It will be hard to find a Dutchmen under 50 years old who is not able to understand and speak English. Dutch pupils in secondary education spend about 4 hours a week studying grammar, reading texts, listening to conversations and giving presentations, all in English and that for four to six years. They …

The importance of a near-native accent. This talk will discuss whether or not it is important for EFL-teachers to try and achieve a near-native generally accepted accent for their students. The focus will be on the credibility of non-native speakers of English while speaking English in a globalising …

This study focuses on the comparison of the English and the Dutch primary history curriculum regarding the understanding of historical time. We compare different aspects of both curricula that can apply to other subjects as well, for example the question ‘what age would be appropriate to start a subject …

Enkelvoudig dyslectici op mijn school lopen vaak tegen het probleem aan dat zij bij het vak Engels niet op het niveau presteren waartoe zij in staat zouden moeten zijn. Dit onderzoek heeft als doel gehad om kritisch te kijken naar hoe wij hier als school op in kunnen spelen. Voorlopig kan ik concluderen …

This research was conducted to find out what the cultural obstacles of Asian exchange students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THU) are, and in particular at the Academy of European Studies & Communication Management (ESCM). The research report aims at providing useful recommendations for …

As anyone who has travelled the dissertation road knows the process dominates until the end of that road is reached. After the fireworks, it is time, high time, to share the outcomes outside of a small circle of experts. This monograph is part of the catalytic goals of a study undertaken between 2006 …

More than 45,000 international students are now studying for bachelor programs in the Netherlands. The number of Asian students increased dramatically in the past decade. The current research aims at examining the differences between Western European and Asian students’ perceptual learning styles, and …

In many countries, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in secondary education, whether by default or design, focuses primarily on high-achieving students. This paper presents a study of CLIL programs for a different population: junior vocational students in the lower streams of secondary …

This research paper explores the effects of teaching English grammar with the help of materials and activities based on the concept of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. The main aim of the research was to find a way of developing teaching materials which would be suitable for each particular …

Deze publicatie van The British Council richt zich op innovatieve onderwijspraktijken in initiële lerarenopleidingen voor docenten Engels over de hele wereld. Elk van de 14 hoofdstukken is geschreven door een andere lerarenopleider die vanuit een geheel eigen context zijn of haar innovatie toelicht. …