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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ekaterina NemtchinovaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781032422381ISBN 10: 1032422386 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 30 December 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Benjamin Rifkin Acknowledgments List of contributors 1. Introduction: Enhancing beginner-level foreign language education for adult learners Ekaterina Nemtchinova Part I: Teaching Language Competence 2. Postsecondary language learners’ ideal L2 self in a beginning Chinese, French, and Spanish classrooms Yan Xie and Laura Ziebart 3. Experience with application of usage-based model of language to beginning L2 instruction Serafima Gettys 4. Enhancing grammar acquisition among beginner-level learners of Chinese using the flipped learning model Hongying Xu 5. Building beginning Spanish language learners’ linguistic and cultural competence through online task-based instruction Lina Lee Part II: Teaching Intercultural Competence 6. Integrating culture in language curriculum from beginning to intermediate level in a blended learning environment: A design-based empirical study Shenglan Zhang 7. Intercultural competence in elementary-level language classes in higher education Islam Karkour 8. The culture portfolio: Assessing growth toward intercultural competence Julianne Bryant 9. Employing concept maps in teaching foreign language culture Elmira Gerfanova Part III: Teaching with Technology 10. Pathways to digital L2 literacies for text-based telecollaboration at the beginning level Maria Bondarenko and Liudmila Klimanova 11. Student satisfaction and engagement in a beginning Ukrainian blended-learning course: Debunking fears of blending and lessons learned Alla Nedashkivska 12. Data-driven learning in a low-level language classroom Katya Goussakova 13. Поехали! Training Russian prefixed verbs of motion in virtual reality Kristin Bidoshi and Ekaterina Nemtchinova Part IV: Assessment and Evaluation 14. An exploration of beginner-level Korean learners’ perceptions and participation in collaborative writing tasks for learning-oriented assessment Yunjung Nam and Hakyoon Lee 15. Feminist assessment in elementary world language courses Veta Chitnev 16. Assessment of the relationship between derivational morphological awareness and second language reading comprehension Anna ShurReviews"""This book delivers exciting research focused exclusively on the vital first year of language study. Its four thematic sections – Approaches, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment and Evaluation – will be immensely useful to all language instructors, regardless of language taught."" - Jason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA ""This book presents critical research findings and practical recommendations focused on language instruction at the elementary level in colleges and universities. I recommend this well-organized volume to all those working to encourage these language learners in their efforts to become effective communicators in today’s globalized world."" - Marilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA ""With a thoughtful collection of empirical studies on a range of critical issues in the field of foreign language education, this volume fills in the gap of research devoted to novice level adult language learners in college and university programs. I highly recommend this reference book for professionals looking for research ideas and pedagogical recommendations in program design and curriculum innovation."" - Yilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014-2015), USA" This book delivers exciting research focused exclusively on the vital first year of language study. Its four thematic sections - Approaches, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment and Evaluation - will be immensely useful to all language instructors, regardless of language taught. - Jason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA This book presents critical research findings and practical recommendations focused on language instruction at the elementary level in colleges and universities. I recommend this well-organized volume to all those working to encourage these language learners in their efforts to become effective communicators in today's globalized world. - Marilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA With a thoughtful collection of empirical studies on a range of critical issues in the field of foreign language education, this volume fills in the gap of research devoted to novice level adult language learners in college and university programs. I highly recommend this reference book for professionals looking for research ideas and pedagogical recommendations in program design and curriculum innovation. - Yilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014-2015), USA ""This book delivers exciting research focused exclusively on the vital first year of language study. Its four thematic sections – Approaches, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment and Evaluation – will be immensely useful to all language instructors, regardless of language taught."" - Jason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA ""This book presents critical research findings and practical recommendations focused on language instruction at the elementary level in colleges and universities. I recommend this well-organized volume to all those working to encourage these language learners in their efforts to become effective communicators in today’s globalized world."" - Marilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA ""With a thoughtful collection of empirical studies on a range of critical issues in the field of foreign language education, this volume fills in the gap of research devoted to novice level adult language learners in college and university programs. I highly recommend this reference book for professionals looking for research ideas and pedagogical recommendations in program design and curriculum innovation."" - Yilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014-2015), USA - Jason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA Enhancing Beginner-Level World Language Education for Adult Learners presents critical research findings and practical recommendations focused on language instruction at the elementary level in colleges and universities. I recommend this well-organized volume to all those working to encourage these language learners in their efforts to become effective communicators in today's globalized world. - Marilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA - Yilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014-2015), USA Author InformationEkaterina Nemtchinova is Professor of Linguistics at Seattle Pacific University, USA, where she was named ""Professor of the Year"" in 2018. Her research interests include teacher education and technology in language teaching. She has previously authored a number of articles and textbooks in these areas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |