The review proposes that embodied language learning engages learners holistically while promoting language skills and adding emotional and motivational benefits¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Embodied language learning holds potential to engage learners holistically, simultaneously promoting language learning skills and adding emotional and motivational benefits. → Sofia Jusslin 2022

Evidence¶

Sofia Jusslin 2022¶

Sofia Jusslin, Kaisa Korpinen, Niina Lilja, Rose Martin, Johanna Lehtinen-Schnabel, Eeva Anttila. (2022). Embodied learning and teaching approaches in language education: A mixed studies review. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100480

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review's own narrative synthesis across 41 studies (23 qualitative, 12 quantitative, six mixed methods), using an assimilated approach merging quantitative with qualitative findings. This is the review's synthesizing proposal, not a single pooled effect; no effect size is printed for it.

"The review proposes an understanding of embodied language learning that holds potentials to engage learners holistically, while simultaneously promoting language learning skills and adding emotional and motivational benefits to language learning."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Oral Language — outcome: instruction changes it

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