Prof. Sybille Heinzmann

Title

Literature synthesis on student exchange in compulsory schooling and at the upper secondary school level (LiSa)

Duration

01.2021 - 10.2022

Language exchange activities are widely viewed as a means of promoting language and intercultural competence and as a way to motivate students to learn a foreign language. Indeed,  recently, educational policy has strengthened its commitment...

Title

Changes in Motivation to Learn a Language and Productive Language Skills through Language Exchange at the Primary-School Level

Duration

01.2017 - 12.2018

The aim of the current project it to evaluate the learning impact of an age-appropriate, feasible exchange setting (two short, direct interactions embedded in contact via e-mail and video) at the primary level in Eastern and Western Switzerland. The...

Title

Linguistic exchange activities and their impact on intercultural competence and language learning motivation

Duration

01.2012 - 12.2014

Project conducted by the University of Teacher Education Lucerne (PH Luzern). This research project investigated the impact of linguistic exchange activities on the development of intercultural competence, intercultural attitudes, and language...