Heusinkveld, P. (2006). Talking about music: Ethnographic interviews on traditional Hispanic songs . In Cherry, C. M. (Ed.), Languages for Today's World . (pp. 61-76). Valdosta, GA: Southern Conference on Language Teaching. This article offer classroom examples for Spanish teachers....
Phillips, J. K. (2007). Foreign language education: Whose definition?. Modern Language Journal , 91(2), (266-268). This article begins with a coherent argument regarding the very different ways that academic educators, government officials, business people and the larger public talk about...
Phillips, J. K. (2009). Strengthening the connection between content and communication . In Scott, V. M. (Ed.), Principles and Practices of the Standards in College Foreign Language Education . (pp. 29-37). Boston: Heinle. Teachers interested in implementing Standards-based curriculum will...
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...
Hedderich, N. (2003). Improving the image by expanding the mission of foreign language teaching in the US. NECTFL Review , 52, (48-51). This article will be of interest to those in higher education seeking to make program changes that will have stronger appeal to students and to...
Colville-Hall, S. & O'Connor, B. (2006). Using big books: A Standards-based instructional approach for foreign language teacher candidates in a PreK-12 program. Foreign Language Annals , 39(3), (487-506). This article is of interest to instructors preparing language teachers as well as...
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...
Knutson, E. M. (2006). Cross-cultural awareness for second/foreign language learners. Canadian Modern Language Review , 62(4), (591-610). This article proposes a reconsideration of curricular objectives at the post-secondary level with respect to the teaching of culture. The author explores...
Gifford, C. (2008). Casting a broad net: Diverse learners in the community college classroom. NECTFL Review , 61, (211-248). Of interest especially to teachers at the community college level, this article describes the successes of a teacher at a community college serving an academically,...