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Vocabulary Loading in the "Studio" Textbook Series: A 40% Decline in the Vocabulary Input for French GCSE
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Milton, James; Hopwood, Oliver – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The vocabulary content of the French MFL curriculum in England has received criticism (Häcker, M. 2008. Eleven pets and 20 ways to express one's opinion: the vocabulary learners of German acquire at English secondary schools. "The Language Learning Journal" 36, no. 2: 215-26; Tschichold, C. 2012. French vocabulary in Encore…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lots of Games and Little Challenge--A Snapshot of Modern Foreign Language Teaching in English Secondary Schools
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Wingate, Ursula – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The number of pupils learning modern foreign languages (MFLs) beyond the age of 14 has fallen substantially over the last decade. Among other reasons, shortcomings in teaching methodology have been blamed for this situation. The methodology has been accused of applying the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach in a selective way and not…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Comparative Analysis of the 2022 DfE GCSE Subject Content for French, German and Spanish and Its Implications for Schools
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Blow, David; Myers, Helen – Language Learning Journal, 2022
In the high-stakes accountability English educational system, decisions made by government and agencies about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment drive school planning and actions. This paper analyses the drivers for the recent change to French German and Spanish GCSEs and highlights particular areas of the new specification which may damage the…
Descriptors: French, German, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Finding out about Learners' Approaches to Written French through the Development of a Strategies Questionnaire
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Erler, Lynn – Language Learning Journal, 2007
In this article I describe how a survey instrument was constructed to elicit from Year 7 learners their strategies for reading in French as a foreign language. The rationale for this project entails a brief review of the status of foreign language reading in England since the advent of the GCSE and the National Curriculum for Modern Foreign…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires
Reliability and Validity in the GCSE Oral Examination.
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Richards, Brian; Chambers, Francine – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Examined open-ended production tasks in higher level testing in French-as-a-second-language courses in the United Kingdom. The article studied the effect of teachers' linguistic background, training, experience, and ability on their marking of students' oral language tests; the reliability of marking criteria; and the validity of assessing…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, French, Language Fluency
National Curriculum in Modern Foreign Languages--The First Year of Implementation: The ALL Survey.
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Mellor, Janet; Trafford, John – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Reports on a survey conducted by the Association for Language Learning (ALL) of 199 foreign language teachers in England and Wales concerning the implementation of the National Curriculum in Modern Foreign Languages. Teachers felt that the major strengths of the curriculum included emphasis on the target language and enhanced status for foreign…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, French