This research took place in the bilingual first-year class b1ct at Sintermeertencollege in Heerlen. Despite homogeneity with regards to age and education, the levels of English between classmates differs greatly. The goal of this study was, therefore, to ensure that the gifted learners in this group …

This study was conducted at the secondary school Bonnfentencollege in Maastricht. The participants of the study were twenty-five third-year pupils, and the study was conducted over 2,5 weeks. The goal of the study was to measure the effects teaching of compensation strategies on the amount of Dutch spoken …

This thesis explores the opportunities for developing and assessing learners’ EFL oral skills in pre-vocational classrooms in the Netherlands. The thesis contains four studies. First, we evaluate the oral interaction practice offered in EFL coursebooks. In the second study, we explore ways to assess …

Teaching pronunciation seems to be one of the trickiest parts of teaching a language. How do we teach pronunciation? How can we correct students’ pronunciation if it is not correct? One method of doing this is using explicit phonological feedback, meaning correcting students on the spot and in an explicit …

Emmaus South Lambeth (ESL) is a charity that tries to help homeless people in South London. ESL is building a Community that can house up to 25 companions (ex-homeless people). In return these people will work for Emmaus in the Community. The residential area should be finished in 2007 and the complete …

Emmaus South Lambeth (ESL) is bezig een opvangcentrum voor daklozen, een Community, op te starten in Londen. In deze Community kunnen in de toekomst 25 daklozen wonen. Als tegenprestatie moeten de bewoners (naar kunnen) werken in de tweedehandswinkels die bij de Community horen. Inmiddels is er al …