This study used a pre- and post-test intervention design, supplied with post-test interviews, to investigate to what extent an English foreign language lesson plan focusing on communication (in)directness and face would improve students’ intercultural competence. (pdf).

This study explores the type and frequency of extramural English (EE) (e.g. reading, speaking and gaming) and relationships between EE activities and performance on a standardised English reading comprehension (ERC) test in a sample of young adults, with a particular focus on potential sex differences and online gaming as an EE activity. (pdf).

 In two design cycles, the article shows the application of the design principles in English learning – a domain commonly associated with motivational challenges – by implementing and evaluating a gamified PCA. The results show that the design principles significantly foster learners' motivation and that learners perceive a solid language learning experience, expressed by higher…

Whether teachers in English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts possess adequate English skills to teach in their disciplines is widely debated in internationalized higher education. From such debates emerges the assumption that EMI teachers’ approach to teaching is associated with their level of English proficiency; crucially, however, empirical evidence of such a connection is missing.

While learning activities and text production in language subjects typically include multiple forms of multimodal expression, assessment in the subjects continues to a great extent to depend on students’ written texts. As a contribution to an increasing call for alignment of curricular activities and assessment, this article explores an approach to assessment of upper secondary…

Femåringar som konsumerar mycket digitala medier på engelska får sämre språkförmåga på svenska. Det visar ny forskning från Linköpings universitet. Därför borde debatten handla mer om innehållets kvalitet och språk än om skärmtid, menar forskarna.

Elever på Språkintroduktion har fullt fokus på att lära sig svenska. Men engelskan då? Den har på ett olyckligt vis hamnat i skymundan, konstaterar forskaren Jenny Bergström. "Utan engelska klarar de sig inte i Sverige idag".

Att lära sig svenska är viktigt för nyanlända ungdomar. Inte minst för att underlätta övergången till gymnasiet. Men något som ofta glöms bort och lätt hamnar i periferin i det här sammanhanget är undervisningen i engelska. Det visar en ny avhandling av Jenny Bergström vid Umeå universitet.

The current study investigates challenges perceived by Swedish primary teachers of English and their thoughts and experiences regarding teaching materials. (pdf)

När engelskans hegemoni blir allt starkare får det uttryck såväl i våra miljöer som vårt yrkesmässiga och vardagliga språkbruk. Erik Cardelús skriver i veckans inlägg en reflektion kring vad språklig mångfald betyder.

Time and its management, as evident in the scheduling, sequencing and structuring of activities, is important in early childhood education (ECE). While ECE apps have been changing teaching and learning practices for over a decade, research has yet to examine how they represent and manage time. To address this gap, we analysed the representation and…