{"product_id":"traditions-and-transitions-curricula-for-german-studies-9781554584314","title":"Traditions and Transitions: Curricula for German Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTraditions and Transitions: Curricula for German Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays by Canadian and international scholars on the topic of why and how the curriculum for post-secondary German studies should evolve. Its twenty chapters, written by international experts in the field of German as a foreign or second language, explore new perspectives on and orientations in the curriculum. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In light of shifts in the linguistic and intercultural needs of today's global citizens, these scholars in German studies question the foundations and motivations of common curriculum goals, traditional program content, standard syllabus design, and long-standing classroom practice. Several chapters draw on a range of contemporary theories - from critical applied linguistics, second-language acquisition, curriculum theory, and cultural studies - to propose and encourage new curriculum thinking and reflective practice related to the translingual and cross-cultural subjectivities of speakers, learners, and teachers of German. Other chapters describe and analyze specific examples of emerging trends in curriculum practice for learners as users of German. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This volume will be invaluable to university and college faculty working in the discipline of German studies as well as in other modern languages and second-language education in general. Its combination of theoretical and descriptive explorations will help readers develop a critical awareness and understanding of curriculum for teaching German and to implement new approaches in the interests of their students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e``Those teaching and those coordinating postsecondary German programs can learn from the experiences outlined in these studies. Here the argument is put forth that teachers alike profit from methodologically grounded self-reflection in the praxis of engaging other cultures, especially through the medium of a foreign language. Curricular reform efforts such as moves from \"language\" to \"cultural studies\" pose useful fields of study. This collection is intended to inspire institutions in Europe and North America to interact fruitfully in the future. Summing Up: Recommended '' -- J.M. Jeep, Miami University -- CHOICE, April 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTraditions and Transitions: Curricula for German Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by John L. Plews and Barbara Schmenk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditions and Transitions: On Broadening the Visibility and Scope of Curriculum Inquiry for German Studies  John L. Plews and Barbara Schmenk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Translingual \/ Transcultural Imagination  Claire Kramsch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage on Loan: Meditations on the Emotional World of Language Learning and Teaching  Alice J. Pitt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostsecondary Germanistik, or German as a Foreign Language in Canada from a Postcolonial Perspective  John L. Plews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevamping the Language Program in Euro Terms: The Textbook as Key Factor  Barbara Schmenk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen fragen Sie lieber nicht Ihren Theoretiker: Kommunikative Orientierung der Fremdsprachendidaktik und Deutsch als Fremdsprache auerhalb des deutschsprachigen Raums  Dietmar Rösler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePronunciation Training Without the Native Speaker? Reframing Teaching and Learning Objectives in German as a Foreign Language Curricula  Mareike Müller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultilinguals in the Language Classroom and Curricular Consequences  Grit Liebscher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilingual Texts as Bridges to Reading Comprehension and Language and Cultural Awareness  Suzanne Even and David Dollenmayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective Curriculum Construction in the Postmethod Era: Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e and Their Contributions to Language Education  Allison Cattell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLiteratur\u003c\/i\u003e Liberated from \u003ci\u003eWissenschaft\u003c\/i\u003e: Writerly Approaches to Literature Across the Undergraduate German Curriculum  Morgan Koerner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedagogies of Affect and Lived Place: Reading \u003ci\u003eDer Vorleser\u003c\/i\u003e on a Short-Term Intensive Immersion  Kim Fordham Misfeldt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGerade Dir hat er eine Botschaft gesendet\u003c\/i\u003e: Contact Pragmatics and the Teaching of Foreign Language Texts  Chantelle Warner and David Gramling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnecting Languaging and Knowing Through Genres: Exemplifying the Link in a Curricular Progression  Marianna Ryshina-Pankova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping and Assessing a Curriculum for a Midsize German Cultural Studies Program in Canada  Cheryl Dueck and Stephan Jaeger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputers and Language Learning in German Studies  Mathias Schulze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital Participatory Culture and German Language Pedagogy  Glenn S. Levine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroducing Blended Learning into Tertiary-Level German: An Activity Theoretical Analysis  Gillian Martin, Helen O'Sullivan, and Breffni O'Rourke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Triumph of the Transferable: Fostering Transferable Skills in the Foreign Language Classroom  Deirdre Byrnes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Ambassadors for Languages in the UK Context: From the Extracurricular to the Curricular  Elizabeth A. Andersen and Ruth O'Rourke Magee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188667310423,"sku":"9781554584314","price":77.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/traditions-and-transitions-curricula-for-german-studies-9781554584314","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}