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Muller, Mareike – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
This article aims to reconceptualize pronunciation teaching and learning according to the tenets of the 2007 MLA Report and its call for translingual/transcultural competence. The critical discussion of current teaching and research practices shows that the realm of pronunciation has benefitted little from debates on intercultural language…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Multilingualism, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Mady, Callie – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This article presents the long-term impacts of brief bilingual (English/French) exchanges as identified by past exchange participants through questionnaire and interview responses. The findings indicate that former exchange participants (a) have confidence in their language abilities, (b) continue to use their second language, (c) choose leisure…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Employment Opportunities, Educational Opportunities, Language Proficiency
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de la Campa, Juliane C.; Nassaji, Hossein – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
This study examined the amount, the purposes, and the reasons why L1 is used in L2 classrooms. Data consist of video and audio recording of samples of two instructors' L2 classes over the course of a 12-week semester in two second-year German conversation university courses, instructor interviews, and stimulated recall sessions. Results revealed…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction