Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education
This volume comprises of chapters that deal with language proficiency relating to a wide range of language program issues including curriculum, assessment, learners and instructors, and skill development. The chapters cover various aspects of a broad-based proficiency initiative, focusing on numerou...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2019.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
Educational Linguistics ; 37. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39906887*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Proficiency Testing in the U.S. Context: An Introduction; Susan M. Gass and Paula Winke
- The Power of Performance-Based Assessment: Languages as a Model for the Liberal Arts Enterprise; Benjamin Rifkin
- Part I: Curriculum: Vocabulary Size, Reading Proficiency and Curricular Design: The Case of College Chinese, German, Russian and Spanish; Jane Hacking, Fernando Rubio and Erwin Tschirner
- Picking up the PACE: Proficiency Assessment for Curricular Enhancement; Dan Soneson and Elaine Tarone
- Assessment and Curriculum for Heritage Language Learners: Exploring Russian Data; Olga Kagan and Anna Kudyma
- Modern-Day Foreign Language Majors: Their Goals, Attainment, and Fit Within a 21st Century Curriculum; Paula Winke, Susan M. Gass, and Emily Heidrich
- Part II: Assessments and Learning Outcomes: In Advanced L2 Reading Proficiency Assessments, Should the Question Language be in the L1 or the L2?: Does it Make a Difference? Troy Cox, Jennifer Bown, and Teresa Bell
- Proficiency vs. Performance: What Do the Tests Show? Fernando Rubio and Jane Hacking
- Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Assessments and OPIc Ratings of Oral Proficiency in French; Magda Tigchelaar
- Where Am I? Where Am I Going, and How Do I Get There?: Increasing Learner Agency Through Large-Scale Self Assessment in Language Learning; Gabriela Sweet, Sara Mack, and Anna Olivero-Agney
- Arabic Proficiency Improvement Through a Culture of Assessment; Katrien Vanpee and Dan Soneson
- A Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Skill Perspective on L2 Development in Study Abroad; Dan E. Davidson and Jane R. Shaw
- Part III: Instructors and Learners: Language Instructors Learning Together: Using Lesson Study in Higher Education; Beth Dillard
- U.S. Foreign Language Student Digital Literacy Habits: Factors Affecting Engagement; Jeffrey Maloney
- Linking Proficiency Test Scores to Classroom Instruction; Charlene Polio
- Afterword and Next Steps; Margaret Malone.
