Abstract
This article traces curriculum developments in language teaching since the mid-1970s. The 1970s were chosen because they denote a time of massive global movement of immigration and expatriation that carried with it a profound impact on language education. The time frame also coincides with an awakening of research in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and second-language acquisition. The article places language learning against a backdrop of these research thrusts as well as against global political, economic, and technological forces. Key themes discussed are notions of doing and meaning, proficiency orientations; content-based language instruction; and immersion models for language acquisition.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Education |
Editors | E. Baker, P. Peterson, B. McGaw |
Place of Publication | Oxford, UK |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 441-446 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Edition | 3rd Edition |
ISBN (Print) | 9780080448947 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Common european framework
- Content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
- Content-based instruction (CBI)
- Foreign language
- Immersion
- Languages other than english (LOTE)
- Non-native teachers
- Proficiency
- Second-language acquisition
- Sociolinguistics
- Standards
- Teacher education and development