TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract We have been applying inquiry-based learning (IBL) methodologies to language teaching in the department of French studies at the University of Manchester (UK) since 2006. We were aware that IBL was successfully employed within scientific subjects such as medicine and dentistry, but little research had been carried out within higher education in the adoption of such methodologies in advanced level language learning. Our projects in grammar, phonetics, interpreting and in producing resources for students on their period of residence abroad have not been without their challenges and we have experienced some reticence from students and educators alike. This chapter will set out a rationale for the adoption of IBL methodologies in language provision, detail the projects undertaken and analyse their results in terms of both measurable ‘product’ and perceived ‘process’-based outcomes. Finally, we will examine the dovetailing of competencies enhanced by IBL with those promoted more generally through language learning, a combination which we believe rends our students highly employable in the global jobs market.
VL  - 2
SN  - 978-1-78441-236-4, 978-1-78441-237-1/2055-3641
DO  - 10.1108/S2055-364120140000002034
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120140000002034
AU  - Franc Catherine
AU  - Morton Annie
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Inquiry-Based Learning for Language Learning: The Case of French Advanced Level at the University of Manchester (UK)
T2  - Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators
T3  - Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 77
EP  - 103
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -