Study Group for the Optimization of Language Teaching

Who are we?

At the moment the study group consists of all RENO lecturers who teach Dutch, English, French, German and/or foreign-language or mother-tongue methodology. The coordinator is Ms Ingrid Declercq.

What are our objectives?

1. Reflection on the subject matter and teaching methods in the language courses for student teachers of languages at this college. Areas of interest:
   • simulation globale
   • suggestopedia (including relaxation and mindmapping)
   • exploration and evaluation of self-study and self-regulation
   • computer-assisted language teaching

2. Coordination between the different language departments (Dutch, English, and French)

3. Reflection on the efficiency of international contacts with other institutions of higher education

Projects

(permanently )

1. Computerization of spelling instruction and practice

2. Optimization of teaching: the Berkeley Compendium

3. Organizing Simulation globale (in French)

4. Experiments in language acquisition

   • the Krashen experiment

   • the suggestopedia experiment

   • preliminary study of Steven Pinker's ideas on language acquisition

5. Using teenage fiction in (English) language teaching
6. The creation of links pages for language teachers (French, English)

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