This study reports on EFL teachers' self-reported teaching practices aimed at stimulating students' language awareness. It investigates whether, and to what extent, awareness-raising practices are currently implemented in EFL secondary education in the Netherlands, how these practices can be characterised, …

Background : Differences in professional practice might hinder initiation of student participation during international placements, and thereby limit workplace learning. This study explores how healthcare students overcome differences in professional practice during initiation of international placements.  …

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is nowadays widely recognized, the implementation of CLT in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. In the Netherlands, communicative learning goals have been formulated at the national level, but in daily practice assessments and learning activities …

Background Communication between people with aphasia and their healthcare professionals (HCPs) can be greatly improved when HCPs are trained in using supportive conversation techniques and tools. Communication partner training (CPT) is an umbrella term that covers a range of interventions that train …

Part 1 of English as a Medium of Learning in Schools addresses key approaches and terminology related to teaching and learning subjects through English in primary and secondary schools. In addition, it presents a range of benefits and some challenges that teachers and learners face in EML contexts. Benefits …

Part 2 of English as a Medium of Learning in Schools examines effective ways of delivering EML in primary and secondary schools. It explores specific language that teachers need in order to explain subject concepts, to ask questions, and to respond, manage and model language for EML lessons. Planning …

As a result of the COVID-19 measures, many people experienced social isolation and a lack of meaningful contact, especially vulnerable elderly people. For a specific group of musicians specialized in person-centred artistically-led participatory practices in healthcare settings, this sparked the exploration …

Summary A question that received considerable interest from language teachers and researchers alike is what corrective feedback (CF) should look like to be maximally beneficial to learners’ second language development. This chapter zooms in on two feedback types that have been distinguished in the CF …

Overgewaaid uit de VS begint in Nederland spoken word ook steeds meer vaste voet aan de grond te krijgen. Dichter en onderzoeker Anne Braakman legde zijn oor te luister in de spoken word-scene en beschrijft in dit artikel zijn bevindingen. Hij zag dat drie waarden centraal staan: expressie, community …

Presentatie in cursus cultuureducatie voor schoolleiders, aangeboden door Kunst & Cultuur.