Foreign Language Education in America (eBook)

Perspectives from K-12, University, Government, and International Learning

Steven Berbeco (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XVI, 256 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan UK (Verlag)
978-1-137-52850-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Foreign language teaching in America today falls into three distinct fields of influence and interest: public and private schools, college and other post-secondary programs, and courses for adult learners. At a time when academics and instructors in each of these fields seek to answer similar questions, too few published resources recognize and address the parallels among them.

In response, Foreign Language Education in America is an edited book with contributions that represent the diversity in foreign language education today, including perspectives from elementary, middle schools, high schools, university-level courses, summer programs, federal government, and international learning. This is a practical guide to the state of the field that fills a much-needed gap for scholars, researchers, administrators, and practitioners who are looking for a resource that describes effective practices across the field.

Steven Berbeco supervises the Japanese and Korean language programs at the US Department of State. His background includes teaching, research, policy, and program administration for youth and adult language learners in high school, university, non-profit, and federal agencies, and a publishing record that includes journal articles, book chapters, books, an edited dictionary, and a widely used curriculum for Arabic.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Foreign Language Education in America; Steven BerbecoPART I: KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE2. Elementary School Foreign Language Programs in the United States; Helena Curtain, Richard Donato, Victoria Gilbert3. Inquiry, Ethos and the Spirit of Culture; Emily Davis4. The High School Challenge; Linda Egnatz5. The STARTALK Experience; David EllisPART II: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION6. Bridging the Cultural Divide; Gisela Hoecherl-Alden7. World Languages in the American Community College; Laura Franklin8. 'Language Boot Camp'; Michael GeislerPART III: ADULT LEARNING9. Language Learning at the Foreign Service Institute; David Red, James North10. Language at the Point of Need; Thomas Coakley PART IV: INTERNATIONAL LEARNING11. Teachers of Critical Languages Program; Zara Hovhannisyan12. ESL in the Private Sector for a Globalized 21st Century; A. Clive Roberts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 256 p.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: arabic • Chinese • critical languages • critical need languages • Dari • Elementary School • Foreign Language • High School • Hindi • Immersion • junior high school • K-12 • Korean • middle school • Persian • Portuguese • Primary school • Spanish • STARTALK • summer language
• ISBN-10: 1-137-52850-8 / 1137528508
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-52850-6 / 9781137528506