Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Winke, Paula (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gass, Susan M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Educational Linguistics, 37
• Θέματα: Language and education.; Applied linguistics.; Assessment.; Higher education.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Higher Education.

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 numerou...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Proficiency Testing in the U.S. Context: An Introduction; Susan M. Gass and Paula Winke
• The Power of Performance-Based Assessment: Languages as a Model for the Liberal Arts Enterprise; Benjamin Rifkin
• Part I: Curriculum: Vocabulary Size, Reading Proficiency and Curricular Design: The Case of College Chinese, German, Russian and Spanish; Jane Hacking, Fernando Rubio and Erwin Tschirner
• Picking up the PACE: Proficiency Assessment for Curricular Enhancement; Dan Soneson and Elaine Tarone
• Assessment and Curriculum for Heritage Language Learners: Exploring Russian Data; Olga Kagan and Anna Kudyma
• Modern-Day Foreign Language Majors: Their Goals, Attainment, and Fit Within a 21st Century Curriculum; Paula Winke, Susan M. Gass, and Emily Heidrich
• Part II: Assessments and Learning Outcomes: In Advanced L2 Reading Proficiency Assessments, Should the Question Language be in the L1 or the L2?: Does it Make a Difference? Troy Cox, Jennifer Bown, and Teresa Bell
• Proficiency vs. Performance: What Do the Tests Show? Fernando Rubio and Jane Hacking
• Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Assessments and OPIc Ratings of Oral Proficiency in French; Magda Tigchelaar
• Where Am I? Where Am I Going, and How Do I Get There?: Increasing Learner Agency Through Large-Scale Self Assessment in Language Learning; Gabriela Sweet, Sara Mack, and Anna Olivero-Agney
• Arabic Proficiency Improvement Through a Culture of Assessment; Katrien Vanpee and Dan Soneson
• A Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Skill Perspective on L2 Development in Study Abroad; Dan E. Davidson and Jane R. Shaw
• Part III: Instructors and Learners: Language Instructors Learning Together: Using Lesson Study in Higher Education; Beth Dillard
• U.S. Foreign Language Student Digital Literacy Habits: Factors Affecting Engagement; Jeffrey Maloney
• Linking Proficiency Test Scores to Classroom Instruction; Charlene Polio
• Afterword and Next Steps; Margaret Malone.