AAUSC 2009 Principles and Practices of the Standards in College Foreign Language Education

by Scott, Virginia Mitchell; Blyth, Carl

• ISBN13: 9781428262881
• ISBN10: 1428262881
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Heinle

Summary

Endorsed by the AAUSC, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE STANDARDS focuses on the theoretical underpinnings and application of the Standards of Foreign Language Learning at the college level, particularly among language program coordinators, language and literature teachers, and graduate teaching assistants.

Table of Contents

Editorial Board	p. v
Abstracts	p. vi
Introduction	p. xii
Historical Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future	p. 1
A Great Rattling of Dry Bones: The Emergence of National Standards in the Early 20th century	p. 2
The National Standards at the Postsecondary Level: A Blueprint and Framework for Change	p. 17
Strengthening the Connection Between Content and Communication	p. 29
In Search of Relevance: The Standards and the Undergraduate Foreign Language Curriculum	p. 38
Curricular Reform: Shifting Paradigms	p. 53
A Chronicle of Standards-Based Curricular Reform in a Research University	p. 54
Reconceptualizing the Goals for Foreign Language Learning: The Role of Pragmatics Instruction	p. 86
Using Online Forums to Integrate the Standards Into the Foreign Language Curriculum	p. 106
Literature and Culture: Closing Divides	p. 127
A Standards-Based Framework for the Teaching of Literature Within the Context of Globalization	p. 128
Incorporating the Standards Into a 3R Model of Literary and Cultural Analysis	p. 144
Teaching Culture: The Standards as an Optic on Curriculum Development	p. 160
Contributors	p. 181
AAUSC business	p. 184
AAUSC Application	p. 185
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