Contemporary Research in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, 244 pages.
Résumé
As a comprehensive methodology resource, this collection provides
both prospective and experienced foreign language teachers with the
theoretical background and practical applications they need to make
informed decisions regarding which approaches, materials and resources
can or should be considered for implementation in their classrooms. The
authors of the scholarship included in this volume are academics and
researchers who convened to share their ideas and pave the way for further
work in intersecting research areas subsumed under language, plurilingual
pedagogies and intercultural studies. While focusing on learner needs,
Contemporary Research in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
presents innovative methodologies with regard to language and teaching
skills, as well as integrated approaches that can benefit and promote
teacher reflection and development in terms of language pedagogy.
Classified into four units, the chapters in this volume address relevant
issues and challenges that have been observed by active researchers and
language practitioners in the extensive field of LSP. Each of the chapters
addresses current issues and future implications for additional research
into foreign language teaching. The international nature of the scholars
and practitioners included in this volume offers a variety of perspectives
on foreign language teaching and learning in global contexts. Consisting
of a main introduction and introductions for each of the four sections into
which the eleven chapters are grouped, as well as short biographies for
each of the authors in this collection, this volume provides classroom
activities and research methods that can be adapted to and adopted in
various contexts and proposes future directions for research into the
growing concerns of global scholars. Finally, we hope that this volume
makes a modest but valuable contribution to the field of language didactics
since it sheds light on the global diversity of innovative learning and
teaching practices that combine differing theoretical and empirical
approaches whilst analyzing the current needs and challenges associated
with contemporary language learning