The implementation and evaluation of a program for Dutch language proficiency for teacher education in Curacao

This contribution deals with the implementation and evaluation of a program for Dutch language proficiency that was developed in a long-term educational design study in Teacher Education at the University of Curacao. It first gives an overview of the study and describes the multilingual context of the Dutch Caribbean in which it was conducted. It then briefly goes into the large study dropout rates and low Dutch language proficiency of student teachers that led to developing design principles and a new language proficiency program. The program's implementation was investigated in a mixed metho... Mehr ...