{"product_id":"enhancing-beginnerlevel-foreign-language-education-for-adult-learners-9781032422381","title":"Enhancing BeginnerLevel Foreign Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt around a diverse range of international research studies and conceptual articles, the book covers four key issues in teaching language to novice students: development of linguistic skills, communicative and intercultural competence, evaluation and assessment, and the use of technology. Each chapter includes teaching insights that are supported by critical research and can be practically applied across languages to enhance instructional strategies and curriculum designs. The text also aims to build intercultural competence, harness technology, and design assessment to stimulate effective learning in formal instructional settings, including colleges, universities, and specialist language schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its broad coverage of language pedagogy at the novice level, this book is a must read for graduate students, scholars, rese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014-2015), USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword by Benjamin Rifkin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of contributors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Enhancing beginner-level foreign language education for adult learners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEkaterina Nemtchinova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Teaching Language Competence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Postsecondary language learners’ ideal L2 self in a beginning Chinese, French, and Spanish classrooms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYan Xie and Laura Ziebart\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Experience with application of usage-based model of language to beginning L2 instruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSerafima Gettys\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Enhancing grammar acquisition among beginner-level learners of Chinese using the flipped learning model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHongying Xu\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Building beginning Spanish language learners’ linguistic and cultural competence through online task-based instruction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLina Lee\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Teaching Intercultural Competence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Integrating culture in language curriculum from beginning to intermediate level in a blended learning environment: A design-based empirical study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShenglan Zhang\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Intercultural competence in elementary-level language classes in higher education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIslam Karkour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. The culture portfolio: Assessing growth toward intercultural competence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulianne Bryant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Employing concept maps in teaching foreign language culture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElmira Gerfanova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Teaching with Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Pathways to digital L2 literacies for text-based telecollaboration at the beginning level\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Bondarenko and Liudmila Klimanova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Student satisfaction and engagement in a beginning Ukrainian blended-learning course: Debunking fears of blending and lessons learned\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlla Nedashkivska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Data-driven learning in a low-level language classroom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKatya Goussakova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Поехали! Training Russian prefixed verbs of motion in virtual reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKristin Bidoshi and Ekaterina Nemtchinova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Assessment and Evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. An exploration of beginner-level Korean learners’ perceptions and participation in collaborative writing tasks for learning-oriented assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYunjung Nam and Hakyoon Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Feminist assessment in elementary world language courses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVeta Chitnev\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Assessment of the relationship between derivational morphological awareness and second language reading comprehension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnna Shur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019045306711,"sku":"9781032422381","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032422381.jpg?v=1750779130","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/enhancing-beginnerlevel-foreign-language-education-for-adult-learners-9781032422381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}