• Tester l'efficacité de Duolingo en classe pendant 20 minutesPeer reviewedOpen access 

      02 mai 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Article scientifique
      L’objectif de cette étude sera de tester l’efficacité du Duolingo sur les compétences de lecture en langue étrangère (LE ; néerlandais) des élèves de 6ème primaire durant une période de quatre semaines et à raison de 20 minutes par semaine. Aucune étude réalisée jusqu’à ce jour n’a tenté de mesurer l’effet du Duolingo sur cet intervalle de temps (fréquence d’exposition). L’objectif complémentaire ...
    • Is Duolingo effective for learning a foreign language ?Peer reviewedOpen access 

      12 juin 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Article scientifique
      The aim of this study will be to test the effectiveness of Duolingo on the foreign language (FE Dutch) reading skills of primary 6 grade pupils over a period of 4 weeks (with 20 minutes of FE exposition per week). No study to date has attempted to measure the effect of Duolingo over this time interval. The additional objective of this study will also be to determine if the level of LE competence of ...
    • Current interventions for dyslexia -Methods that can support foreign language learning in dyslexic pupilsOpen access 

      12 juin 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Autre
      Dyslexia can be managed with early recognition and appropriate interventions. Traditional techniques destined to teach foreign languages such as English to dyslexics are likely to provide non efficient results and sometimes teachers need to deviate from normal techniques. To date, there seems to be a lot of interventions programs destined to ameliorate dyslexia. The article synthetizes some of these ...
    • Is Dys-Vocal effective for pupils with dyslexia? A preliminary experimental studyPeer reviewedOpen access 

      27 juin 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Article scientifique
      The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Dys-Vocal tool improves dyslexic pupils' reading skills when they are learning either English or Dutch as a second language. Our initial results show that the usage of Dys-Vocal improves pupils' reading abilities (especially comprehension). The data provided suggests that Dys-Vocal also increases pupils' motivation.
    • An adapted sequence for dyslexic 6th primary graders and pupils with reading difficultiesPeer reviewedOpen access 

      28 juin 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Article scientifique
      Un sistema educativo ideal debería fomentar una educación inclusiva para todos los alumnos con necesidades especiales y los niños con dislexia también forman parte de esta categoría. Los alumnos disléxicos parecen afectar a una gran parte de la población escolar de la Federación Valonia-Bruselas. Los niños con dislexia tienen una alta prevalencia dentro de la clase en comparación con los alumnos con ...
    • A state-of-the-art analysis of the definition and impact of language awarenessPeer reviewedOpen access 

      02 juillet 2023, BARBU, Cristina, HE Francisco Ferrer
      Article scientifique
      Language awareness appears to have ramifications for cognitive, psychological, social, as well as political and cultural factors in today's multiethnic and multilingual communities. Language awareness (LA) is a method of learning that is intimately connected to the curriculum experiences that take place in a classroom. Due to the potential advantages of this strategy, practitioners and specialists ...