Curriculum Design and Praxis in Language Teaching: A Globally Informed Approach

Fernanda Carra-Salsberg · Maria Figueredo · Mihyon Jeon

Mar 2022 · University of Toronto Press

About this ebook

Curriculum Design and Praxis in Language Teaching presents a variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives for current and future postsecondary instructors in the areas of linguistics, second-language acquisition, and world literatures. Offering valuable insights for instructors, the materials presented in this book integrate perspectives and resources from various target languages, world regions, and cultures into areas related to teaching and learning within the field of language.

From critical assessments of the current academic curriculum to the fine-tuning of lesson planning, the essays in this collection address the innovative design and implementation of traditional, blended, and online language courses. Including inter-artistic approaches, case studies, and practical guides, this book provides theoretical and hands-on suggestions regarding how to mindfully reinforce students’ socio-cultural engagement and linguistic development both inside and outside of their language-learning classrooms. The innovative ideas for language pedagogy presented in this book – including implementing technology, enhancing engaged spaces of learning, and adapting to the ever-changing field of pedagogy – represent agile ways of blending old and new approaches to carry forward into twenty-first-century postsecondary classrooms.

About the author

Fernanda Carra-Salsberg is an assistant professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University.

Maria Figueredo is an associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University.

Mihyon Jeon is an associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University.