Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning

2019-03-30
Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning

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  • Author: Hayo Reinders
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 303012567X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 306

This book examines a wide range of innovations in language learning and teaching in Japan. Each of the chapters describes the impetus for a change or new development in a particular context, from early childhood to adult learning, details its implementation and provides an evaluation of its success. In doing so, they provide a comprehensive overview of best practice in innovating language education from teaching practice in formal classroom settings, to self-directed learning beyond the classroom, and offer recommendations to enhance language education in Japan and beyond. The book will be of interest to scholars of applied linguistics and language development, and in particular to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs.

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

2016-01-12
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: P. Darasawang
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137449756
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 165

This book investigates the ways in which new developments in areas of language teaching practice, such policymaking, planning, methodology and the use of educational technology spread globally and are adopted, rejected or adapted locally.

Innovation and change in English language education

2013-06-19
Innovation and change in English language education

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  • Author: Ken Hyland
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1135051909
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 301

Questions about what to teach and how best to teach it are what drive professional practice in the English language classroom. Innovation and change in English language education addresses these key questions so that teachers are able to understand and manage change to organise teaching and learning more effectively. The book provides an accessible introduction to current theory and research in innovation and change in ELT and shows how these understandings have been applied to the practical concerns of the curriculum and the classroom. In specially commissioned chapters written by experts in the field, the volume sets out the key issues in innovation and change and shows how these relate to actual practice offers a guide to innovation and change in key areas grounded in research relates theory to practice through the use of illustrative case studies and examples brings together the very best scholarship in TESOL and language education from around the world This book will be of interest to upper undergraduate and graduate students in applied linguistics, language education and TESOL as well as pre-service and in-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers and administrators keen to create and manage teaching and learning more effectively.

Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language

2015-11-07
Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language

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  • Author: Robyn Moloney
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 981287772X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 274

Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in many international contexts are searching for pedagogic solutions to promote effective learning. Models of innovative and successful approaches are urgently needed. This volume presents a collection of compelling and empirically rich research studies that showcases innovative developments in the practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The studies focus on three interrelated areas: learners, teachers, and applications of new technologies. Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a ‘middle ground’ approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners. Providing both inspiration and practical models for language practitioners and researchers, it offers a vital resource for teachers’ professional development, and for pre-service teacher education.

Transformative Language Learning and Teaching

2021-01-21
Transformative Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Betty Lou Leaver
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1108836097
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 319

A seminal work in the field, this book shows how transformative education can be applied to world language programs.

Team Teaching and Team Learning in the Language Classroom

2015-12-14
Team Teaching and Team Learning in the Language Classroom

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  • Author: Akira Tajino
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317513185
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 215

This book reignites discussion on the importance of collaboration and innovation in language education. The pivotal difference highlighted in this volume is the concept of team learning through collaborative relationships such as team teaching. It explores ways in which team learning happens in ELT environments and what emerges from these explorations is a more robust concept of team learning in language education. Coupled with this deeper understanding, the value of participant research is emphasised by defining the notion of ‘team’ to include all participants in the educational experience. Authors in this volume position practice ahead of theory as they struggle to make sense of the complex phenomena of language teaching and learning. The focus of this book is on the nexus between ELT theory and practice as viewed through the lens of collaboration. The volume aims to add to the current knowledge base in order to bridge the theory-practice gap regarding collaboration for innovation in language classrooms.

Plurilingual Pedagogies

2020-04-10
Plurilingual Pedagogies

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  • Author: Sunny Man Chu Lau
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030369838
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 338

This book critically engages with theoretical shifts marked by the ‘multilingual turn’ in applied linguistics, and articulates the complexities associated with naming and engaging with the everyday language practices of bi/multilingual communities. It discusses methodological approaches that enable researchers and educators to observe and interact with these communities and to understand their teaching and learning needs. It also highlights pedagogical approaches and instructional strategies involved with learning and teaching language and/or content curriculum to students across various learning and educational contexts. The book addresses recent debates on the multi/plural turn in applied linguistics and articulates the limitations of these debates - particularly the absence of discussion of social power relations and contexts in applying different theoretical lenses. It features empirical research from primarily North American classrooms to highlight how plurilingual pedagogies take shape in unique educational contexts, resisting monolingual approaches to language in education. Furthermore, it includes commentary/response pieces from established scholars in dialogue with recent plurilingual research in the field, to put the work in critical perspective within extant theories and literature.

Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching

2014-06-11
Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching

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  • Author: Pauline Rea Dickins
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317884604
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 317

Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching focuses on the connections to be made between evaluation and change in language education with a specific focus on English Language Teaching. The book demonstrates the central importance of evaluation in relation to language projects and programmes, the management of change and innovation, and in improving language teacher development. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the present trends in evaluation as well as offering examples of recent evaluation projects. Subsequent chapters identify contemporary issues in evaluation and their relevance to language teaching, covering a number of cultural and ethnographic studies in evaluation management in different world-wide contexts, as well as drawing insights from other related disciplines. The editors seek to draw attention to the possibilities of inter-disciplinary exchange to inform the reader of current practice, and highlight emerging issues in the expanding field of evaluation in language teaching, especially in ELT. The contemporary nature of the studies presented here will be relevant to both post graduate students following language education programmes as well as to professionals involved in language teaching. It will be of particular interest to those involved in the management of innovation and the evaluation of projects and programmes, such as curriculum developers, Director of Studies, and professionals with a special responsibility for bringing about change in language teaching contexts.

Language Learner Autonomy

2017
Language Learner Autonomy

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  • Author: David Little
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
  • ISBN: 9781783098583
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This book combines detailed accounts of classroom practice with empirical and case-study research and a wide-ranging engagement with applied linguistic and pedagogical theory. Points for discussion encourage readers to relate the argument of each chapter to their own context, and the book concludes with some reflections on teacher education.

The Magic of Innovation

2015-04-01
The Magic of Innovation

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  • Author: Olga A. Kravtsova
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443876798
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 350

This volume focuses on innovative approaches to teaching foreign language courses offered to non-language degree students. It includes essays related to the innovative use of ICTs, new developments in methodology, approaches to course and materials design, and the contribution of language theory to foreign language teaching. As the book brings together researchers and practitioners working in a variety of contexts, it provides detailed insight into ways the same challenges are dealt with in different educational environments. The ideas and experiences analysed in this collection of essays will appeal to anyone interested in the current trends in foreign language teaching and learning, particularly educationalists. The best practices in FLT that the book offers will be a source of inspiration for in-service teachers and course designers, while the theoretical backgrounds provided in each chapter will be valuable to pre-service teachers and stimulating to researchers.