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Community languages in higher education : towards realising the potential

, 2008
This study, Community Languages in Higher Education: Towards Realising the Potential, forms part of the Routes into Languages initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Council in England (HEFCE) and the Department for Children, Schools and ...
McPake, Joanna, Sachdev, Itesh, , Routes into Languages (HEFCE and DCSF) (Funder), Routes into Languages (HEFCE and DCSF) (Funder)   +3 more
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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
wiley   +1 more source

Information and communication technologies in foreign language learning

, 2010
The adoption of ICT in the school system has far-reaching implications. They include the technical issue of the accommodation of hardware in schools in terms of space, support and costs.
Borthwick, Kate, Dickens, Alison, Corradini, Erika   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign languages and trade

, 2009
Cultural factors and especially common languages are well-known determinants of trade. By contrast, the knowledge of foreign languages was not explored in the literature so far.
Fidrmuc, J
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The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit, the Language Enterprise, and the Campaign for Foreign Languages

Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2015
Americans are among the least likely in the world to speak another language, and this lack of foreign language skills has a negative impact on the economic and national security of the U.S. and on the careers of individuals. In the U.S. the need for foreign language skills in the workforce is predicted to increase, and many positions requiring foreign ...
openaire   +1 more source

AI voice journaling for future language teachers: A path to well‐being through reflective practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study aimed to explore the perceived impact of using an AI‐powered voice journaling app in overcoming the challenges and stressors encountered by senior students enrolled in teaching practicum at an English Language Teaching Bachelor's programme.
Bora Demir, Duygu Özdemir
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Languages and Trade [PDF]

Cultural factors and especially common languages are well-known determinants of trade. By contrast, the knowledge of foreign languages was not explored in the literature so far.
Jan Fidrmuc, Jarko Fidrmuc
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Anaphoric relations in English. [PDF]

, 1972
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, 1972Bibliography: leaves 194-199.Ph. D.Ph. D.
Wasow, T., Wasow, Thomas.
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Learning what and how to describe: longitudinal development of content selection and strategy application in audio description training

Frontiers in Psychology
Audio description (AD) is an accessibility service that conveys visual information through verbal language for visually impaired audiences. This study examines the competence development of student audio describers by tracking their progress across two ...
Yuxin Zou, Deyan Zou, Hanyu Wang
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