This article responds to Jordan and Gray's critique of the global coursebook and the call to have open, critical discussions about coursebook use in light of SLA research (Jordan and Gray 2019). I?make a case for why the assumptions made about what constitutes a global coursebook are too narrow. I?also dismiss the idea of one type of global…

Alexis Patterson's paper researches equity in groupwork in the science classroom by looking at micro-interactions. She points to the key features of student voice, student visibility and student authority while addressing the teachers' role in creating a more equitable and productive talk in science classrooms. This forum paper aims at continuing…

The year 2017 saw the publication of one of the strongest endorsements of language education on record: "America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century" (henceforth "America's Languages"). Commissioned by a bipartisan group of members of Congress and authored by the Commission on Language Learning of…

In this commentary, we extend the cautionary tales regarding dual-language programs raised by several scholars by considering the interface of such programs with global education. We consider the possible pitfalls of uncritically framing dual-language programs within the global education movement in the United States, especially in light of how…

Discusses questions regarding how the experience of learning to read in a second language can affect literacy in the first language and what benefits of such experience might be. Argues that learning a second language can contribute in many important ways to developing positive attitudes towards reading as well as heightening reading skills in a…

Discusses the importance foreign language study should have in the Australian school curriculum. (CFM)

Provides a brief summary of past and present rationales for language learning and details the context in which languages are taught today. Explores a future rationale for language learning taken from a broad perspective, addresses the role of culture in language learning, and provides reasons for a re-evaluation of the rationale for individual…

Summarizes the benefits of early foreign language learning, including the personal, cognitive, academic, professional, and societal benefits. (Author/VWL)

Educators and policy makers in many countries have been expressing concern about how to improve students' achievement in reading and math. This article explores and proposes a solution: introduce or increase foreign language study in the elementary schools. Research has shown that foreign language study in the early elementary years improves…

Suggests that one way to provide cultural contexts for language learning is by using feature films for instructional purposes. Highlights the benefits of feature films, discusses the selection of films, and describes a process for using feature films in the language classroom. (Author/VWL)

Reviews the proposed pedagogical use of technological resources by means of a critical analysis of articles published in "The Modern Language Journal" since its first edition in 1916. Argues that whereas most new technologies may have been revolutionary in the overall context of human interaction, it is not clear that they have achieved equal…

Comments on the nature and aims of teaching two classical Languages: Latin and Greek. Looks at the deeper benefits that these languages seek to offer and examines the ways in which they can contribute to the broadening of learners' minds. (Author/VWL)

Highlights the use of electronic discussion boards in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. Suggests that discussion boards provide flexibility, interconnectiveity, and many other benefits for teachers and learners. (Author/VWL)

Outlines a set of Web-based exercises for students preparing to study abroad that encourages them to develop a cultural context for the places that are about to visit and thus to maximize the educational benefit of their stay abroad. (Author/VWL)

Discusses institutional constraints in the foreign language and intercultural learning process within the framework of an online collaboration project between a German and a U.S. university. Shows the benefits and constraints of such a collaboration and provides suggestions for the improvement of similar international computer-supported learning…