From thought to action : exploring beliefs and outcomes in the foreign language program / H. Jay Siskin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Siskin, H. Jay.

American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Foreign Language Programs.

Series:

Issues in language program direction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher).

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

xii, 268 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Thomson Heinle, 2008.

Contents:

Editorial Board viii

Part 1 Historical Perspectives 1

Chapter 1 Why Student Beliefs about Language Learning Matter: Issues in the Development and Implementation of the Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory / Elaine K. Horwitz 2

Chapter 2 Teacher Beliefs in Second and Foreign Language Teaching: A State-of-the-Art Review / Katy Arnett, Miles Turnbull 9

Part 2 Curriculum Development 29

Chapter 3 The Impact of Teachers' Beliefs on Implementing Curricular Changes / Linda Quinn Allen 30

Chapter 4 Portrait of a Teacher: Beliefs on Feedback and Revision in the Foreign Language Classroom / Idoia Elola 48

Chapter 5 Instructors and Administrators' Beliefs within a Spanish LSP Program / Ana M. Martinez, Cristina Sanz 67

Chapter 6 Goals, Beliefs, and Outcomes of an Elementary Japanese Program: Implementation of Chunk Learning in the Development of Interpersonal Communication Ability / Naoko Taguchi, Yasufumi Iwasaki 92

Part 3 Student Beliefs and Learning 111

Chapter 7 False Beginners' Transition to College-Level Foreign Language Classes: Beliefs, Expectations, and Cultures of Learning / Nike Arnold 112

Chapter 8 Persistence in Foreign Language Study: An Investigation of Learners' Beliefs / Claudia Fernandez 135

Chapter 9 Before and After 101: Change in Learners' Attitudes in the Italian as Foreign Language Classroom / Robin Worth 155

Part 4 Beliefs and TA Training 187

Chapter 10 TAs and Grammar Teaching: Beliefs, Knowledge, and Education / Stacey Katz, Johanna Watzinger-Tharp 188

Chapter 11 Teacher Self-Efficacy of Graduate Teaching Assistants of French / Nicole Mills, Heather Willis Allen 213

Part 5 Administration and Assessment 235

Chapter 12 From Thought to Advising: Exploring Academic Advisors' Beliefs about Foreign Language Learning / Regina Roebuck, Lisa Wagner 236

Chapter 13 Student Evaluations and Teacher Assessment: How Much is the Course a Reflection of the Teacher? / John D. Sundquist, Colleen A. Neary-Sundquist 245

AAUSC Information 266

AAUSC Application 268.

Notes:

"AAUSC 2007"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781428230118

1428230114

OCLC:

192134244