Foreign Language Learning

Dr. Agnes Madeleine Olson is a postdoctoral researcher of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Research and Intercultural Communication at the Department of English of the University of Kassel, Germany and teacher in the languages department of Ahnatal-Schule Vellmar, Germany. Dr. Jennifer Schluer is Assistant Professor for TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)/Advanced Academic English at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Language, Culture and Literacy in Foreign Language Learning; Jennifer Schluer and Agnes Madeleine OlsonPART I. LanguageChapter 2. What is Academic English? Does it Really Exist?; Cornelia C. ParaskevasChapter 3. Language Awareness, Language Ideologies, Language Attitudes, etc.: Different Names for Similar Phenomena?; Martin SteguChapter 4. Language Awareness in the Foreign Language Classroom: The Perspective of the Sociology of Knowledge; Bernd TeschChapter 5. An Explanation of the Terms “Bildung” and “Erziehung” for the English-Speaking Reader; Peter H. LudwigChapter 6. Language Awareness in Mainstream Teachers: Challenges and Opportunities; Rod NeilsenChapter 7. Integrating Large Language Models in Foreign Language Teaching: Prompting Advanced English Grammar; Josef SchmiedChapter 8. From Global Competence to Plurilingual Assessment: A Pilot Study; Josep Maria CotsChapter 9. Promoting Plurilingual and Intercultural Knowledge Using Educational Escape Rooms in French Lessons: An Intervention Study on the Use of Digital Learning Environments; Claudia Schlaak, Lisa Vogel, and Céline Wieders-LohéacPart II. CultureChapter 10. Investigating Intercultural Group Communication in Digital Higher Education: A Qualitative Analysis of Self- and Group-Assessment; Marcel FoersterChapter 11. Autobiographical Research and Identity: A Model for Methodological Innovation; Rahat ZaidiChapter 12. A Dialogical Adventure in Foreign Language Education: ABCs of Cultural Understanding and Communication; Mary MastersonChapter 13. The ABCs of Cultural Understanding and Communication: Spaces for Intercultural Cooperation and the Celebration of Diversity; Yvonne HessePart III. LiteracyChapter 14. Cross-Language Awareness to Improve Understanding of Reading Challenges in Spanish-Speaking Students Immersed in English Classrooms; Desirée PallaisChapter 15. Encountering New Literacies – On the Impact of Texts on Dropout and Retention in Vocational Education and Training; Bettina BuchChapter 16. Awareness of Disciplinary Literacy and Academic Language Practice; Marcelo ConcárioChapter 17. Mutual Learning and Reading Comprehension in a Highly Diverse Setting; Agnes Madeleine OlsonChapter 18. Implementing Technology-Enhanced Strategy Training to Improve Reading Skills of Turkish as a Second Language (TSL) Learners; Banu Inan-KaragulChapter 19. An Ongoing Journey of Digital Feedback Literacy Development; Jennifer Schluer