Transformative Language Learning and Teaching

A seminal work in the field, this book shows how transformative education can be applied to world language programs.

Betty Lou Leaver (Edited by), Dan E. Davidson (Edited by), Christine Campbell (Edited by)

9781108836098, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 January 2021

300 pages
23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.61 kg

'Kudos to authors and editors! This is an ambitious, inspiring, and superbly organized volume that will undoubtedly become a standard for pre-service language educators and in-service language professionals. Each chapter provides a concise history of where the profession has been and how the principles of transformative language learning and teaching can provide a road map for ensuring competent, reflective, and committed language users.' Elvira Swender, Director, Emerita, ACTFL Professional Programs

Transformative learning has been widely used in the field of adult education for over twenty years, but until recently has received little attention in the field of world languages. Drawing on best practices and the research of distinguished international world language experts, this volume provides theoretical and classroom-tested models of transformative education in world languages at major university, state and governmental programs. Chapters outline theoretical frameworks and detail successful models from cutting-edge programs in a wide range of languages, with plenty of examples included to make the theory accessible to readers not yet familiar with the concepts. Classroom teachers, program administrators and faculty developers at every level of instruction will find support for their courses. With its innovative approach to the teaching and learning of languages, this volume is a seminal text in transformative language learning that will stimulate discussions and innovation in the language field for years to come.

1. Introduction Betty Lou Leaver, Dan E. Davidso, and Christine Campbell
Part I. Theoretical Framework: 2. Transformative language learning and teaching: the next paradigm shift and its historical context Betty Lou Leaver
3. Shaking the foundations: transformative learning in TESOL Rebecca L. Oxford
4. Transformative learning at the multilingual turn: toward an east-west perspective of selfhood Jason Goulah
Part II. TLLT Applications in Government Programs: 5. Actualizing open architecture curricular design: a fundamental principle of transformative language learning and teaching Christine Campbell
6. Foreign language learning efficiency: transformative learning in an outcomes-based envi-ronment Andrew R. Corin
7. The challenges of implementing transformative pedagogy Emilie Cleret
Part III. TLLT Applications in University Programs: 8. Authentic resources and written reflection as contributors to transformative learning Stacey Margarita Johnson
9. The community as transformative classroom Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl and Stéphane Charitos
10. Cultural transformation: virtual communities, autonomous contact, and intercultural compe-tence Thomas Jesús Garza
11. Designing learning environments to facilitate transformative language and culture learning in a US language flagship program Karen Evans-Romaine and Dianna Murphy
Part IV. TLLT Applications in Immersion Programs: 12. Transformative language learning in the overseas immersion environment: exploring Af-fordances of intercultural development Dan E. Davidson, Nadra Garas and Maria D. Lekic
13. Transformative dimensions of community engagement and service learning during in-country immersion Amer Farraj
14. Immersion and transformative pedagogy in the French language department of the French war college Jérôme Collin
15. California's K-12 dual language programs: transforming teachers and learners, improving educational outcomes Mary Ann Lyman-Hager, Sally Rice Fox and Farid Saydee
Part V. The Learner: 16. The language classroom as transformative response to the unique needs of migrants and refugees Debbie Kramlich
17. Technology and transformative learning and teaching Donald C. Fischer
18. Transformation of learners' meaning-making repertoires through classroom instruction Erin Kearney
19. Language learner autonomy and transformative classroom practice David Little
20. Cognitive and affective transformations in developing bilingual and bicultural competence Shannon Salyer and Betty Lou Leaver
Part VI. Faculty Development: 21. Incremental drivers of transformative learning among world language preservice teachers Martha Nyikos
22. Transformative aspects of teacher education and training for preservice instructors of Chinese and Japanese Cornelius C. Kubler
Part VII. Assessment: 23. Identifying and evaluating transformative learning in the language classroom Cori Crane and Michael J. Sosulski
24. Testing and transformative language learning Ray Clifford
25. Assessing students in a transformative learning program Jeff King
List of references
Index.

Subject Areas: English language teaching [ELT E], Language teaching & learning [other than ELT CJ], Linguistics [CF]