Abstracts archive

The better understanding of linguistic resources of allophone learners led researches to focus attention on speakers and their situated practices in the diverse circumstances and contexts of their lives. We analyse the discourse and plurilingual competences of pupils who are learning French as a for...

We share the results of a diachronic analysis of language education in Poland from the 1950s to the present day and pay attention to achievements in the field of teaching Polish as a Foreign and Second Language. The analysis is complemented by qualitative empirical research.

This presentation intends to contribute to the field of Educational Technology by encouraging an understanding of the facts that involve pre-service language teachers' experiences with the digital technology in their personal and academic lives, known as digital practices.

This study investigated how lexical and phraseological sophistication together contribute to the quality of vocabulary use by L2 English writers in Asian regions. The result indicated that phraseological sophistication predicted the rating after controlling for lexical sophistication, confirming the...

Are internal or external factors more important to young English language learners’ (YELLs’) English oral and written skills? Our study corroborated findings indicating that internal factors are more important than external factors to YELLs’ oral skills, and showed additionally that the same a...

This presentation addresses unconscious perceptions of morphological similarity, with the main focus on the applicability of priming methodology as a tool for the research purposes on the bases of the participants’ reflections. The results will be discussed in terms of the design and the content o...

Language portraits, supplemented by a questionnaire and interview, were used to elicit data on the language biographies and linguistic repertoires of students at a tertiary institution in Johannesburg. The paper reports on insights regarding the effects of mobility, language attitudes, multilingual ...

This research reports on the impact of an online workshop aimed at promoting the language assessment literacy (LAL) of English teacher educators from universities in the south of Brazil.

Summary This ongoing study attempts to explore the role semantic prototypes and prototypical associations play in response to the production of words when learning English as a foreign language with groups of children and adolescent informants at the 6th and 12th forms in Spain. This research will c...

Disagreement and hostile discourse are common on social media, especially when the topic under discussion is contentious or polarising. Social media activity can reinforce existing opinions, or lead individuals to radically change their views, including on religious belief. This presentation explore...

This presentation reviews and extends the theoretical foundations for the educational uses of pop culture, and consider applications to the teaching and learning of Chinese languages. We review research trends and then describe teaching principles and practices. We conclude with criteria for optimal...

Based on research literature and empirical data from a questionnaire and interviews conducted among FL teacher trainees during the one-year teacher training programme at a Finnish university, the presentation aims to shed light on the use of textbooks in the FL classroom from the perspectives of tea...

This presentation explores the factors influencing the sociocultural adaptation of international students in Japan. The results of regression analysis indicated that cultural intelligence and language competence predicted sociocultural adaptation. Implications for the effective study-abroad experien...

This presentation focuses on pre-service teachers’ competence development for teaching in multilingual contexts by attending a corresponding teacher education course. Results of a study using the concept of professional vision—the ability to notice and reason about relevant classroom events—as...

Based on multi-layered linguistic analysis, gender concepts of contemporary learning materials will be presented and current core problems of gender research on learning materials – especially concerning their evaluation – will be discussed.

This study reports on the outcomes of a professional development program designed for reflecting about those discrepancies resulting from instructional choices in communicative L2 Spanish classrooms. Results showed that language teachers cannot act as technicians and implement a set of behaviors in ...

This study explores the relation between working memory capacity, emotional intelligence, and emotional vocabulary in the written production of learners of Spanish L2. Pedagogical implications are discussed, stressing the importance of including the affective dimension in the L2 classrooms in order ...

This presentation explains the impact of a short-term international volunteer project between Japanese and Taiwanese students on their intercultural learning. Results revealed that Japanese students increased their willingness to communicate in English and their interest in learning about Taiwanese ...

This paper reports findings from a PLD project where facilitators supported content teachers to explore the language of their discipline, and incorporate pedagogies supporting ELLs. Davison’s (2006) conceptual framework revealed partnerships ranging from creative co-construction to pseudo-complian...

We analyze questions and answers in police interrogations. By means of Conversation Analysis, we investigate how the preservation of information concerning crimes unfolds in the above-mentioned event. The analysis reveals that this preservation is not only accomplished by the suspects, but also ensu...

This presentation discusses the results of a dissertation exploring the relationship between the linguistic insecurities, language learning motivation, and emotions of heritage language learners of Spanish, with particular attention to Spanish language learning interest and joy. A comparison between...

This paper presents the qualitative analysis of the work carried out by pre-service English teachers when planning CLIL projects for teaching practice in schools. It involved 40 students from the Faculty of Education, at the University of Barcelona. The findings offered some valuable insights into t...

Bilingual primary education is new in The Netherlands. In a longitudinal study during the early years (from kindergarten to third grade), success factors of children in bilingual primary education are examined. This particular study focused on the impact of home and classroom literacy environment, a...

This study focuses on teacher roles in the process of developing optional English courses in Chinese senior high schools. Case studies were conducted on the two different optional courses to figure out the roles teachers played at different stages of course development.

In the field of English language teaching materials, a fundamental part of their development is the study of the contexts in which these materials are used. For this reason, this paper investigates the notion of "students' realities" informing the English language teach...

This study analyzes the level of linguistic complexity and lexical diversity of narrations produced by Intermediate and Advanced learners of Spanish. By identifying how specific measures correlate with different proficiency levels, the study provides empirical evidence to help align instruction with...

This session aims at investigating the role of innovative TESOL materials in the critical posture of learners. I will provide an overview of activities prepared to empower lower-class students to do highly- disputed university entrance exams, as well as the analysis of these students’ discourses a...

The aim of this presentation is to contribute with a small-case study to the reflection on how to support teacher and student teacher development towards a pedagogy for autonomy.

A look at some quality practices for teachers that can help CLIL to thrive and succeed