The ACTFL Research Briefs Task Force will be tasked with reviewing and updating the current What the Research Shows section on the ACTFL website . Briefs will be short (1000-1500 word) reports on our knowledge from the research relating to a variety of topics. These Research Briefs will be...
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Allen, L. Q. (2002). Teachers' pedagogical beliefs and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Foreign Language Annals , 35(5), (518-29). State and institutional foreign language teaching supervisors and coordinators would benefit from reading this study. It contains information ...
Ashby, W. & Ostertag, V. (2002). How well can a computer program teach German culture? Some preliminary findings from EthnoDeutsch. Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German , 35(1), (79-85). The article is particularly relevant for readers who are interested how technology can support a...
Magnan, S. S. (2008). The unfulfilled promise of teaching for communicative competence: Insights from sociocultural theory . In Lantolf, J. P. & Poehner, M. (Ed.), Sociocultural Theory and the Teaching of Second Languages . (pp. 349-379). London: Equinox. This article is addressed mainly to...
Edstrom, A. M. (2005). Female, nonnative perspectives on second language conversation: Connecting participation with intercultural sensitivity. Foreign Language Annals , 38(1), (25-34). This article would be of interest to researchers in discourse analysis. The article reports the nonnative...
Gruber-Miller, J. (2005). Developing listening and speaking skills: Practical ways to implement the Standards with the "Oxford Latin Course". The Classical Journal , 101(1), (87-98). The author recognizes that the first goal of the Standards for Classical Language Learning emphasizes the...
Hall, J. K. (1999). The communication Standards . In Phillips, J. K. & Terry, R. M. (Ed.), Foreign Language Standards: Linking Research, Theories, and Practices . (pp. 15-56). Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company. This article will interest teachers and curriculum planners of all ...
Redmond, M. L. & Lorenz, E. (1999). Teacher to teacher: Model Lessons for K-8 foreign language . Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company. This book would be valuable to K-8 FL educators, or serve as an excellent companion to a methods book for K-8 pre-service teachers because it...
Kubota, R. (2004). The politics of cultural difference in second language education. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies , 1(1), (21-39). This article would be of interest to methods instructors and researchers in critical pedagogy. The author critiques various approaches to cultural...
Omaggio Hadley, A. (2001). Teaching language in context . Boston: Heinle. Of historical interest to all constituencies, this book treats language teaching methodology and the earlier discussions of the National Standards for Language Learning. The author presents an historical overview of...