• Construxercise!: Implementation of a construction-based approach to language pedagogy 

      Endresen, Anna; Zhukova, Valentina; Bjørgve, Elena; Demidova, Daria; Kalanova, Nataliya; Butenko, Zoia; Lonshakov, George; Laven, David Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We propose a construction-based approach to learning and teaching Russian as a second language (L2) and present an innovative pedagogical resource called Construxercise! Hands-on learning of Russian constructions (https://constructicon.github.io/construxercise-rus/) that implements this approach. The resource offers practical exercises for mastering Russian discourse constructions that are thoroughly ...
    • The Participatory Approach and Student Active Learning in Language Teaching: Language Students as Journalists and Filmmakers 

      Sokolova, Svetlana; Rogatchevski, Andrei; Bjørklund, Kristian; Laven, David Henrik; Sverdrupsen, Håkon Roald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This article contributes to two recent discussions in pedagogy and education, namely, the impact of the participatory approach (Jenkins et al., 2009; Yowell & Rhoten, 2009) on learning and the benefits of student active learning (Sokolova et al., in press; Spasova & Welsh, 2020). The participatory approach incorporates texts and tasks on the topics of interest that are relevant to students’ ...