, whereas the results just regarding the former have been presented in another article. The longitudinal study carried out boosted considerations concerning both the specific case study and a wider vision of the general field of inclusive language teaching. In order to do so, the article considers some preliminary epistemological remarks on inclusive language teaching and the nature of the language for study purposes. It was through this initial work on both theoretical and practical aspects that the questionnaire distributed to the sample could provide examples of a diffused presence of competences in the CLIL teacher which can be referred to inclusive language education issues.

scholarly journals Formare gli insegnanti all’inclusione

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Mezzadri ◽  
Giulia Tonelli
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Content Area Teachers ◽  
Inclusive Language ◽  
General Field ◽  
The University ◽  
Do So

This article is based on a case study funded on data collected from a number of teachers undergoing specific training in courses aimed at qualifying candidates to teach through CLIL methodology. This was done with a survey focused on how content area teachers’ awareness develops as regards language education issues, with particular reference to inclusive language education. The longitudinal study carried out encouraged considerations concerning both the specific case study and a wider vision of the general field of inclusive language teaching, which was the central topic of the conference held at the University of Parma in September 2019. In order to do so, the article considers some preliminary epistemological remarks on inclusive language teaching and the nature of the language for study purposes.This article is based on a case study funded on data collected from a number of teachers undergoing specific training in courses aimed at qualifying candidates to teach through CLIL methodology. This was done with a survey focused on how content area teachers’ awareness develops as regards language education issues, with particular reference to inclusive language education. The longitudinal study carried out encouraged considerations concerning both the specific case study and a wider vision of the general field of inclusive language teaching, which was the central topic of the conference held at the University of Parma in September 2019. In order to do so, the article considers some preliminary epistemological remarks on inclusive language teaching and the nature of the language for study purposes.

scholarly journals Enhancing knowledge-building through communicative language teaching

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mildred Shingirirai Nyamayedenga ◽  
Lizette de Jager
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Experiential Learning Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Do So

Zimbabwe's new primary school curriculum aims at enhancing knowledge-building through the use of communicative language teaching (CLT) to assist both the teachers and the learners to solve problems. In this qualitative case study, we investigated the extent of teachers' inclination to use the CLT approach. To do so, the study was guided by Socio-cultural Theory (SCT) and the Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). Five purposively selected participants in the Warren Park/Mabelreign District in Zimbabwe responded to semi-structured interviews and were observed while they were teaching. The analysis revealed that although teachers understood that knowledge-building can be enhanced by CLT they are ill prepared to implement it because they lack the skills and the knowledge, and they have to cope with inadequate resources. Consequently, teachers still follow traditional pedagogic practices that do not lead to knowledge-building in learners. We recommend that a number of workshops be offered to in-service teachers and stakeholders on how to employ CLT activities that enhance knowledge-building.

A case study of how beliefs toward language learning and language teaching influence the teaching practices of a Japanese teacher of English in Japanese higher education

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Diane Nagatomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

Japanese teachers of English in Japanese higher education are an under-researched, yet a highly influential group of teachers. A yearlong case study with one teacher, a literature specialist who is relatively new at teaching English, was conducted. Through multiple interviews and classroom observations, it was found that the teacher’s beliefs toward language learning and language teaching are deeply rooted in how she successfully learned English and are shaped by her love for literature. The paper concludes with a call for more qualitative and quantitative research investigating the teaching practices and the English pedagogical beliefs of Japanese university English teachers in order to deepen our understanding of English language education in Japan. 日本の高等教育機関における日本人の英語教師の役割は大きいにもかかわらず、これまで十分に研究の対象になって来なかった。文学が専門の比較的経験の浅い1人の教師を対象として1年間、ケーススタディを行った。数回のインタビューおよび教室での観察を通じて、その教師の言語学習・言語教授についての本人の信条が、自分の英語学習における成功体験および文学への愛情に少なからず影響されていることが判明した。本論では、日本における英語教育の理解を深めるためには、大学教師がどのような教育を行っているか、どのような教育上の信念を持っているのかを、質的にも量的にもさらに研究する必要性があると結論づけている。

Promoting language education for sustainable development: a program effects case study in Japanese higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 779-798
Author(s):  
Joshua John Jodoin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Program Effects

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of education for sustainable development (ESD) approaches in English as a foreign language (EFL) in Japanese higher education. Design/methodology/approach A content and language integrated learning (CLIL) University-level course was run over two separate semesters: the first as a lecture-based course and the second was a similar course that integrated ESD best-practice. A program effects case study was used to see if any significant changes could be measured between the separate semesters. A mixed-methods approach to data collection was used and student marks, survey results using values, beliefs and norms (VBN) model and reflection tasks were collected across the two courses. Findings A meaningful change in the ascription of responsibility and personal norms was present in the ESD best-practice course. This shows that ESD best-practice integration into language teaching has a positive impact on student environmental VBN and more research is necessary for this area. Practical implications ESD integrated into language teaching correlates positively with environmental behavior change according to the VBN-model. A new field of study is proposed, language education for sustainable development, to better integrate the disciplines of EFL and ESD. Originality/value This study is looking at the integration of ESD in language teaching and CLIL based courses in Higher Education and, at present, there are no other studies of this kind.

scholarly journals Appropriating BANA Teaching Approaches to Suit TESEP Contexts: A Case Study in a Saudi University

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Grami Mohammad A. Grami ◽  
Hamza Alshenqeeti ◽  
Hadi Alsamdani
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Do So

This article briefly looks at the practice of appropriating Western teaching methodologies into the Arab world. It accounts for recent and historical attempts to do so and evaluates the success or otherwise of such practice. The paper adopts Adrian Holliday's (1994) distinction between British, Australian and North American (BANA) context and Tertiary, Secondary, and Primary English language education (TESEP) where the context of the current study fits. The paper argues that appropriating Western methodologies risks alienating the culture from which these teaching approaches come. Since one reason for learning a language is to become familiar with its  culture, one may question the need for adapting its teaching methodologies by simply separating it from its cultural values in the first place. The question is that shall one protect his or her cultural identity by dismissing the cultures of other dominant languages? This is a conundrum that cannot be easily saved but one that needs looking at nonetheless. The paper looks at a widely used series of textbooks in a TESEP context and attempts to see if adapting  ow local contexts can shape BANA methodologies.

scholarly journals ACTION-ORIENTED LANGUAGE TEACHING: OPINIONS OF STUDENTS OF FRENCH ABOUT SHORT FILM SHOOTING PROJECT

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Canan Aydınbek ◽  
Esra Başak Aydınalp
Keyword(s):  
Language Teaching ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Short Film ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
Assessment Skills ◽  
Cultural Self ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Self Learning

The aim of this study is to analyze efficiency of teaching French with a short film project and to reveal learners' opinion. In this study, case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was preferred. This study was conducted with 10 students of Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, French Language Teaching Department. The data is collected through observation and group interview techniques. Macro and micro tasks were assigned in order to develop learners' linguistic and extra linguistic skills during 8-weeks. Furthermore, products such as scenario, banner, short-film etc. have also been analyzed as documented data. Observation and interview notes were coded by two researchers and 92% reliability was achieved; 6 themes and 15 subthemes were thus forged. According to findings, the motivation of the participants increased. Possible reasons for this are the different and fun activities, creating a concrete product and feeling successful. In group work a positive synergy observed among good associates, but learners’ discussion, co-deciding and cooperation skills need to be improved. Participants stated that their creativity, socio–cultural, self-learning and self-assessment skills have developed. In conclusion, project-based learning, supported by action-oriented approach, helps to increase student motivation, creativity, intercultural skills and autonomous learning skills. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0880/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Benefits of Management and Organisation: A Case Study in Young Language Learners’ Classrooms

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-104
Author(s):  
Christina Nicole Giannikas
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Education System ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Primary Language ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Greek Region ◽  
Do So

This study focuses on primary language education within a Greek region: specifically, on the positive effects of classroom management and organisation on a student-centred approach of teaching. In the case of the Greek education system, language teachers are encouraged to adopt student-centred approaches in their classroom but have not received any guidance on how to do so. Language educators are reluctant to abandon their teacher-centred ways, because they have not been trained to apply classroom management and organisation techniques that could support a student-centred environment.

Leitura crítica: Por uma escola que se posiciona

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Fernandes de Oliveira ◽  
Iran Ferreira de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Educational Vision ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning

With this work, we aim to propose a didactic application of the news genre, from the perspective of critical reading practices in Portuguese language teaching, to approach the experiences of dissident gender and sexuality people who are being viewed and represented by the media hegemonic in Brazil. Therefore, we offer teachers 5 texts and 10 activities that can be used for the development of a didactic project that articulates several areas of knowledge and that is also built from an educational vision that dialogues reading, criticism , teaching, learning, assessment and self-assessment. In this sense, due to the theme we are dealing with, we assume a political-epistemological tone combating gender and sexual violence, with education being our battlefield.

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