Autorentext

Kazumi Matsumoto is Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Ball State University. She currently serves as a board member of the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association. Her research interests include intercultural competence, L2 fluency, and kanji recognition. She has published extensively on Japanese language pedagogy and second language acquisition.

Klappentext

High Impact Practices in Language and Culture Education is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of how High-Impact Practices (HIPs) can deepen students' understanding of language and cultural competence in higher education.

HIPs are identified through student surveys of the most impactful experiences in college life, thus moving from lecture- to student-centered instruction. Rich in practical experiences, tasks, and collaborative learning, this book shows how HIPs positively impact students' deep learning retention and knowledge application in meaningful contexts. This volume includes 11 chapters presenting case studies from a wide range of language and culture education contexts, including English as a Second Language, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. In particular, they address all 11 categories of HIPs identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):

1. Capstone Courses and Projects,
2. Collaborative Assignments and Projects,
3. Common Intellectual Experiences,
4. Diversity/Global Learning,
5. ePortfolios,
6. First-Year Seminars and Experiences,
7. Internships,
8. Learning Communities,
9. Service Learning and Community-Based Learning,
10. Undergraduate Research,
11. Writing-Intensive Courses. Together, the contributors present a successful and compelling model that can be flexibly adapted across language and culture programs.

This text will be instructive for students in Education and Applied Linguistics undertaking courses in Second Language Pedagogy, Applied Linguistics, TESOL/TEFL, CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and Language and Intercultural Communication. With syllabus examples and practical resources, language teachers will also find this book a valuable reference.

Inhalt

1. Designing and Creating Digital Materials through a Senior-Year Interdisciplinary Project Chapter 2. Experiencing Japanese Culture Through the Core Curriculum: A "City as Classroom" Approach 3. Enhancing Communication and Cultural Competence in Language for Specific Purposes (LSP): A Case Study on Collaborative, Task-Based Learning with AI-Powered Chat Tools 4. Beyond L2 Proficiency: Impact of Collaborative, AI-Assisted Project-Based Learning on Language and Soft-Skills Development in EFL 5. Implementing Cultural-Learning Portfolios in Multiple Language Courses 6. Beyond Retention: Integrating Student Success and World Language Advocacy in the First-Year Experience Course 7. Designing and Administering a Summer Internship Program in Japan: Fostering Fundamental Social Competencies 8. Community Building in a College English for Academic Purposes Course: A Participatory Action Research Project 9. A French Archive in the Making: Translation, Migration, and Global Service Learning 10. Developing Undergraduate Students' Digital Literacy, Second-Language Communicative Competence, and Research Skills through a Collaborative Student Research Project: A Case Study in an English-medium University 11. Podcasting and Global Learning in an Advanced German Writing Course