Teaching World Languages in Middle and Secondary Schools

A Critical Introduction

Timothy Reagan, Terry A. Osborn (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

624 Seiten

2025
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83708-973-4 (ISBN)

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Teaching World Languages in Middle and Secondary Schools: A Critical Introduction is an introductory textbook for teacher education candidates, at either the undergraduate or graduate levels, who are seeking certification to teach a world/foreign language. It might also be used as a methods textbook in programs preparing teachers to work with English Language Learners (ELLs) in public school contexts. There is a growing shortage of world language teachers in the United States, and the market for such educators is likely to increase dramatically in the years ahead. Currently, only about 20% of US students study a language other than English, although this may change if more individuals are prepared to teach world languages. This book stands out from most world language education methodology books by combining ideas, concepts, and practices from two traditions in the world language education literature that rarely overlap: the technical skills and knowledge needed to be an effective and competent classroom teacher, and the growing literature on critical pedagogy in the specific context of world language education.

Timothy Reagan is Professor of World Language Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. Terry A. Osborn, Ph.D., is Professor of Education at the University of South Florida.

Chapter 1. 'English is all I need': Teaching World Languages in the United States

Chapter 2. 'I took it in high school, but didn’t learn anything': The Failure of World Language Education in the United States

Chapter 3. 'Like a dog chasing its tail': Language, Languages, and Linguistics

Chapter 4. 'But is it a real language?': Linguistic Legitimacy and the World Language Teacher

Chapter 5. 'Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse': An Overview of Language Acquisition

Chapter 6. 'Repita, por favor: Traditional Methodologies for Teaching World Languages

Chapter 7. 'No perfect lesson': Reflective Practice, Critical Pedagogy and World Language Education

Chapter 8. 'Let’s get on the same page': The Curriculum and the ACTFL Standards

Chapter 9. 'The best laid plans of mice and men': Designing Units and Lessons for the World Language Classroom

Chapter 10. 'Like trying to find a black cat in a dark room': The Role of Grammar in World Language Education

Chapter 11. 'The world was hers for the reading': Literature in the World Language Classroom

Chapter 12. 'The Piñata of Discovery': Culture in the World Language Classroom

Chapter 13. 'Cave lector, Latina et Graeca vivunt!': The Unique Challenges of Teaching the Classical Languages

Chapter 14. 'A language in its own right': American Sign Language and World Language Education

Chapter 15. 'Languages that no one speaks but a great conversation starter': The Pedagogical Uses and Value of Language Construction

Chapter 16. Changing the World: Go Forth and Teach!

Erscheinungsdatum	31.10.2025
Verlagsort	Bingley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	914 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-83708-973-6 / 1837089736
ISBN-13	978-1-83708-973-4 / 9781837089734
Zustand	Neuware