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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814773003321

Titolo

Educating for advanced foreign language capacities : constructs, curriculum, instruction, assessment / / Heidi Byrnes, Heather Weger-Guntharp, and Katherine A. Sprang, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-58901-313-1

1-4356-2719-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Georgetown University Round Table on languages and linguistics series

Altri autori (Persone)

ByrnesHeidi

Weger-GuntharpHeather

SprangKatherine A

Disciplina

418/.0071/1

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching (Higher)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Cognitive approahces to advanced language learning -- pt. 2. Descriptive and instructional considerations in advanced learning -- pt. 3. The role of assessment in advanced learning.

Sommario/riassunto

Advanced language learning has only recently begun to capture the interest and attention of applied linguists and professionals in language education in the United States. In this breakthrough volume, experts in the field lay the groundwork for approaching the increasingly important role of advanced language learning in the larger context of multilingual societies, globalization, and security.This volume presents both general and theoretical insights and language-specific considerations in college classrooms spanning a range of languages, from the commonly taught languages of English, French,