Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education
Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education

Author: Paula Winke

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-12-18

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3030010066

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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.

Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts
Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts

Author: Romanowski, Piotr

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1522581294

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While research into intercultural teaching has grown exponentially during the past two decades, the research has primarily resorted to the use of quantitative data collection instruments and the interpretation of scores calculated through them. As such, studies in the field can seem somewhat decontextualized, ignoring in some cases setting-specific parameters. Therefore, further study is needed to bring together theory, research, and practice demonstrating how this teaching is reflected in research design and how it is undertaken in different settings. Intercultural Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Contexts is an essential reference source that provides a series of rich insights into the way intercultural education is practiced in numerous international contexts and showcases practical examples of teaching situations and classroom activities that demonstrate its impact within the classroom. Featuring research on topics such as higher education, multilingualism, and professionalism, this book is ideally designed for educators, researchers, administrators, professionals, academicians, and students seeking pedagogical guidance on intercultural teaching.

Foreign Language Teaching in Romanian Higher Education
Foreign Language Teaching in Romanian Higher Education

Author: Lucia-Mihaela Grosu-Rădulescu

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9783030066406

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This volume gathers recent research findings in the field of foreign language (FL) teaching in Romanian higher education dwelling on both methodology and students' learning outcomes. The book satisfies the need for an up-to-date overview of FL teaching in Romanian universities in the European context as well as from a global international perspective. This book confers visibility to Romanian foreign language scholars' research and it opens new paths for debate and collaboration worldwide. The scholars included in this volume have extensive expertise in the field of foreign language teaching and research in higher education which is supported by their international recognition as specialists in their specific areas. The contributing authors approach their respective chapters relying on both qualitative and quantitative research. Their experience and conclusions will prove helpful for any foreign language professional working in tertiary education.

Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances
Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances

Author: Zou, Bin

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-01-31

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1466628227

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Educational technologies continue to advance the ways in which we teach and learn. As these technologies continue to improve our communication with one another, computer-assisted foreign language learning has provided a more efficient way of communication between different languages. Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances highlights new research and an original framework that brings together foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and widely used e-learning resources. This comprehensive collection of research will offer linguistic scholars, language teachers, students, and policymakers a better understanding of the importance and influence of e-learning in second language acquisition.

A Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China
A Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China

Author: Yuhong Jiang

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-17

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 3662536374

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This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the recent professional developments of teachers of English in the western region of China in the context of English language teaching reform and teacher education reform. It discusses a wealth of theories, frameworks, qualitative case studies and quantitative investigations, while also covering a range of key practices that are indispensable. It equips readers with an in-depth understanding of the impact of the current curriculum reform on the promotion of teachers’ cognition, emotions, attitudes and awareness of their self-development, as well as teachers’ corresponding efforts to update their educational concepts, reassess their teacher roles, enhance their teaching skills, and implement new approaches to their professional development. It is a valuable resource for anyone pursuing research in this field as well as in-service teachers, teacher educators and education administrators. And as it offers practical help for the potential difficulties and challenges they might encounter, it is also a must-read for the student teachers of English.

New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education
New Directions for Research in Foreign Language Education

Author: Simon Coffey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1317201728

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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.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing

Author: Modern Language Association of America

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law.