ERIC Number: EJ1115461
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Urban vs. Rural CLIL: An Analysis of Input-Related Variables, Motivation and Language Attainment
Alejo, Rafael; Piquer-Píriz, Ana
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v29 n3 p245-262 2016
The present article carries out an in-depth analysis of the differences in motivation, input-related variables and linguistic attainment of the students at two content and language integrated learning (CLIL) schools operating within the same institutional and educational context, the Spanish region of Extremadura, and differing only in terms of the social milieu: rural vs. urban. The results show that the CLIL learners in the urban school (n = 27) had started earlier, had had greater formal support outside school (i.e. private English lessons) and had attained a higher level of English (grammar, passive and active vocabulary) than their rural colleagues (n = 21), while their motivation and extramural exposure (i.e. informal contact with English) were not found to be dissimilar. Of the variables considered, social milieu (urban vs. rural), used here as a proxy of socio-economic status, explained most of the variance in language attainment results.
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Geographic Regions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Rural Urban Differences, Foreign Countries, Course Content, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Social Environment, Comparative Analysis, Socioeconomic Status, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Secondary School Students, Questionnaires, Grammar, Vocabulary Development, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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