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Beliefs about oral corrective feedback in an Argentinean EFL university classroom : their impact on a teacher’s classroom actions
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)Beliefs about oral corrective feedback (OCF) are essential components in the EFL classroom, especially when learning the speaking skill since teachers have to strike a delicate balance between the provision of OCF without ... -
Language learning strategies and teaching practices in adult L2 education : the case of Swedish for immigrants
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This article highlights the use and co-construction of language learning strategies (LLS) in second language education for adults with short previous education. In a case study, we explore how LLS are used and co-constructed ... -
Book Review : Sylvén, L. K. (2019). Investigating Content and Language Integrated Learning. Insights from Swedish High Schools. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This volume presents a three-year research project on Content and Language Integration in Swedish Schools (CLISS). CLISS particularly focused on sciences and economics programs in senior high schools (Grades 10-12; 245 ... -
Are we who we cite? : on epistemological injustices, citing practices, and #metoo in academia
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)The #metoo movement reaching academia and Applied Linguistics creates a need for discussion on how we as scholars react to oppressive ideologies and behaviors in our community. However, this is not merely a question of ... -
Theoretical approaches and frameworks to language maintenance and shift research : a critical review
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This article presents a critical overview of theoretical approaches and frameworks to language maintenance and shift research in the area of immigrant languages. It covers the underlying principles of these frameworks and ... -
Whole class interaction in the adult L2-classroom : the case of Swedish for immigrants
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This article focuses on verbal interaction in whole class teaching in second language education for adults in Sweden. The article draws on theories treating language as multiple resources that are situated and embedded in ... -
Foreign language anxiety : the case of young learners of English in Swedish primary classrooms
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)Although foreign language anxiety is a widely studied construct assumed to develop from negative experiences of language instruction, few researchers have focused on young learners in this regard. This multiple case study ... -
Assessing interactional skills in a paired speaking test : raters’ interpretation of the construct
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)The operationalization of interactional competence (IC) within the paired speaking test format allows for a range of interactional skills to be tested. However, in terms of assessment, challenges are posed with regard to ... -
Developing and using tasks for the assessment of speaking
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This article provides an overview of the development and use of tasks for the assessment of speaking. It first addresses the key role of the assessment of the skill of speaking within language assessment in general and in ... -
Between theory and practice : foreign language teacher students’ cognition of oral proficiency and grammar teaching in Sweden
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)The present study explores patterns of cognition among 14 foreign language (FL) teacher students in Sweden regarding teaching oral proficiency and grammar in French German, Italian and Spanish. It is based on reflective ... -
Editorial
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Teaching speaking
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)To be able to communicate fluently in a foreign language is the number one goal for many language learners. However, it seems that the teaching of oral skills in language classrooms does not have an important role. There ... -
Learning French in the UK setting : policy, classroom engagement and attainable learning outcomes
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)Due to the contemporary dominance of English as global lingua franca, all other “foreign languages” face a number of challenges in formal education. This paper describes the recent evolution of policy and practice regarding ... -
Oral proficiency in second and third foreign languages in the Danish education system
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)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 ... -
The context of second foreign languages in Swedish secondary schools : results of a questionnaire to school leaders
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This article reports the results of a survey focusing on the educational context of second foreign languages (SFL) to which 147 Swedish secondary school leaders responded. The study aims to provide a picture of how SFLs ... -
Learning, teaching and assessment of second foreign languages in Swedish lower secondary school – dilemmas and prospects
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2019)This paper presents an overview of second foreign language (SFL) education in Sweden, especially at lower secondary level. It offers a survey of the historical development of the study of other languages than English as ... -
Stakeholder beliefs in English-medium instruction for young learners in Sweden
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)While several studies have investigated English-medium instruction (EMI) or content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in Swedish upper secondary and tertiary education, few have investigated such programmes in Swedish ... -
Can Do and Cannot Do – CEFR inspired examination and assessment in a Swedish higher education context
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The focus in this paper is on the introduction and implementation of learning outcomes based on the descriptors in the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR). It discusses reaction to the introduction ... -
The many faces of online community : Images and imaginings of togetherness on Imgur
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)This article discusses the meaning and function of “community” as a discourse on the image-sharing website Imgur. The analysis shows that the community term has many meanings and serves as a shorthand for a wide variety ... -
On Uganda government’s commitment to the development and implementation of the mother tongue education policy in post-2015 era
(Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)The year 2015 was set as deadline to realise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were authored in 2000 by 189 states in the world. Language is at the heart of MDGs (Barron, 2012; Romaine, 2013). Some scholars ...