Episode 12: How Do You Learn English—In the Classroom and Beyond? With Alexandra Schurz-Vogelsang

In the twelfth episode of Didaktik:Dialog, I speak with English didactics expert Alexandra Schurz-Vogelsang from the University of Vienna about English teaching and how it can go beyond grammar and vocabulary to empower learners to use the language as a Lingua Franca. We discuss how a balance between fluency and accuracy can be achieved, how implicit and explicit learning interact, and how English from leisure activities can be integrated into the classroom. We also talk about projects like eTwinning, Extensive Reading, and Viewing Projects, as well as strategies to reduce speaking anxiety. Alexandra brings perspectives from both research and her own teaching practice and shows how English classes can be spaces for communicative competence, action-oriented learning, and motivating learning environments.

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