Research project

Southampton University Primary Languages Research and Practice Partnership

Project overview

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funded work with local practitioners to develop, trial and evaluate innovative and principled FL pedagogy.

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Alison Porter

Professor
Research interests
  • Foreign language (FL) teaching and learning in instructed (school) settings, particulary the …
  • Wider benefits of language learning including creativity and empathy.
  • The potential for cross-linguistic influence in early, beginner instructed FL learning.
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Other researchers

Emeritus Professor Rosamond Mitchell FAcSS

Research interests
  • Second language acquisition
  • Language in education
  • Student mobility and study abroad
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Research outputs