Teacher perspectives on the introduction of linguistics in the languages classroom: Evidence from a co-creation project on French, German and Spanish

IF 3 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Michelle Sheehan, Anna D. Havinga, Jonathan R. Kasstan, Sascha Stollhans, Alice Corr, Peter Gillman
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Linguistics is conspicuously absent from language teaching in UK schools. A-level cultural topics cover a range of themes such as cyber-society, cultural heritage and multiculturalism, but the approach taken to these topics is not informed by linguistics. In previous work, we have argued that this is an unfortunate omission not only because linguistics is appealing to many language students and perceived by them to be useful, but also because the existing cultural topics could be significantly enriched by the inclusion of the critical/analytical study of language itself. In this paper, we provide concrete examples of how linguistics can be integrated into the existing A-level curriculum for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in England and Wales. Reporting on a project in which teachers trialled linguistics materials co-created by us (a group of academics) and experienced languages teachers, we present evidence that linguistics materials are perceived to be both highly novel and nonetheless compatible with the existing A-level curriculum. Data from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with participating teachers also show that: (i) these new materials can be taught with little or no prior experience of linguistics; and (ii) adding linguistics materials to the curriculum leads to significant impacts on teacher and pupil attitudes towards language(s). Despite some challenges, which we also discuss, the results highlight again the great potential of linguistics as a component of language teaching and the contribution that it can make to the enrichment of the discipline.

教师对将语言学引入语文课堂的看法:来自法语、德语和西班牙语共同创造项目的证据
语言学在英国学校的语言教学中明显缺失。A-level 文化主题涵盖了一系列主题,如网络社会、文化遗产和多元文化主义,但对这些主题采取的方法却没有语言学的依据。在以前的工作中,我们认为这是一个令人遗憾的疏忽,这不仅是因为语言学对许多语言学生有吸引力,而且他们认为语言学是有用的,还因为纳入对语言本身的批判/分析研究可以极大地丰富现有的文化主题。在本文中,我们举例说明了如何将语言学纳入英格兰和威尔士现有的现代外语(MFL)A 级课程。在该项目中,教师们试用了由我们(一群学者)和经验丰富的语言教师共同编写的语言学教材,我们在报告中提供了证据,证明语言学教材被认为既非常新颖,又能与现有的 A-level 课程兼容。对参与教师的问卷调查和半结构式访谈数据还表明(i) 这些新教材可以在几乎没有或根本没有语言学经验的情况下教授;(ii) 将语言学教材添加到课程中会对教师和学生对语言的态度产生重大影响。尽管存在一些挑战(我们也讨论了这些挑战),但这些结果再次凸显了语言学作为语言教学组成部分的巨大潜力,以及它可以为丰富语言学科做出的贡献。
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British Educational Research Journal
British Educational Research Journal EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: The British Educational Research Journal is an international peer reviewed medium for the publication of articles of interest to researchers in education and has rapidly become a major focal point for the publication of educational research from throughout the world. For further information on the association please visit the British Educational Research Association web site. The journal is interdisciplinary in approach, and includes reports of case studies, experiments and surveys, discussions of conceptual and methodological issues and of underlying assumptions in educational research, accounts of research in progress, and book reviews.
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