Oral proficiency in second and third foreign languages in the Danish education system
Fernández, S. S. & Andersen, H. L. (2019). Oral proficiency in second and third foreign languages in the Danish education system. Apples : Journal of Applied Language Studies, 13 (1), 49-67. doi:10.17011/apples/urn.201903011689
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In this paper, we analyze how oral proficiency is understood in the Danish education
system in the three biggest second/third foreign languages taught in the country:
French, Spanish and German. We adopt a comparative perspective and analyze how
orality is addressed in these language subjects at primary school, secondary school
and university levels. We compare the three languages to find similarities and
differences, focusing on learning objectives, pedagogical approaches and examination
forms, presented in the official curricula for each of the three educational levels. We
relate the Danish stance on oral proficiency to current international research in the
field and to European tendencies.
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