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A seminal work in the field, this book shows how transformative education can be applied to world language programs.
?몰입학습이란 특정 언어만을 사용하는 환경에서 그 언어를 배우는 학습 방법이다. 콘코디아 언어 마을은 몰입학습의 원조로 유명하다. 스포츠, 미술, 요리, 자연학습, 춤, 노래, 연극, 쇼핑 등 다양한 활동을 통해 자연스럽게 외국어를 습득할 수 있다. 이 책은 콘코디아 언어 마을의 목표와 원칙, 교과 과정과 학습 활동을 소개한다. 일상과 언어 학습이 어울리는 환경에서 학생들이 어떻게 언어를 배워나가는지 상세하게 설명한다. 프로그램은 실제 마을에서 이루어지며 학습자들은 이곳에서 매일 목표 언어로 생활합니다. 스포�...
A supplement for ESL Methods courses and K-12, Middle, and Secondary Foreign Language Methods courses. This practical supplement is based on the work of Minnesota's Concordia Language Villages, the oldest and most extensive live-in summer language camp program for elementary and secondary students in the United States. Inspired by the collaboration among the Villages, the National Capital Language Resource Center, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, the authors offer lesson plans and supporting activities that capture the essence of this hugely successful program and translated it into equally successful programs for traditional foreign language classrooms.
Economics plays a key role in human rights issues as decision-makers weigh the incentives associated with choosing how to use scarce resources in the context of committing or escaping human rights violence. This textbook provides an introduction to the microeconomic analysis of human rights utilizing economics as a lens through which to examine social topics including capital punishment, violence against women, asylum seeking, terrorism, child abuse, genocide, and hate. Whether analyzing the decisions made in capital punishment cases, the causes and consequences of genocide, or the impact of terrorist acts on domestic and international decision-making, the science of economics provides tools...
The popular AAUSC series of annual volumes for directors of university language programs strives to further scholarship in second language acquisition and teaching with regard to undergraduate programs with multi-section courses. Teaching assistant supervision, teaching assistant professional preparation, and the role of faculty and administrators in postsecondary institutions are some of the topics addressed.
- How do I plan a lesson? - How will I know if my students are learning? - How do I teach language while also teaching content material? - How do I effectively use technology in language teaching? - How can I ensure the academic success of my students? - How can I help my students have more contact with the new language? These are the practical questions language and mainstream teachers struggle with as they enter today’s diverse classrooms in an era when they must focus not only on their everyday teaching, but also on students’ second language development. The answers to these questions and more are here, in this much-needed, comprehensive, practical guide to language teaching in second...