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Engagement in oral production
Author(s): Le Hong Phuong Thao and John MacalisterAvailable online: 07 December 2023More LessAbstractInteraction is recognised as an important contributor to language learning but in many classrooms opportunities to interact meaningfully are limited. This situation can be addressed when teachers make decisions about adapting the materials they are working with. The result is likely to be learners who are more engaged in multiple ways and who therefore learn more effectively. This article reports on a two-phase investigation of English language learning in Grade 5 classes in Vietnam. In the first phase, twenty-one classes were observed to form an understanding of standard practices in these classes. In the second phase, a small, replicable adaptation of coursebook material was made and implemented with an intervention class for one semester. Three dimensions of engagement were investigated, and on each learners in the intervention class were considerably more engaged than in the comparison class, or in the first phase classes. This study demonstrates what it is possible to achieve through a small coursebook innovation.
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Setting research priorities for English as an Additional Language
Author(s): Hamish Chalmers, Faidra Faitaki and Victoria A. MurphyAvailable online: 04 December 2023More LessAbstractWe report a priority setting partnership (PSP), which sought to establish the priorities for new research among research users (educators, parents, and learners) in the field of English as an Additional Language (EAL). A steering committee consisting of members of these research user groups was established to oversee the project. An online ‘uncertainty questionnaire’ was distributed to research users inviting them to identify areas of their practice about which they are uncertain. These ‘raw’ uncertainties were consolidated and converted into a list of research questions, which was then distributed to the same groups to rank in order of priority. The 25 highest ranked questions were then discussed and debated in a workshop, consisting of research user representatives, to collectively and democratically produce a final Top 10 list of questions. The Top 10 shows what EAL research users regard as priorities, which we hope will inform research agendas and funding decisions.
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Review of Hayes (2022): Early Language Learning in Context: A Critical Socioeducational Perspective
Author(s): Shelagh RixonAvailable online: 12 May 2023More Less
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Give me a second chance
Author(s): Amparo Lázaro-Ibarrola and María Ángeles Hidalgo
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