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Perspectives on Teaching Language and Content
An overview of current issues and developments in foreign language education, designed for instructors of language, literature, and culture at any stage of their careers A contemporary guide to foreign language education, this book presents the latest developments and issues in the field of applied linguistics. It leads instructors to make vital connections between theory and practice and to develop innovative lesson plans, classroom activities, and course materials that align with the specific contexts in which they teach. A textbook for teaching methods courses, as well as a reference for instructors of language, literature, and culture at any stage in their careers, the book is applicable across all lower- and upper-level courses.
The Changing Landscape of Spanish Language Curricula
The changing landscape of Spanish language education -- History and evolution of post-secondary Spanish language education in the United States -- Spanish heritage language learners : finding their place -- Incorporating meaningful service learning into Spanish L2 curricula -- Curricular and programmatic considerations in Spanish for specific purposes -- Issues in Spanish curricular assessment : placement, outcomes and articulation -- Connecting Spanish language education with social, economic, and political realities -- Training future Spanish teachers -- Technological advances in Spanish language education -- Charting a course forward -- Appendix A. Description of data sources
Science and Social Context
A critical analysis of the intensely controversial recombinant bovine growth hormone.
The Limits of Trust
When the United Nations announced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, approximately half a million women worldwide died each year from complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth. The fifth MDG aimed to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75 per cent between 1990 and 2015, but by the target date, the goal had not been reached. In The Limits of Trust Lisa Nicole Mills investigates the reasons why Mexico in particular did not meet its objective. Focusing on the states of Guerrero, Chiapas, and Oaxaca, where maternal mortality rates are the highest in the country, Mills looks into how MDG 5 has been implemented in Mexico, how it has been experienced by individuals and ...
Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA
This collection of papers brings together a diverse range of conceptualisations of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning. The volume attempts to unite a fragmented field and provides a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts.
How to Bake a Business
Starting up a business is exciting. You get to turn your bright idea into a reality, and can be mistress of your own time and your own success. But the excitement brings anxieties, too. Which is where this little book comes in. This entertaining collection of recipes' is designed to help you create your business and nurture yourself. Starting with the basic ingredients, this simple, no fuss and slightly irreverent guide will help you bake a fabulous business. Contents include; Baking basics; getting the concept right Proof of the pudding; ways to improve your profit Bread, the stuff of life; ways to improve your cashflow Time tarts; ways to improve your time reservoir Weighing up; how to measure your performance and why it's important Cherishing the baker; recipes and one-liners to motivate, inspire and nurture.
Identity and Second Language Learning
This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of “identity” and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad, pop culture and music, religion, code switching, and media. The chapters reflect the efforts of contributors from Canada, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States who performed their research in the countries just mentioned and in other regions around the world. Because of this, this volume truly offers an international perspective.
Activating the Art Museum
Activating the Art Museum: Designing Experiences for the Health Professions, the first book on this subject, offers an argument for collaboration between educators in art museums and healthcare professionals. Through descriptions of teaching practices, the authors bring us into the galleries along with participants to demonstrate the value of art museums in supporting humanism in healthcare for the benefit of both practitioners and their patients. It includes advice on selecting meaningful and provocative works of art; models of responsive workshop design; compelling descriptions of gallery experiences; references to supporting medical literature; and the voices of medical students, physicia...
Handbook for Arabic Language Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century
Drawing on the collective expertise of language scholars and educators in a variety of subdisciplines, the Handbook for Arabic Language Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century, Volume II, provides a comprehensive treatment of teaching and research in Arabic as a second and foreign language worldwide. Keeping a balance among theory, research and practice, the content is organized around 12 themes: Trends and Recent Issues in Teaching and Learning Arabic Social, Political and Educational Contexts of Arabic Language Teaching and Learning Identifying Core Issues in Practice Language Variation, Communicative Competence and Using Frames in Arabic Language Teaching and Learning Arabic Programs: ...
Spectre of the Future
By 2029, a new political group, the Free Nation Party, has been elected to power. Their mandate is sullied by the demands of many people who want to change the U.S. to what they think is the best for everyone.The FNP has created Project Patriot, an experiment that will prove that any American can survive through even the toughest challenges by rigidly following the ideals of the FNP. Thomas Kanti finds himself as one of the less than willing volunteers to the project, and stumbles upon information about what will occur for this experiment. He will be severely challenged both physically and mentally, but he and his close group of friends do what they can to persevere, and flourish, in Project Patriot. However, he will not be given free rein inside Project Patriot. Other people will do what they can to survive, including those who will sell their souls for the promise of escaping the operation. Ideas and weapons will collide as various figures taking part in this cruel experiment fight for what they believe is the right thing for themselves, their family, friends and even their country.
