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Designing Effective Language Leaing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages:A Research-Based Guide
by: Öner Özçelik (Author),Amber Kennedy Kent(Author)
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Date: 2023/8/1
Language: English
Print Length: 232 pages
ISBN-10: 1647123569
ISBN-13: 9781647123567
Book Description
A step-by-step guide to designing materials for leaing world languages, from expert instructional designersMany teachers of less commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, find themselves in the position of needing access to quality language teaching and leaing materials where none exist, or where those that do are extremely outdated. Designing Effective Language Leaing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages is a concise guide for language instructors or anyone with an interest in developing language leaing materials. While leading instructors through the development process using the ADDIE model of instructional design (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation), Özçelik and Kent present examples from many different languages, provide reflection questions for readers to consider at the end of each chapter, and give concrete strategies and tips throughout the process. Readers will come away from the book with a more comprehensive understanding of how to develop materials for world language leaing in general, and LCTL leaing in particular, and a clear roadmap for doing so.Simply written and free of overly complicated jargon or rhetoric, Designing Effective Language Leaing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages will be an invaluable reference for novice and experienced instructors alike, as well as directors of language programs.
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A step-by-step guide to designing materials for leaing world languages, from expert instructional designersMany teachers of less commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, find themselves in the position of needing access to quality language teaching and leaing materials where none exist, or where those that do are extremely outdated. Designing Effective Language Leaing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages is a concise guide for language instructors or anyone with an interest in developing language leaing materials. While leading instructors through the development process using the ADDIE model of instructional design (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation), Özçelik and Kent present examples from many different languages, provide reflection questions for readers to consider at the end of each chapter, and give concrete strategies and tips throughout the process. Readers will come away from the book with a more comprehensive understanding of how to develop materials for world language leaing in general, and LCTL leaing in particular, and a clear roadmap for doing so.Simply written and free of overly complicated jargon or rhetoric, Designing Effective Language Leaing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages will be an invaluable reference for novice and experienced instructors alike, as well as directors of language programs.
