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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Meet the Author -- Acknowledgments -- eResources -- 1. World Language Education: Values and Methods -- Doesn't Everyone Just Speak English? -- The Many Benefits of Bilingualism -- Methods: Then and (Almost) Now -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading -- References -- 2. Talking the Talk: Essential Concepts in World Language Education -- Foreign? World? Global? Classical? Second? Modern? -- Target Language -- Proficiency and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines |
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The 5Cs and the Three Modes -- Communication -- Cultures -- Connections -- Comparisons -- Communities -- 90%+ -- ACTFL Position Statement on the Use of the Target Language in the Classroom -- Comprehensible Input -- Interaction and Negotiation for Meaning -- Language Control and Focus on Form -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading -- References -- 3. Program Design: Building Blocks for an Exemplary World Language Program -- When Should We Begin World Language Education? -- Who Should Study a World Language? -- Which Language(s) Should We Offer? |
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Proficiency-Based Program Design -- World Language Program Models -- 9-12 Programs -- 6-12 Programs -- K-12 Programs -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading -- References -- 4. Curriculum Design: UbD Through a World Language Lens -- Investing in Thematic Curriculum Design -- Framing Your Unit -- Theme -- Essential Question -- Performance Objective -- Core Knowledge and Skills -- The Language-Agnostic Approach to Curriculum Design -- Summative Unit Assessment -- Sequence of Learning -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading |
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Note -- References -- 5. Assessments: Fueling a Cycle of Language Learning -- Traditional World Language Assessments -- Communicative Assessments -- Performance Assessments -- Interpersonal -- Presentational -- Interpretive -- Integrated Performance Assessments -- Portfolios -- Rubrics -- External Assessment Measures -- Assessing Program Effectiveness -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading -- References -- 6. Evaluation When You Don't Speak the Language -- Start with Standards -- Framework of Essential World Language Instructional Practices |
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Conducting an Observation in a Language You Don't Speak -- Setting Professional Practice Goals -- Focused Observations -- The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Project -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading -- References -- 7. Implementing Change: Developing Your Strategic Plan -- The Why and What of Strategic Planning -- Evaluating Your Program -- Developing Your Vision, Mission, and Values -- Developing Objectives and a Five-Year Plan -- Engaging Stakeholders -- Reflecting Back and Moving Forward -- Action Items -- For Further Reading |
| Summary |
An essential resource for district, school, and program leaders who supervise, evaluate, or otherwise support World Language programs, this book provides clear, practical guidance on leading an exemplary K-12 World Language program. No matter whether you speak the language, the effective approaches in this book will equip you with the tools you need to implement and evaluate World Language curricula in your school. Catherine Ritz provides a clear and research-based framework for World Language instruction aligned to rigorous national and state standards, and addresses essential concepts and topics, including program and curriculum design, assessment and evaluation, and strategic planning. Whether you are a World Language department chair with years of experience, a school administrator with no background in language education, or a World Language teacher, you will find much to use in this book. It is chock-full of ready-to-use resources and tools, including: Templates for program and unit planning, observation protocols, and sample assessments World LAnguage program models for different age ranges, and a sample curriculum unit Additional resource lists and further reading recommendations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Catherine Ritz is Program Director for Modern Foreign Language Education and Curriculum and Teaching at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, USA |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2020) |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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EDUCATION -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Curricula.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000195767 |
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1000195767 |
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1000195783 |
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9781000195774 |
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1000195775 |
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9781003032380 |
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1003032389 |
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9781000195781 |
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