PUTTING THE JOY BACK INTO THE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS. STUDENT EMPOWERMENT AND LANGUAGE LEARNING OUTCOMES
PUTTING THE JOY BACK INTO THE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS. STUDENT EMPOWERMENT AND LANGUAGE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on strategies for increasing student engagement and, implicitly, learning outcomes in the Business English classroom. The strategies involve experimenting with key parameters of the learning environment; in this particular case student empowerment was employed as a learning motivation enhancer with undergraduate students. The classroom learning environment, the students’ perceptions of it and the overall impact on their learning was monitored through on-going and summative student reflective comments that document the language class as rich in intellectual excitement and stimulation,thus adding a joyful dimension to the learning process.

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