Developing the teaching of reading in modern foreign languages: can instruction in phonics and reading strategies improve students’ progress and motivation in Key Stage 3?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Foreign language readingNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11400585
- Lead Sponsor
- uffield Foundation
- Brief Summary
2018 public report in: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4b0cb239-72f0-49e4-8f32-3672625884f0/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=Foreign%2BLanguage%2BEducation_%2BUnlocking%2BReading%2B%2528FLEUR%2529%2B-%2BA%2Bstudy%2Binto%2Bthe%2Bteaching%2Bof%2Breading%2Bto%2Bbeginner%2Blearners%2Bof%2BFre.pdf&type_of_work=Report (not peer reviewed) 2020 supplementary analyses in https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12670 (added 01/07/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1080
Inclusion Criteria
1. Year 7 student (aged 11-12)
2. Learning French
3. In a State school
4. Who gives voluntary informed assent and parental consent
5. Whose teacher has volunteered to participate in the project
Exclusion Criteria
1. Native speaker of French
2. Those from a French-speaking family
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> There are three main points of data collection: time 1 = November / December 2016; time 2 = June / July 2017; time 3 (delayed post-test) = November / December 2017. At each time point the outcome variable are as follows:<br> 1. French reading comprehension is measured by two translation tasks and two additional texts with reading comprehension questions<br> 2. French phonological decoding is measured using a pen-and-paper test developed by the researchers<br> 3. French vocabulary knowledge is measured using a version of the widely-used X_Lex self-report instrument<br> 4. Strategic reading behaviour - measured by a strategy self-report checklist (together with think-aloud interviews with a sub-sample of students)<br> 5. Self-efficacy for French reading is measured using a self-report questionnaire<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Teachers' and students' perceptions of the programme of instruction they have followed are assessed using questionnaires designed for the purpose of this study and interviews at time 2 (Nov/Dec 2017)<br> 2. Teachers' perceptions of their engagement in the research study and the relationship between research and classroom practice are assessed using questionnaires designed for the purpose of this study and interviews at time 2 (Nov/Dec 2017)<br>