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Theme-Based Bridge Courses: A Gateway To Linguistic Proficiency, Heather W. Allen, Stacey Katz Bourns
Theme-Based Bridge Courses: A Gateway To Linguistic Proficiency, Heather W. Allen, Stacey Katz Bourns
Heather Willis Allen
Based on the 2007 MLA report’s call for more integrative approaches to L2 language/literature courses, we present the curricula of two theme-based French bridge courses. These courses simultaneously develop students' advanced language proficiency and explore literary, cultural, and sociolinguistic themes through an analysis of various textual genres and linguistic registers.
Intervening In Communities Of Practice: Maximizing Language Learning During Study Abroad, Heather W. Allen
Intervening In Communities Of Practice: Maximizing Language Learning During Study Abroad, Heather W. Allen
Heather Willis Allen
No abstract provided.
Goals, Motives, & Self-Perceptions In Study Abroad: Are Students Missing The Point? (Or Are We?), Heather W. Allen, Guy Spielmann
Goals, Motives, & Self-Perceptions In Study Abroad: Are Students Missing The Point? (Or Are We?), Heather W. Allen, Guy Spielmann
Heather Willis Allen
No abstract provided.
Beyond The Four Skills: Structuring Classroom Foreign Language Instruction With A Literacy-Based Approach, Heather W. Allen
Beyond The Four Skills: Structuring Classroom Foreign Language Instruction With A Literacy-Based Approach, Heather W. Allen
Heather Willis Allen
A video of this presentation is available via the Emory Language Center's iTunesU page and can be accessed via iTunesU or at: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/emory-public.2724289000.02724289011
Investigating Language Learning And Motivation Beyond The Classroom: Challenges Of Conducting Research From A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, Heather W. Allen, Tae-Young Kim
Investigating Language Learning And Motivation Beyond The Classroom: Challenges Of Conducting Research From A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, Heather W. Allen, Tae-Young Kim
Heather Willis Allen
This session focuses on three challenges to researching language learning and motivation beyond the classroom from a sociocultural theory perspective--conceptual, methodological, and critical/ethical. Discussion is complemented with examples from two qualitative studies--one of U.S. study abroad participants in France and another of Korean students in an ESL program in Canada.