Description
| Product ID: | 9781032422381 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Language Education |
| Title: | Enhancing Beginner-Level Foreign Language Education for Adult Learners |
| Subtitle: | Language Instruction, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment |
| Authors: | Author: Ekaterina Nemtchinova |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Bilingualism and multilingualism, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching theory and methods, Education: examinations and assessment, Higher education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Literature: history & criticism, Applied linguistics for ELT, Examinations & assessment, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses. This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses. Built 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. With its broad coverage of language pedagogy at the novice level, this book is a must read for graduate students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of language education, second language acquisition, language teaching and learning, and applied linguistics. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-30 |
