Inclusion at high school level: between theory and practice.

This thesis addresses the feasibility of inclusion and inclusive practice in ES/EST education. It aims to find out whether sensory impaired students can successfully be included in regular schools and become part of a school community through emotional belonging. This thesis consists of three different parts. In the first part, the theoretical framework of...

The Flipped Classroom - A viable path to a more differentiated learning process and more autonomous learning in Luxemburgish classrooms?

The present piece of research aims to look into the ways in which the concept of the flipped classroom can be implemented in the ELT classroom in Luxembourg, not only at beginners’ level, but also at upper-intermediate and advanced levels. The flipped classroom is a model that was pioneered by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, both chemistry teachers, who...

Deep learning. Maximizing the learning experience through Demand-High Teaching.

  1. Research aims This research paper sets out to examine and put on show how deep learning can be implemented within a heterogeneous English foreign language (EFL) classroom. It will discuss how the concept of scaffolding, i.e. the balancing of challenge and support, can provide English language learners (ELL) with the necessary learning techniques...

'Dear teacher, have I told you...' Fostering writing skills through the use of dialogue journals in the EFL classroom.

1 Research aims Nowadays, a big percentage of the writing which teenagers and young adults produce in their everyday lives is interactive. They send each other text messages, discuss all kinds of things on internet forums and chat on social networks. This stands in stark contrast to the writing done in the EFL classroom, which focuses mainly on individual and...

Short Stories - An appealing educational tool in the development of writing skills in the EFL classroom.

Writing in a second or foreign language can represent a daunting challenge for many students, and helping them overcome the fear of the white blank page is a teacher’s role inside the English foreign language (EFL) classroom. A clear understanding of the processes involved in language development and acquisition should be the starting point for practitioners when...

Developing MElang-E: an Erasmus + Project

The aim of my “travail de candidature” is to describe and analyse the work I have done for the development of the Erasmus + project “MElang-E” from 2015-2017. This paper starts with a description of the project and it then explains and analyses the development of the theoretical background on which it is based, as well as the reflections and...