ongoing research projects
- 01/01/2017-31/12/2020: VLIR-UOS Joint (Inter)national Academic Networking (JOINT) Project on EAP: 'Anglais Académique – Phase IV: Qualité, Extension, Durabilité'
- 01/01/2017-30/06/2019 (AUHA-funded extension until 30/06/2019): ‘Van startbekwaam naar stadsbekwaam. Bouwstenen voor een teamgericht perspectief op het opleiden van leraren en het omgaan met diversiteit.’ (Departement Onderwijs en Vorming)
- 01/09/2017-31/08/2019, with W. Smets, D. De Neve (Karel de Grote Hogeschool, promoters) & K. Struyven (VUB): 'Formatieve evaluatie in het moderne vreemde talenonderwijs' (Projectvoorstel Projectmatig Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Karel de Grote Hogeschool)
research proposals (launch pending)
- FWO PhD Fellowship: Validating a task design model for mental acceptance and motivation in language learners and teachers.
- VLIR-UOS JOINT 2019: Improving EFL teacher education in DRC secondary and tertiary education.
publications in press
- Smits, T.F.H. (2019). Die deutschen Regionalsprachen im Grenzkontakt. In: Herrgen, J. & J.E. Schmidt (eds): Areale Sprachvariation im Deutschen. Language and Space: An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation (= HSK 30.4). Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter Mouton. (VABB-SHW)
- Smits, T.F.H. (2019). Die Grenzdialekte des Deutschen (Working Title). In: Palliwoda, N., Sauer, V. & S. Sauermilch (eds): Politische Grenzen – Sprachliche Grenzen? Dialektgeographische und wahrnehmungsdialektologische Perspektiven im deutschsprachigen Raum. (Linguistik - Impulse & Tendenzen, 83). Berlin: de Gruyter. 21 p. (VABB-SHW)
- Simons, Mathea, C. Vanhees, T.F.H. Smits & K. Van De Putte. Remedying Foreign Language Anxiety through CLIL? A Mixed-Methods Study with Students, Teachers and Parents. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. (VABB-SHW)
publications under review
- Smits, T.F.H. & P. Janssenswillen. Multicultural teacher education: a cross-case exploration of pre-service language teachers’ approach to ethnic diversity. In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 34 p. ISSN: 0951-8398. (WoS/VABB-SHW)
- Janssenswillen, P., Meeus, W. & T.F.H. Smits. Teacher education, quo vadis? Historical perspectives on academic teacher education reform in Flanders, Belgium. In: European Journal of Teacher Education. (WoS/VABB-SHW)
publications in preparation
- De Neve, D., T.F.H. Smits & K. Struyven. Supporting language teachers’ use of formative assessment through action research. In: Educational Action Research
- Grobler C. & T.F.H. Smits. Validating and improving an assessment instrument for oral skills of beginners students in French as a foreign language [Working title].
- Smits, T.F.H. & C. Grobler. Learner-centred pedagogy through CALL instructional design: a theoretical framework for CALL research on fostering speaking skills. In: South African Journal of Education. ISSN: 0256-0100. (VABB-SHW)
- Schelfhout, W., T.F.H. Smits & E. Vandervieren. Trainee teachers engaging in an equilibrium model for creating powerful and differentiating learning environments [Working title].