Researchers worldwide have identified affective benefits of improvisational drama techniques (IDTs) on foreign language (FL) learners. Yet the characteristics of professional development programmes (PDPs) that could lead to long-term integration of drama among FL teachers appear largely undiscovered. …

In deze adviestekst heeft het Algemeen Secretariaat van de Taalunie de uitdagingen in kaart gebracht die gepaard gaan met de doorstroom van nieuwkomersleerlingen naar het vervolgonderwijs. Er worden zes aanbevelingen gedaan voor een kwalitatieve doorstroom en verdere begeleiding van nieuwkomersleerlingen. …

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more …

Teaching history requires clear, detailed and subject specific language. History teachers teaching in a second language are confronted with students' second language limitations, which likely have an aggravating impact on their application of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). We analysed and compared …

Improvisational drama techniques (IDTs) can benefit foreign language (FL) learners by offering them an engaging way to practise speaking while hiding behind the safety of a character mask. This study aimed to glean perceptions toward and experiences with IDTs among FL student teachers, as well as training …

Communicatieve leerdoelen die op landelijk niveau opgenomen zijn in de eindtermen voor de moderne vreemde talen worden niet altijd weerspiegeld in de dagelijkse les- en toetspraktijken. Omdat in een curriculum samenhang tussen leerdoelen, leeractiviteiten en toetsing (‘constructive alignment’) een voorwaarde …

Communicatieve leerdoelen die op landelijk niveau opgenomen zijn in de eindtermen voor de moderne vreemde talen worden niet altijd weerspiegeld in de dagelijkse les- en toetspraktijken. Omdat in een curriculum samenhang tussen leerdoelen, leeractiviteiten en toetsing (‘constructive alignment’) een voorwaarde …

Improvisational drama techniques (IDTs) can benefit foreign language (FL) learners by offering them an engaging way to practise speaking while hiding behind the safety of a character mask. This study aimed to glean perceptions toward and experiences with IDTs among FL student teachers, as well as training …

Teaching history requires clear, detailed and subject specific language. History teachers teaching in a second language are confronted with students' second language limitations, which likely have an aggravating impact on their application of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). We analysed and compared …

Bilingual education has become popular in many countries in the last two decades. It is generally acknowledged that learning a second language (L2) through subject content has a positive impact on students’ L2 learning, but there is less agreement on whether this also applies to learning subject content …