With the ever-increasing integration of new technologies in face-to-face instructional settings, approaches to modern language education pose numerous challenges to program evaluation. Blended Language Program Evaluation introduces an argument-based approach to guide program evaluators and stakeholders through planning, conducting, and appraising evaluation projects that result in useful outcomes leading to program improvement.
Non-native English-speaking English language teachers: History and research
Although the majority of English language teachers worldwide are non-native English speakers, no research was conducted on these teachers until recently. This article compiles, classifies, and examines research conducted in the last two decades on this topic, placing a special emphasis on World Englishes concerns, methods of investigation, and areas in need of further attention.
In seminal works ranging from Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create possible ways of being, both as individuals and as a society. In his new book setting forth decades of thought, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process.
Parrot Time is a bi-monthly magazine covering language, linguistics and culture of the world around us. Content: Letter From The Editor - A Kind Word | Language and Power: The Hidden Struggle | 4 Ways To Learn Through Reading | Language Learning is for everyone! | Languages in Peril - The Decline of Sicilian | At the Cinema - The Host | Where Are You? | Book Look - Italian Short Stories for Beginners | Basic Guide to Hungarian | At A Glance
edX - TOEFL Test Preparation: The Insider’s Guide - Introduction
Prepare for the TOEFL test and learn how to improve your score and English language skills from the experts who create the exam. What you'll learn How to improve your English language skills A broad understanding of the four sections of the TOEFL® test: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing Helpful tips to prepare you for the TOEFL® Test How the TOEFL® Test is scored How to use your TOEFL® Test scores for employment, school, visas, scholarships Where to find additional resources that are available for the TOEFL® Test
