Major Changes: The Standards Project and the New Foreign Language Curriculum

Applies teaching approaches from "Standards for Foreign Language Learning" to higher education, discussing recycling of old curricula to meet students' pragmatic needs and current literacy state without compromising the discipline. Department members are urged to collaborate to determ...

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Published inADFL bulletin Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 34
Main Author Swaffar, Janet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1998
Subjects
Curriculum Development
Higher Education
Holistic Approach
Literature
Second Language Instruction
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Applies teaching approaches from "Standards for Foreign Language Learning" to higher education, discussing recycling of old curricula to meet students' pragmatic needs and current literacy state without compromising the discipline. Department members are urged to collaborate to determine literature's place in their programs, identify core topics from history and culture, and create holistic approaches to subject matter, pedagogy, and assessment. (SM)
ISSN:0148-7639
DOI:10.1632/adfl.30.1.34