Cross-Language Mediation in Foreign Language Teaching and Testing

2015-09-10
Cross-Language Mediation in Foreign Language Teaching and Testing

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  • Author: Maria Stathopoulou
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783094133
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 319

This book contributes to the growing field of foreign language teaching and testing by shedding light on mediation between languages. Stathopoulou offers an empirically-grounded definition of mediation as a form of translanguaging and offers tools and methods for further research in multilingual testing. The book explores what cross-language mediation entails, what processes and strategies are involved, and the challenges often faced by mediators. As well as stressing the importance of administering tests which favour cross-language mediation practices, the author encourages the implementation of language programmes which promote the mingling-of-languages idea and target the development of language learners’ effective translanguaging practices. Researchers studying translanguaging, multilingualism, multilingual testing and the use of mother tongue in the foreign language classroom will all find this book of interest.

Translation in Foreign Language Teaching and Testing

1985
Translation in Foreign Language Teaching and Testing

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  • Author: Christopher Titford
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 200

Mediation as Negotiation of Meanings, Plurilingualism and Language Education

2024-06-04
Mediation as Negotiation of Meanings, Plurilingualism and Language Education

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  • Author: Bessie Dendrinos
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 104004333X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 255

Bringing together the voices of a diverse group of scholars and language professionals, this edited collection, concerned with the cultivation of plurilingualism in multilingual educational settings, builds on the theory and practice of linguistic and cultural mediation both as curricular content and social practice. The chapters view medication as an important aspect of communication which involves dynamic, purposeful, interactivity, implicating social agents in the negotiation and construction of socially purposeful meanings across different languages and within the same language. Theoretically informed chapters present views on mediation as well as contributors’ research and project outcomes in educational interventions. Chapters also describe how mediation has been incorporated in educational practices and how it materialises in social contexts. Ultimately, the book makes the case for why mediation constitutes a key competence to be developed for active global and local citizenry in today’s societies where there is an increased rate of knowledge acquisition and exchange. Presenting research from classrooms and other multilingual environments, this book offers concrete suggestions for the development of language users/learners’ ability to mediate within and across languages. It will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of language and education, education policy and politics, bilingualism and plurilingualism more generally. Curriculum designers may also find the volume of use.

Challenges of Modern Foreign Language Teaching

2018-12-31
Challenges of Modern Foreign Language Teaching

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  • Author: Thomas Tinnefeld
  • Publisher: htw saar
  • ISBN: 3942949261
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 211

The present volume deals with some of the challenges that modern foreign language teaching will face in the near future. These challenges are presented with regard to various domains of language teaching, e.g. mobile learning, the overall organisation of learning environments, innovative language teaching methods, internationalisation and language mediation. Techno­logical development and the rapid spread of computers, smartphones and social media are described and analysed as well as instrumental scaffolding, the multilingual classroom, the multilingual learner, pronunciation, and learner motivation.

Migration and Language Education in Southern Europe

2021-10-04
Migration and Language Education in Southern Europe

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  • Author: Eleni Griva
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 152757573X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

The entry of migrant populations to Europe, and especially to countries of Southern Europe, is expected to drastically change the make-up of state school classes as learners of various ages, ethnic backgrounds, and mother tongues are going to co-exist within the same educational setting. In Greece, in particular, the landscape of education has already started changing as a significant number of immigrant students have joined mainstream classrooms. This volume maps this new educational reality and its challenges, as Greek teachers are required, with very limited training and resources, to address those students’ educational and socio-emotional needs. All chapters are authored by Greek researchers who are actively involved in the study of refugees’ and immigrants’ education, their needs, and their educational, linguistic and political rights. Despite the fact that education for immigrants and refugees has become the focus of much research on a global level, the ongoing rapid rise of immigrant populations in Southern Europe has not been adequately researched. This book consequently meets the need for further research and empirical studies in this field.

Comparative Studies in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

2020-10-12
Comparative Studies in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

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  • Author: Lydia Sciriha
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1527560597
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 362

This volume reports on bilingual practices in contemporary societies in a number of European and non-European countries. The topics discussed here include language use and language learning in a bilingual context, issues in bilingual education, the use of language in the linguistic landscape, language and the media, language perceptions, language use and attitudes, and the use of language as a vantage point for the study of social change. This book captures the various different approaches and viewpoints on bilingualism by researchers who have focused on contexts such as Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden and the USA. Of the 17 chapters here, five deal with aspects of bilingualism in Malta, which, in view of its minuscule size but complex language use, offers itself as an excellent laboratory for the scientific study of bilingualism.

Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings

2023-09-27
Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings

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  • Author: Silvia Melo-Pfeifer
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1000955621
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 284

This book addresses contemporary issues in the assessment of plurilingual competence and plurilingual learners. Offering theoretical and practical lenses, it contributes towards an integrated and holistic assessment of plurilingual competence and plurilingual learners. The book provides both theoretical considerations and empirical approaches around how the specificities of plurilingual learners can be considered when assessing their various competences. It covers topics relating to learners in a variety of plurilingual settings: from the education of adult immigrants, assessment of young refugees and assessment of students in school and university, to the assessment of plurilingual competence in foreign language education. Showcasing a wide range of international authors, the book provides cutting-edge research in the domain of multilingual foreign, second and heritage language assessment, and assessment of content knowledge of plurilingual students. It bridges the gap between the fields of language policies and practices, research on plurilingual competence, and assessment in language education. Providing new insights into a crucial and contentious issue, this volume will be an essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of educational language policies, applied linguistics and multilingualism, in particular those involved in the assessment of plurilingual competence.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning

2013-06-26
Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning

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  • Author: Michael Byram
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 113623554X
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 856

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of articles on contemporary language teaching and its history, it has been produced specifically for language teaching professionals and as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level. In this new edition, every single entry has been reviewed and updated with reference to new developments and publications. Coverage has been expanded to reflect new technological, global and academic developments, with particular attention to areas such as online and distance learning, teacher and learner cognition, testing, assessment and evaluation, global English and teacher education. Themes and disciplines covered include: Methods and materials, including new technologies and materials development Contexts and concepts, such as mediation, risk-taking in language learning and intercomprehension Influential figures from the early days of language teaching to the contemporary Related disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology and corpus linguistics It covers the teaching of specific languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and African languages, as well as English, French, German and Spanish. There are thirty five overview articles dealing with issues such as communicative language teaching, early language learning, teacher education and syllabus and curriculum design. A further 160 entries focus on topics such as bilingualism, language laboratories and study abroad. Numerous shorter items examine language and cultural institutions, professional associations and acronyms. Multiple cross-references enable the user to browse from one entry to another, and there are suggestions for further reading. Written by an international team of specialists, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an invaluable resource and reference manual for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.

Foreign Language Research in Cross-cultural Perspective

1991
Foreign Language Research in Cross-cultural Perspective

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  • Author: Kees De Bot
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027241139
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 289

This volume focuses on priorities for research in language pedagogy. The aim is to give an up-to-date overview of current thinking about important research issues such as the viability of large scale comparisons, the quantitative/qualitative research controversy, new trends in language testing and evaluation, and the role of different learning environments. In their discussions of these issues researchers from the US and from different countries in Europe show to what extent the priorities differ on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Cultural Mediation in Language Learning and Teaching

2004-01-01
Cultural Mediation in Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Geneviève Zarate
  • Publisher: Council of Europe
  • ISBN: 9287152594
  • Category : Political Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 251

This project attempts to tackle several challenges: - to experience the variety of different teaching cultures as a source of innovation rather than as an obstacle; - to adopt a pluridisciplinary approach by introducing references taken from the social sciences in order to develop reflection on the role of languages in social cohesion; - to try and provide answers to a question hitherto rarely raised in the didactics of languages and cultures, namely the place of cultural mediation itself. [CoE website]