Author: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
ADFL Bulletin
Author: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
ADFL Bulletin
Author: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Future of Foreign Language Education in the United States
Author: Terry A. OsbornPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313004056
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
At the dawning of the 21st century, foreign language education in the United States is experiencing a period marked by exciting possibilities. Theorists and practitioners embrace a move from a perceived position of teaching only the elite to a nationally initiated cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural orientation embodied in the latest standards. Given the presence of non-English languages in all parts of the United States, a growing number of scholars are beginning to examine the sociological context in which this educational endeavor is carried out, noting that the figure of professional practice is inextricably linked to issues of cultural and academic context. Theory-informed practice in the coming years, therefore, will include the challenge of examining a broad range of topics related to curricular and instructional principles and procedures. The text is intended to provide a collection of perspectives related to issues of pluralism and reform as they will influence theory-informed practice of foreign language education in the coming century. Drawing from a variety of contributors from both inside and outside of foreign/second language education, this text brings the voices of scholars together focused on issues of contemporary consequence. The chapters center around a focusing theme in the form of the following question: How does the changing social and academic context of language education in the United States impact the future of our discipline?
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies
Author: United States. President's Commission on Foreign Language and International StudiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education
Author: Paula WinkePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030010066
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This volume comprises of chapters that deal with language proficiency relating to a wide range of language program issues including curriculum, assessment, learners and instructors, and skill development. The chapters cover various aspects of a broad-based proficiency initiative, focusing on numerous aspects of foreign language learning, including how skills develop, how assessments can inform curriculum, how learners and instructors view proficiency and proficiency assessment, and how individual use of technology furthers language learning. The concluding chapter points the way forward for issues and questions that need to be addressed.
The Routledge Handbook of Hispanic Applied Linguistics
Author: Manel LacortePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134691483
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of professional opportunies afforded to Spanish language program graduates. The goal of this book is to re-contextualize the notion of applied linguistics as simply the application of theoretical linguistic concepts to practical settings and to consider it as its own field that addresses language-based issues and problems in a real-world context. The book is organized into five parts: 1) perspectives on learning Spanish 2) issues and environments in Spanish teaching 3) Spanish in the professions 4) the discourses of Spanish and 5) social and political contexts for Spanish. The book’s all-inclusive coverage gives students the theoretical and sociocultural context for study in Hispanic applied linguistics while offering practical information on its application in the professional sector.
Language for Specific Purposes
Author: Mary K. LongPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626164193
Category : Sublanguage
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The project emerged from the Second International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes which was held at the University of Colorado, Boulder in spring 2014.
Forging a Rewarding Careerin the Humanities
Author: Karla P. ZepedaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 946209845X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
As has been abundantly documented in the popular and academic press, the humanities are facing challenging times marked by national debate regarding the importance of the humanities in higher education, program and budget cuts, and an ever-decreasing number of tenure-track jobs. In addition, the humanities face quite literally a quantification of their value as the Academy adopts a more corporate mindset. This volume provides advice to professionals in the humanities on how to forge a useful, compelling, and productive career. The book’s 13 chapters address professional approaches to developing and maintaining an active research agenda, fomenting the ideals of the teacher-scholar model, managing the service demands within and outside the college or university, and navigating institutional politics. The collection offers practical and theoretical approaches to higher education, personal anecdotes, intelligent advice, and interviews with colleagues in the humanities. Specific themes addressed include the transition from graduate student to humanities professional, diverging from prescribed paths, the humanities professor as creative writer, moving from secondary to post-secondary education, humanities in an international, market-based context, and participation in governance structures. Cover photograph ‘Silent Flutes’ by Adilia D. Ortega
Bilingual Education
Author: Rosa Castro FeinbergPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576075370
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Focuses on the purposes of bilingual education programs in schools and their historical development from the 1960s to the present. In this timely resource, educator Rosa Castro Feinberg surveys the developing field of bilingual education—its history, its theories, its practices, and the conflicts that swirl around it. She begins with an annotated chronology that describes influential people and events and traces themes in bilingual education from precolonial times to the present. In three detailed chapters, Feinberg summarizes the widely varied state and local policies and bilingual programs across the country, and demonstrates the profound impact of federal legislation, policies, and court decisions. She also examines the political challenge to linguistic diversity by anti-immigration groups and the common myths about bilingual education that have grown out of the media's handling of identity politics.
Educational Challenges in Multilingual Societies
Author: Zubeida DesaiPublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 1920489061
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
"Most of the chapters in this book were presented at the Sixth LOITASA [Language of instruction in Tanzania and South Africa] Workshop held at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa in May 2009"--P. 4 of cover.