Foreign language proficiency in higher education / Paula Winke, Susan M. Gass, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Winke, Paula Marie, editor.

Gass, Susan M., editor.

Series:

Educational linguistics ; v. 37.

Educational linguistics, 1572-0292 ; volume 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Ability testing--United States.

Language and languages--Ability testing.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

"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 numerous aspects of foreign language learning, including how skills develop, how assessments can inform curriculum, how learners and instructors view proficiency and proficiency assessment, and how individual use of technology furthers language learning. The concluding chapter points the way forward for issues and questions that need to be addressed"--Back cover.

Contents:

Part I. Preliminaries

Part II. Curriculum

Part III. Assessments and learning outcomes

Part IV. Instructors and learners.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3030010058

9783030010058

OCLC:

1050364761

Publisher Number:

10.1007/978-3-030-01006-5