Art of Teaching Spanish Second Language Acquisition from Research to Praxis

Name: Art of Teaching Spanish Second Language Acquisition from Research to Praxis
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ISBN: 9781589011335

ISBN-10: 1589011333

ISBN-13: 9781589011335

Edition: 2007

Authors: Rafael Salaberry, Barbara A. Lafford, Carol A. Klee, Gwen Barnes-Karol, Joseph G. Collentine

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"Sparked by an increasing demand for a wider array of Spanish courses, this representative and timely collection of studies offers practical guidance in elucidating research on SLA to enhance teaching"—Nuria Sagarra, assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics and applied language studies and director, Spanish as a basic language, The Pennsylvania State University "An invaluable resoruce for SLA researchers and practitioners....The volume should be a necessary source of information or the center of discussion in any class on Spanish SLA and pedagogy."—Dale Koike, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Texas at Austin

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List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 12/8/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.946

Michael Salinger is founding curriculum director of the Slam U program at Playhouse Square Foundation and the founder of Poetry Slam Inc. and SUNY Oneonta's Poetry Cross Training Conference. He is the coauthor (with Sara Holbrook) of Outspoken! How to Improve Writing and Speaking Through Poetry Performance (Heinemann 2009).



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Preface



The State of the Art of Teaching Spanish: From Research to Praxis




A Content-Based Approach to Spanish Language Study: Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum




Spanish SLA Research, Classroom Practice, and Curriculum Design




Theoretical and Research Considerations Underlying Classroom Practice: The Fundamental Role of Input




Concept-Based Instruction and the Acquisition of L2 Spanish




The Effects of Study Abroad and Classroom Contexts on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language: From Research to Application




Online Language Learning: The Case of Spanish Without Walls




Testing Spanish




Incorporating Linguistic Variation into the Classroom




Making Connections: Second Language Acquisition Research and Heritage Language Teaching




Spanish Second Language Acquisition: Applications to the Teaching of Professional Translation (and Interpretation)



Contributors


Index