Enhancing Beginner-Level Foreign Language Education for Adult Learners: Language Instruction, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment PDF
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“This book delivers exciting research focused exclusively on the vital first year of language study. Its four thematic sections – Language Competence, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment and Evaluation – will be immensely useful to all language instructors, regardless of language taught.” Jason Merrill, Professor of Russian, Michigan State University; Director of the Middlebury College, Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, USA “This book presents critical research findings and practical recommenda- tions focused on language instruction at the elementary level in colleges and universities. I recommend this well-organized volume to all those working to encourage these language learners in their efforts to become effective communicators in today’s globalized world.” Marilyn S. Severson, Professor Emerita, Seattle Pacific University, USA “With a thoughtful collection of empirical studies on a range of critical issues in the field of foreign language education, this volume fills in the gap of research devoted to novice level adult language learners in college and university programs. I highly recommend this reference book for pro- fessionals looking for research ideas and pedagogical recommendations in program design and curriculum innovation.” Yilin Sun, Professor, Seattle Colleges-South Seattle College; President of TESOL International Association (2014–2015), USA ENHANCING BEGINNER-LEVEL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION FOR ADULT LEARNERS This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses. Built around a diverse range of international research studies and conceptual articles, the book covers four key issues in teaching language to novice students: development of linguistic skills, communicative and intercultural competence, evaluation and assessment, and the use of technology. Each chapter includes teaching insights that are supported by critical research and can be practically applied across languages to enhance instructional strategies and curriculum designs. The text also aims to build intercultural competence, harness technol- ogy, and design assessment to stimulate effective learning in formal instructional settings, including colleges, universities, and specialist language schools. With its broad coverage of language pedagogy at the novice level, this book is a must read for graduate students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of language education, second language acquisition, language teaching and learning, and applied linguistics. Ekaterina Nemtchinova is Professor of Linguistics at Seattle Pacific University, USA, where she was named “Professor of the Year” in 2018. Her research inter- ests include teacher education and technology in language teaching. She has pre- viously authored a number of articles and textbooks in these areas. Routledge Research in Language Education The Routledge Research in Language Education series provides a platform for established and emerging scholars to present their latest research and discuss key issues in Language Education. This series welcomes books on all areas of language teaching and learning, including but not limited to language education policy and politics, multilingualism, literacy, L1, L2 or foreign language acquisition, curriculum, classroom practice, pedagogy, teaching materials, and language teacher education and development. Books in the series are not limited to the discussion of the teaching and learning of English only. Books in the series include: Pluricentric Languages and Language Education Pedagogical Implications and Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching Edited by Marcus Callies and Stefanie Hehner The Acquisition of English Grammar and Phonology by Cantonese ESL Learners Challenges, Causes and Pedagogical Insights Alice Yin Wa Chan Using Digital Portfolios to Develop Students’ Writing A Practical Guide for Language Teachers Ricky Lam and Benjamin Luke Moorhouse Enhancing Beginner-Level Foreign Language Education for Adult Learners Language Instruction, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment Edited by Ekaterina Nemtchinova For more information about the series, please visit www.routledge.com/ Routledge-Research-in-Language-Education/book-series/RRLE ENHANCING BEGINNER-LEVEL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION FOR ADULT LEARNERS Language Instruction, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment Edited by Ekaterina Nemtchinova First published 2023 by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 and by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Ekaterina Nemtchinova; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Ekaterina Nemtchinova to be identified as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Nemtchinova, Ekaterina, editor. Title: Enhancing beginner-level foreign language education for adult learners : language instruction, intercultural competence, technology, and assessment / edited by Ekaterina Nemtchinova. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. | Series: Routledge research in language education | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2022036621 (print) | LCCN 2022036622 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367528010 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032422381 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003058441 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Language and languages--Study and teaching. | Adult education. | LCGFT: Essays. Classification: LCC P51 .E526 2023 (print) | LCC P51 (ebook) | DDC 418.0071--dc23/eng/20221012 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022036621 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022036622 ISBN: 978-0-367-52801-0 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-42238-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-05844-1 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003058441 Typeset in Bembo by SPi Technologies India Pvt Ltd (Straive) Ancillary materials for chapters of this book are openly available on Google Drive at https://tinyurl.com/22n582v4 CONTENTS Foreword by Benjamin Rifkin x Acknowledgments xiv List of contributors xv 1 Introduction: Enhancing beginner-level foreign language education for adult learners 1 Ekaterina Nemtchinova PART I Teaching language competence 9 2 Postsecondary language learners’ ideal L2 self in a beginning Chinese, French, and Spanish classrooms 11 Yan Xie and Laura Ziebart 3 Experience with application of usage-based model of language to beginning L2 instruction 26 Serafima Gettys 4 Enhancing grammar acquisition among beginner-level learners of Chinese using the flipped learning model 42 Hongying Xu viii Contents 5 Building beginning Spanish language learners’ linguistic and cultural competence through online task-based instruction 58 Lina Lee PART II Teaching intercultural competence 75 6 Integrating culture in language curriculum from beginning to intermediate level in a blended learning environment: A design-based empirical study 77 Shenglan Zhang 7 Intercultural competence in elementary-level language classes in higher education 95 Islam Karkour 8 The culture portfolio: Assessing growth toward intercultural competence 113 Julianne Bryant 9 Employing concept maps in teaching foreign language culture 131 Elmira Gerfanova PART III Teaching with technology 147 10 Pathways to digital L2 literacies for text-based telecollaboration at the beginning level 149 Maria Bondarenko and Liudmila Klimanova 11 Student satisfaction and engagement in a beginning Ukrainian blended-learning course: Debunking fears of blending and lessons learned 167 Alla Nedashkivska 12 Data-driven learning in a low-level language classroom 185 Katya Goussakova 13 Поехали! Training Russian prefixed verbs of motion in virtual reality 200 Kristin Bidoshi and Ekaterina Nemtchinova Contents ix PART IV Assessment and evaluation 215 14 An exploration of beginner-level Korean learners’ perceptions and participation in collaborative writing tasks for learning-oriented assessment 217 Yunjung Nam and Hakyoon Lee 15 Feminist assessment in elementary world language courses 235 Veta Chitnev 16 Assessment of the relationship between derivational morphological awareness and second language reading comprehension 254 Anna Shur Index 270
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