Dr Michael Evans
Position/Status
Deputy Head of Faculty (Undergraduate and PGCE)
Senior Lecturer in Education (Modern Foreign Languages)
E-mail Address: mje1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 767647
Qualifications
BA (University of East Anglia)
PhD (University of Warwick)
PGCE (University of Cambridge)
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Association of University Teachers
Association of Language Learning
British Educational Research Association
Fellow of the Royal Society for Art and Technology
Profile
Specialises in research in second language education with particular interests in teacher education and foreign language learning (French and Spanish) in the secondary sector. Related fields of interest include bilingual and cross-cultural pupil discourse analysis, language learner codeswitching, the use of ICT in language learning, the effect of study abroad on L2 proficiency, the politics of second language education. Is directing a DfES funded national study of the impact of curriculum changes on provision and practice of KS3 MFL learning in England.
Has substantial experience of supervising PhD students in a wide range of second language education research topics.
Academic Area/Links
Second Language Education
Teacher Education
Cross-cultural Education
Research Topics
Language teacher education and research
The impact of direct contact on foreign language learning
The role of ICT in foreign language learning
Foreign language planning
Current Research Projects
Project Manager: 2006-2008: The impact of curriculum changes on provision and practice of MFL in schools at KS3. (Funded by DfES).
Course Involvement
Secondary PGCE
Course Co-ordinator: MPhil: Research in Second Language Education
Publications
Understanding Teaching and Learning Modern Foreign Languages London, (with N. Pachler and S. Lawes) RoutledgeFalmer (forthcoming 2007)
'State of the Art Review of Recent Research into Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching with Reference to L2 French', Language Teaching. (forthcoming 2007)
'Researching Foreign Language Provision within the Context of the Multilingual School and Community', (with M. Payne (2005) Language Learning Journal
'Language Awareness in a Bidialectal Setting: the oral performance and language attitudes of urban and rural Cyprus' (with A. Yiakoumetti and E. Esch) Language Awareness, 14: 4 (2005)
'Measuring gains in pupils' foreign language competence as a result of participation in a school exchange visit: the case of Y9 pupils at three comprehensive schools in the UK' (with L. Fisher) Language Teaching Research, 9 (2005)
'Using computer mediated communication to promote learner autonomy and develop intercultural understanding at secondary level.' (with L. Fisher and E. Esch) Language Learning Journal, 30(2004)
'The School Exchange Visit: effects on attitudes and proficiency in language learning' (with L.Fisher) Language Learning Journal, 22, 11-16 (2000)
'The Usefulness of Educational Research for Trainee Teachers' Learning' (with C.Counsell, D.McIntyre, J.Raffan) Oxford Review of Education, 26, 3-4, 467-482 (2000)