Proud to be tvmbo - Kortlopend Onderwijsonderzoek
Proud to be tvmbo - Kortlopend Onderwijsonderzoek
Proud to be tvmbo - Kortlopend Onderwijsonderzoek
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• watching films with English subtitles in English;<br />
• watching English television programmes;<br />
• watching funny films in English on Youtu<strong>be</strong>;<br />
• watching music videos on Youtu<strong>be</strong>.<br />
This is an interesting finding which relates <strong>to</strong> our literature search in Chapter 2 where<br />
Verspoor et al (2010) found a significant correlation <strong>be</strong>tween productive skills and<br />
contact with popular modern media. Let us hope that contact with the popular modern<br />
media helps <strong>tvmbo</strong> students <strong>to</strong> improve their English, <strong>to</strong>o! Moreover, this result indicates<br />
that teachers might effectively use modern media <strong>to</strong> help their students learn.<br />
Choice for <strong>tvmbo</strong><br />
We asked students their reasons for choosing <strong>tvmbo</strong>. From the interviews we realised<br />
that there are many reasons for choosing <strong>to</strong> join a <strong>tvmbo</strong>, such as the fact that students<br />
had lived in a foreign country or wanted a new challenge. The main reasons chosen by<br />
more than 65% of the students or more (starting with the most important):<br />
• English is an important world language (96%).<br />
• I want <strong>to</strong> learn <strong>to</strong> communicate in English (93%).<br />
• I like speaking English (83%).<br />
• I think that English is good for my future (76%).<br />
• I would like <strong>to</strong> go abroad with school (69%).<br />
• I am looking for a challenge (66%).<br />
• I could speak English already (66%).<br />
Apparently these students realise the usefulness of <strong>tvmbo</strong> in terms of their future and<br />
communication with people from other cultures. Furthermore, they are students who<br />
like a challenge and are motivated <strong>to</strong> learn English.<br />
Would students recommend <strong>tvmbo</strong>?<br />
A little over 70% of the students would recommend <strong>tvmbo</strong> <strong>to</strong> a friend or family mem<strong>be</strong>r.<br />
When asked about their reasons, they write, for example:<br />
• ‘Juist wel want als je 2 uur in een week engels hebt dank an dat <strong>be</strong>st leerzaam zijn.<br />
jE LEERT BEST VEEL!!!’<br />
• ‘omdat je er heel veel van opsteekt je leert er ook meer door als je bijvoor<strong>be</strong>eld<br />
naar engeland zou gaan zou het spreken je veel makkelijk af gaan.’<br />
• ‘Omdat het leuk is om te doen en je leert goed in het engels praten, ik denk dat je<br />
het ook goed kan gebruiken in andere landen!’<br />
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