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Integrating content and language in English language teaching in secondary education: Models, benefits, and challenges

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Banegas D. L.

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

2012

vol. 2

issue 1

111-136

In the last decade, there has been a major interest in content-based instruction (CBI) and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). These are similar approaches which integrate content and foreign/second language learning through various methodologies and models as a result of different implementations around the world. In this paper, I first offer a sociocultural view of CBI-CLIL. Secondly, I define language and content as vital components in CBI-CLIL. Thirdly, I review the origins of CBI and the continuum perspective, and CLIL definitions and models featured in the literature. Fourth, I summarise current aspects around research in programme evaluation. Last, I review the benefits and challenges of this innovative approach so as to encourage critically context-responsive endeavours.

Creative writing for publication: An action research study of motivation, engagement, and language development in Argentinian secondary schools

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Banegas D. L., Lowe R. J.

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

2021

vol. 11

issue 3

401-421

There has been much research on the connections between second language (L2) writing and learner motivation. However, few studies have focused on contexts in which L2 learning is mandatory, rather than elective. This technical action research-based study evaluated a project in which teenage learners in Argentina were engaged in creative writing tasks, with the goal of including their final written pieces in a formal publication. Through focus group interviews and group discussions, it was found that the project had increased the motivation not only of the learners, but also of the teachers. Further, the study highlights the importance of making such writing tasks student-centered, and calls attention to the role played by the teachers in motivating and engaging students. The study suggests that effort should be made to develop more initiatives in formal education settings in order to motivate and engage learners involved in mandatory language study.

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Integrating content and language in English language teaching in secondary education: Models, benefits, and challenges

Creative writing for publication: An action research study of motivation, engagement, and language development in Argentinian secondary schools