Reconceptualizing The World In World Language Education
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Reconceptualizing The World In World Language Education
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Author : Di Liang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Reconceptualizing The World In World Language Education written by Di Liang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Recent events around the world have led to renewed calls for World Language (WL) education to adopt a more overtly social justice-orientation (Osborn, 2006; Reagan & Osborn, 2020; Glynn & Wassell, 2022). For this to occur, teachers themselves must gain awareness of how social justice can be addressed within -- and perhaps necessarily is implicated by -- WL education practices. The present paper reports results of a study in which social justice was introduced into a WL ED teacher preparation program at a large U. S. university. The study was organized according to principles of Vygotsky's (2012) Sociocultural Theory (SCT). As an account of the development of human consciousness, SCT emphasizes the centrality of mediation, that is, the interposing of signs in human activity that come to be used as resources for regulating psychological actions, including reasoning, planning, and reflecting. Two features of SCT that were especially relevant to the design of this study are the use of abstract concepts as tools for thinking and the importance of an individual's history of lived experiences for understanding how they will engage with and respond to social environments (Karabanova, 2010; Veresov, 2017). Following these ideas, two forms of mediation were introduced to promote student teachers' understanding of a social justice orientation to WL education. Material mediation (e.g., course readings, lectures, PowerPoint slides, etc.) illuminated how current approaches to language teaching are complicit in perpetuating social injustices and prompted critical examination of the meaning of "world" in WLs. Material mediation was enhanced by dialogic mediation (e.g., instructional interactions involving reading responses and reflections) in which the instructor drew upon the student teachers' personal narratives of their lived experiences to create connections with social justice topics. This study adopts a case study approach and analyzes these mediational processes by focusing on the experiences of three student teachers of WLs. Thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2012) of student teachers' multimodal narratives (e.g., personal journal, Discussion Board post, in-class sharing), engagement with mediation, and resultant learning artifacts (lesson plan, lesson reflection) reveal that they demonstrated agency to conceptualize their personal histories and lived experiences into pedagogical ideas and managed to bring these into their teaching practices. Implications for structuring a social justice-oriented teaching methods course and theorizing how narrative-informed mediation may leverage an individual's subjectivity to support development of a social justice orientation to WL education are discussed.
Reconceptualizing English Education In A Multilingual Society
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Author : Isabel Pefianco Martin
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-03-01
Reconceptualizing English Education In A Multilingual Society written by Isabel Pefianco Martin and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-01 with Education categories.
This book brings together chapters that describe, investigate, and analyze the place of English in education in multilingual Philippines. Unlike most studies on languages in education, which take a neutral, de-contextualized stance, this volume take a pluricentric view of the English language by positioning it in relation to its varieties, as well as to other languages in the country. Because of the changing realities of English in the Philippines, traditional assumptions about the language as monolithic and unchanging, as well as about how it should be taught and learned, need to be revisited and re-conceptualized.
Developing Cross Cultural Relational Ability In Foreign Language Learning
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Author : Gerrard Mugford
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-23
Developing Cross Cultural Relational Ability In Foreign Language Learning written by Gerrard Mugford and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-23 with Education categories.
By reconceptualizing successful communication in a foreign language as an enjoyable and uplifting experience, this volume moves beyond a focus on grammatical accuracy and fluency to foreground the ways in which foreign language learners can be encouraged to build on previous achievements and communicative successes in the target language and so develop confidence, commitment and cross-cultural relational ability. Building on Mugford’s previous volume, Addressing Difficult Situations in Foreign-Language Learning (2019), this text draws on grounded qualitative data collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and conversations with Spanish-speaking learners of English, to illustrate how learners’ experiences and insights can be used to inform a productive pedagogy centred around language users’ communicative objectives and interactional successes. Chapters highlight bilingual speakers’ conscious language use, practices and choices in the target language and the reasons and implications for such deliberate communicative practices and relational behaviour. In doing so, Mugford is able to outline a critical relational pedagogy designed to better equip language learners with the confidence and pragmatic resources they require to engage in positive cross-cultural relational work. As a valuable, student-centred contribution to teaching and learning of modern foreign languages, this volume will be key reading for researchers, scholars and educators with an interest in language education, TESOL, World Language teaching and Applied Linguistics.
Reconceptualising Authenticity For English As A Global Language
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Author : Richard S. Pinner
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2016-06-07
Reconceptualising Authenticity For English As A Global Language written by Richard S. Pinner and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book examines the concept of authentic English in today’s world, where cultures are in constant interaction and the English language works as a binding agent for many cross-cultural exchanges. It offers a comprehensive review of decades of debate around authenticity in language teaching and learning and attempts to synthesise the complexities by presenting them as a continuum. This continuum builds on the work of eminent scholars and combines them within a flexible framework that celebrates the process of interaction whilst acknowledging the complexity and individual subjectivity of authenticity. Authenticity is approached as a complex dynamic construct that can only be understood by examining it from social, individual and contextual dimensions, in relation to actual people. Authenticity is a problem not just for language acquisition but one which affects us as individuals belonging to society.
Reconceptualizing Language Norms In Multilingual Contexts
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Author : Jones, Sarah
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2023-12-21
Reconceptualizing Language Norms In Multilingual Contexts written by Jones, Sarah and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
With cultural and linguistic diversity, migration, and constant change as defining features of contemporary societies, it is increasingly necessary to enhance our capabilities within multilingual environments. Reconceptualizing Language Norms in Multilingual Contexts offers a groundbreaking exploration of language practices and norms in the diverse and dynamic world we inhabit today. It challenges the traditional understanding of language norms as stable and stationary. Instead, it embraces multiculturalism and multilingualism as the norm rather than the exception. Drawing upon a wide range of methodological approaches, this book brings together a collection of position papers, critical reflections, and explorations by emerging and established voices in the field. It delves into how language norms emerge, evolve, and shape communication in both collective and individual contexts of diversity. By reconceptualizing language norms, this book sheds light on real and relevant language practices in multilingual and multicultural spaces, offering insights from the people who inhabit and navigate these contexts. While the content of this book revolves around everyday communication, its academic approaches and comprehensive exploration make it a valuable resource for graduate students, educators, and researchers in the fields of multilingualism and applied linguistics. By bridging the gap between language norms and multilingualism, this book seeks to advance our understanding of language practices in the increasingly interconnected and diverse world.
Reconceptualizing Connections Between Language Literacy And Learning
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Author : Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-01-11
Reconceptualizing Connections Between Language Literacy And Learning written by Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-11 with Education categories.
This edited volume unpacks the familiar concepts of language, literacy and learning, and promotes dialogue and bridge building within and across these concepts. Its specific interest lies in bridging the gap between Literacy Studies (or New Literacy Studies), on the one hand, and SLA and scholarship in learning in multilingual contexts, on the other. The chapters in the volume center-stage empirical analysis, and each addresses gaps in the scholarship between the two domains. The volume addresses the need to engage with the concepts, categorizations and boundaries that pertain to language, literacy and learning. This need is especially felt in our globalized society, which is characterized by constant, fast and unpredictable mobility of people, goods, ideas and values. The editors of this volume are founding members of the Nordic Network LLL (Language, Literacy and Learning). They have initiated a string of workshops and have discussed this theme at Nordic meetings and at symposia at international conferences.
Challenges Of Second And Foreign Language Education In A Globalized World
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Author : Mirosław Pawlak
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-18
Challenges Of Second And Foreign Language Education In A Globalized World written by Mirosław Pawlak and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-18 with Education categories.
This edited collection brings together papers by eminent scholars who attempt to demonstrate how challenges can most successfully be ameliorated with an eye to enhancing the effectiveness of the processes of language teaching and learning. In Part One, emphasis is placed on challenges that second language education has to face, both those more general, dealing with language policy issues, and those more specific, concerned with instructional options in the language classroom. Part Two focuses on challenges involved in researching the processes of teaching and learning in the second and foreign languages classroom, both with respect to research methodology and efforts to tap some variables impinging upon the effects of instruction. Finally, Part Three is devoted to challenges involved in second and foreign language teacher education, the quality of which to a large extent determines the outcomes of second language education in any educational context.
World Language Education As Critical Pedagogy
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Author : Timothy G. Reagan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-09-02
World Language Education As Critical Pedagogy written by Timothy G. Reagan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-02 with Education categories.
Accessible and cutting-edge, this text is a pivotal update to the field and offers a much-needed critical perspective on world language education. Building off their classic 2002 book, The Foreign Language Educator in Society, Timothy G. Reagan and Terry A. Osborn address major issues facing the world language educator today, including language myths, advocacy, the perceived and real benefits of language learning, linguistic human rights, constructivism, learning theories, language standards, monolingualism, bilingualism and multiculturalism. Organized into three parts – "Knowing Language," "Learning Language," and "Teaching Language" – this book applies a critical take on conventional wisdom on language education, evaluates social and political realities, assumptions, and controversies in the field. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion to support students and educators in developing their own perspectives on teaching and learning languages. With a critical pedagogy and social justice lens, this book is ideal for scholars and students in foreign/world language education, social justice education, and language teaching methodology courses, as well as pre- and in-service teachers.
Reconceptualizing English For International Business Contexts
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Author : Elma Dedović-Atilla
language : en
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Release Date : 2022-08-05
Reconceptualizing English For International Business Contexts written by Elma Dedović-Atilla and has been published by Channel View Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book presents a critique of current English as a Business Lingua Franca (BELF) practices using research conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The authors identify English communication behaviors that hinder or promote success in the workplace, and trace these back to curricula and teaching practices. The authors suggest which skills employers need and expect from employees, and question whether English courses concerned with general academic English skills and business vocabulary are sufficient training for linguistically-complex workplaces. The book also examines whether the focus on achieving native-like proficiency with high grammatical standards and a strong emphasis on form are adequately preparing students who aspire to use English in professional contexts as a means to ‘get their job done’.
Critical Reflection And The Foreign Language Classroom
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Author : Terry Osborn
language : en
Publisher: IAP
Release Date : 2021-05-01
Critical Reflection And The Foreign Language Classroom written by Terry Osborn and has been published by IAP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-01 with Education categories.
Twenty years ago, this book introduced pre-service and in-service foreign language teachers to the basic concepts of critical educational study as applied to foreign language education in the United States. Since its initial publication, teachers now commonly known as world language educators are better prepared to understand issues of power in relation to, for example, language variety, language status, and language education. Indeed, much recent attention has been focused on critical approaches to language education including teaching for social justice. The author addresses issues such as the supposed "failure" of foreign language education, the educational filter role played by language classes, the concept of foreignness as seen in national standards, language curricula and textbooks, and the implications of these issues in terms of power relationships and cultural mediation both in and out of the classroom. The reader is encouraged to analyze the forms of cultural struggle that can be found within the world language classrooms of the United States including the likely impact those struggles have on members of the dominant and subordinate cultures. Two decades later, critical reflection continues to require these skills.