Research on foreign-language teaching and learning in the Netherlands (2002–2006)

Verspoor, Marjolijn; Cremer, Marjolein

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“…Although Israel can boast a large number of active researchers, there is no tightly-knit network of research on language learning and teaching as, for example, that described in the 'Country in Focus' review on the Netherlands (Verspoor & Cremer 2008). Indeed, the publication outlets themselves are patchy and diverse, and sometimes random in terms of their organization and dedication to the topic of interest.…”

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Research in English language teaching and learning in Israel (2004–2009)

Aronin¹,

Spolsky²

2010

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The goal of this article is to make research on English language teaching and learning published locally in Israel more widely available. Given that so many Israeli researchers are internationally trained and maintain wide connections, it necessarily omits much important work that appears in European and US journals. It focuses on shorter studies, commonly unfunded, that university teachers in EFL programs or in teacher training programs at smaller colleges conduct in their own time. It represents a wide range of good quality research, 'glocal' in that its local production does not compromise potential contributions to global concerns. The main themes treated are the early start of teaching English, the development of an integrated methodology, detailed studies of the teaching of lexicon and writing, specialized studies of dyslexia, computer-assisted instruction, English for academic purposes, and teaching Israeli students who already know some English from home or visits abroad. The overall quality of the research is high, matching all but a few top international journals.

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Section: Organization Of Research On English Teaching and Learningmentioning

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Research in English language teaching and learning in Israel (2004–2009)

Aronin¹,

Spolsky²

2010

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“…Currently, in practice, the EU goal that each citizen should speak three languages is generally interpreted in Dutch curricula as Dutch plus two "big" European languages, particularly, English plus French or German. As Verspoor and Cremer (2008) demonstrate in their review of Dutch FL-education scholarship, "[T]here is only government financing of second-language education if this concerns education in the European languages. Although the Dutch government stresses that all immigrant languages be respected, state support is no longer given" (p. 185).…”

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Language education in the EU and the US: Paradoxes and parallels

Jeffery

Beuningen

2019

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Across the globe, linguistically heterogeneous populations increasingly define school systems at the same time that developing the ability to communicate cross-culturally is becoming essential for internationalized economies. While these trends seem complimentary, they often appear in paradoxical opposition as represented in the content and execution of nationwide education policies. Given the differing geopolitical contexts within which school systems function, wide variation exists with regard to how policymakers address the challenges of providing language education, including how they frame goals and design programs to align with those goals. Here we present a cross-continental examination of this variation, which reveals parallel tensions among aims for integrating immigrant populations, closing historic achievement gaps, fostering intercultural understanding, and developing multilingual competencies. To consider implications of such paradoxes and parallels in policy foundations, we compare language education in the US and in the EU, focusing on the Netherlands as an illustrative case study.

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Research on foreign-language teaching and learning in the Netherlands (2002–2006)

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Research in English language teaching and learning in Israel (2004–2009)

Research in English language teaching and learning in Israel (2004–2009)

Language education in the EU and the US: Paradoxes and parallels

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