New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education brings together contributions by reputed scholars that examine the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of teaching and learning foreign languages. With a particular focus on languages other than English, the book looks at the socio-political dimension of language learning and teaching and the need to re-theorize multilingualism for our age. The volume includes a range of perspectives, from language teaching as an act of reconciliation to language learning across the lifespan, from innovations in assessment and curriculum to critical appraisals of pedagogy and textbook materials. Each chapter presents a clear case study drawn from diverse contexts to illustrate the different concerns of the contributors. The book is a valuable resource for all students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers who share an interest in researching multilingualism and the different facets of teaching and learning foreign languages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-10-20
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor236
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138673991

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PART 1: Changing rationales for language study Navigating precarious territory: Teaching Turkish in Greek-Cypriot classroomsPanayiota Charalambous, Constadina Charalambous and Ben Rampton Language learning as opportunity across the life span Simon Coffey Foreign language teaching for citizenship developmentMairin Hennebry PART 2: Foreign language study for global multilingualism Not English but English-within-multilingualismJennifer Jenkins ‘Glocal languages’: The ‘globalness’ and the ‘localness’ of world languagesManuela Guilherme L2 learning outside the classroom: new directions for research on intercultural interactions during study abroadRachel Shively PART 3: Critical perspectives in the classroom French language textbooks as ideologically imbued cultural artefacts: Political economy, neoliberalism and (self) branding David Block and John Gray The need for new directions in modern foreign language teaching at English secondary schools Ursula Wingate and Nick Andon Developing competence for French as a foreign language within a plurilingual paradigmNathalie Auger PART 4: Innovations in policy and practice Assessing the diverse linguistic and cultural repertoires of students of diverse languagesAngela Scarino Embedding the assessment into the learning: a new direction for high-stakes speaking assessmentsMartin East Toward an educational policy for U.S. collegiate foreign language instruction:Curricular considerationsHeidi ByrnesAfterwordClaire Kramsch

"This book focuses on the challenges of teaching languages other than English, in varied contemporary contexts. It presents a stimulating selection of rationales, critiques and innovative proposals for curriculum and assessment, which will help professionals at all levels to reassess their practices and engage constructively with today’s diverse students."Rosamond Mitchell, Professor Emeritus, University of Southampton, UK