In this article, we examine the relationship between important types of policies for asylum permit holders in the Netherlands and the improvement in their command of Dutch. As far as asylum policy is concerned, we find that participation in activities in the asylum seekers reception centre – and in particular, …

Het bespreken van onderwerpen die controverse oproepen is een belangrijk aspect van burgerschapsonderwijs. Leerlingen moeten immers leren met verschillende standpunten om te gaan. Ook als docent Nederlands heb je op dit terrein een taak. In dit hoofdstuk staat deze taak centraal. Eerst wordt beschreven …

This research demonstrates the power and robustness of the vocabulary method by Hernández-Rubio et al. (2019) for aspect extraction from online review data. We showcase that this algorithm not only works on the English language based on the CoreNLP toolkit, but also extend it on the Dutch language, specifically …

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 …

Communication between healthcare professionals and deaf patients has been particularly challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have explored the possibility to automatically translate phrases that are frequently used in the diagnosis and treatment of hospital patients, in particular phrases related …

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 …

This study investigated a seven sessions interaction between a peer-tutor robot and Dutch preschoolers (5 years old) during which the children learned English. We examined whether children’s engagement differed when interacting with a tablet and a robot using iconic gestures, with a tablet and a robot …

Uit een inventarisatie blijkt dat er in Noord-Nederland 56 instituten bestaan waar in georganiseerd verband muziekles wordt gegeven door 2 of meer docenten; 9 in Drenthe, 23 in Friesland en 25 in Groningen. Er bestaan uiteenlopende organisatievormen zoals kunstencentra (11), collectieven (11) privéscholen …

Throughout Europe, refugees must participate in civic integration programs aimed to improve language and to have them learn and adopt the ‘European’ way of life. These programmes have been criticized for being restrictive, discriminatory and as negatively impacting on the lives of refugees. Our study …

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 …