Adult Learning in the Language Classroom

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78309-415-8
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 214 g

This book explores connections between the fields of foreign/second language teaching and adult learning. This interdisciplinary approach serves as a framework in order to: (a) understand the teaching methods that promote the deeper, more critical sort of language learning advocated by scholars and professional organizations, (b) understand how adult students learn and transform through language study, and (c) reinforce the immense value of beginning language courses. Johnson studies a classroom of adult language learners for one semester, exploring issues of motivation and perceived value for these short-term learners as well as touching on issues around intercultural communication teaching and learning. The book will be of interest to adult language teachers as well as researchers studying adult education and second language learning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Stacey Margarita

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Adult Learning Theory

Chapter 3: Adult Language Education

Chapter 4: This Class

Chapter 5: How the Class was Taught

Chapter 6: What Students Learned

Chapter 7: Transformation and Development

Chapter 8: Applications

References

Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Johnson, Stacey Margarita
Stacey Margarita Johnson is Assistant Director at the Center for Teaching, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Affiliated Faculty in the Center for Second Language Studies at Vanderbilt University. She is also Editor of the journal Spanish and Portuguese Review and producer and host of the podcast "We Teach Languages". Her research focuses on classroom practices, adult learning, critical pedagogy, and technology in language teaching. She is the author of the books Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice: Perceptions, Reactions, and Results, co-authored with Berta Carrasco (2015), and Adult Learning in the Language Classroom (2015).

Stacey Margarita Johnson is currently at Vanderbilt University as the Assistant Director for Educational Technology in the Center for Teaching and Senior Lecturer in Spanish. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Hope College. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Culture SIG for ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Her research includes L2 teaching methodology, adult learning, and technology in language education.