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S057 1/2 | Foreign/Second Language Education in Europe: post-war history and crosslinguistic perspectives

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This symposium proposes a comparative analysis of foreign language education and research since 1945 in different European countries. In spite of efforts by the Council of Europe to pursue consensual language policies, divergences in language policy and research traditions have led to fragmentation of the field and often miscommunication. In France, for example, FL specialists work in la didactique des langues rather than applied linguistics, and the terms Fremdsprachendidaktik and Glottodydaktyka reveal the continued existence of national traditions arising from country-specific terminology and disciplinary cultures. The AILA ReN Crosslinguistic perspectives on L2 studies seeks to improve collaboration across scholarly communities by comparing terms and concepts in second and foreign language teaching across languages and research cultures, and this symposium explores the historical reasons for these differences, which have been little studied from a country-comparative perspective.


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August 19, 2021 08:30 AM - August 19, 2022 12:00 Noon(Europe/Amsterdam)
Venue : Room 1
20210819T0830 20210819T1200 Europe/Amsterdam S057 1/2 | Foreign/Second Language Education in Europe: post-war history and crosslinguistic perspectives

This symposium proposes a comparative analysis of foreign language education and research since 1945 in different European countries. In spite of efforts by the Council of Europe to pursue consensual language policies, divergences in language policy and research traditions have led to fragmentation of the field and often miscommunication. In France, for example, FL specialists work in la didactique des langues rather than applied linguistics, and the terms Fremdsprachendidaktik and Glottodydaktyka reveal the continued existence of national traditions arising from country-specific terminology and disciplinary cultures. The AILA ReN Crosslinguistic perspectives on L2 studies seeks to improve collaboration across scholarly communities by comparing terms and concepts in second and foreign language teaching across languages and research cultures, and this symposium explores the historical reasons for these differences, which have been little studied from a country-comparative perspective.

S057 detailed programme, click here

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Unity and diversity in European language education: perspectives from historical research

FeaturedAILA Symposium 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
Recent historical work has juxtaposed accounts of the teaching of particular languages and of teaching in various European locations, increasing the potential for comparison. Here, I focus attention on similarities and divergencies which can already be identified and I highlight some possible directions for further historical research.
Presenters Richard Smith
University Of Warwick
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Foreign / Second Language Teaching in France and in the Netherlands after World War 2: traditions, stakes and goals.

StandardAILA Symposium 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
Traditions in Foreign Language Teaching [FLT] may be similar or differ. Therefore we need to compare languages policies, teaching programs and textbooks in different countries. In our communication we will first compare FLT in France and in the Netherlands and then how French and Dutch are taught as foreign languages.
Presenters Nathalie Van Der Sanden-Piva
University Of Grenoble
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Curricula between Berlin and Bavaria. An Analysis of Language Teaching Methods in Germany since 1945 Reflected Through Language Curricula

FocusedAILA Symposium 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
Teaching methods in Germany in the 20th century include the Grammar Translation Method, the Direct Method, behavioristic methods, communicative language teaching and the orientation towards competences. What is the relationship between curricula and language teaching methods? The focus will be mainly on the impact of a selection of curricula on teaching languages.
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 Christiane Fäcke
University Of Augsburg
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Cycles of hope and disenchantment: language education in England, 1960–2020

Focused 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This poster surveys the last 60 years of languages education in England, identifying three cycles of innovation and disillusionment: (1) from optimism surrounding entry into the Common Market to disenchantment (1960s–1970s); (2) from grass-roots innovation in 'languages for all' to conformism to a new National Curriculum (1980s–1990s); and various further constructive initiatives being discontinued by government (2000s–2010s).
Presenters Richard Smith
University Of Warwick
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Language policies, curriculum development and teaching materials: the interface between theory and practice in Italian foreign language education

StandardAILA Symposium 08:30 AM - 12:00 Noon (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/19 06:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/19 10:00:00 UTC
This contribution offers a historical overview of foreign language policies in the Italian school system in the last five decades through the analysis of its main school reforms, of most used course-books and of specific foreign language teaching terminology as used in language teacher education programs and in teaching materials.
Presenters Lucilla Lopriore
Roma Tre University
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Roma Tre University
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Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
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