Cross-Language Mediation in Foreign Language Teaching and Testing

Maria Stathopoulou is a Research Fellow at the RCeL (Research Centre for Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an Adjunct Lecturer at the National Technical University of Athens and a Tutor at the Hellenic Open University. Her research interests include foreign language teaching and testing, translanguaging and multilingual practices and assessment of written performance. She is also an expert member of the ad hoc working group concerning the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Council of Europe, Strasbourg.

• Preface Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Notion of Mediation: An Interdisciplinary Overview Chapter 3 Theorising Mediation Chapter 4 Mediation Tasks Chapter 5 Mediation StrategiesChapter 6 Mediation Strategy Use and Task TypeChapter 7 Mediation Strategy Use and Proficiency LevelChapter 8 Conclusions and Suggestions for Future ResearchChapter 9 Teaching and Testing Mediation: A Means for Promoting MultilingualismReferences Notes Appendices

This study tackles a timely and yet underinvestigated area of foreign language education, that of cross-language mediation. By casting new light on the limitations of a narrowly monolingual vision of language education and testing, the book offers a substantial contribution to researchers and practitioners alike. Readers are invited to venture into an ambitious plurilingual perspective, one that stresses the dynamic and reflective nature of the language learning process.