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Russell, Victoria; Swanson, Peter – Dimension, 2022
In this article, the authors describe the redesign of a first-semester Spanish course at the United States Air Force Academy due to the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent transition from traditional, face-to-face instruction to fully online language teaching during the fall of 2020. More than 200 learners were enrolled across 11 course sections…
Descriptors: Spanish, Introductory Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lorenzen, Charla – Learning Languages, 2018
This action research study examined the experiences of a heritage speaker of Spanish who was training to become a Spanish teacher within a Spanish Education program that was in the process of transforming the traditional, front-loaded and theoretical methods course into a practice-based approach to teacher education. The goal of this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
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Hartfield-Mendez, Vialla – Hispania, 2013
This article analyzes efforts at Emory University to understand international presences, focusing especially on Spanish-speaking communities and neighborhoods in Atlanta and Georgia, and to integrate these into the life of the university through engaged learning courses. Using a fresh look at the concepts of global citizenship and cosmopolitanism…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Spanish, Program Descriptions, Second Language Instruction
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Ordóñez, Claudia Lucía – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2011
I present here the results of a qualitative research study on the impact of a curriculum that connects learning events in Spanish and English in authentic communicative performances during its first year of use in a private school in a medium-size Colombian city. I did discourse analysis of interviews with participating teachers and class…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Language Teachers
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Hansen-Thomas, Holly – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2009
Traditionally, mathematics has been considered easy for English language learners (ELLs) due to the belief that math is a "universal language." At the same time, reform-oriented mathematics curricula, designed to promote mathematical discourse, are increasingly being adopted by schools serving large numbers of ELLs. CMP, the Connected Math…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Mathematics Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Change
Lambert, Richard D. – 1990
The study of undergraduate language instruction is part of a larger national study of the current status of international studies activities in American colleges and universities. Data are drawn from several annual surveys, analysis of course offerings, a random sampling of transcripts, and general requests for information from college presidents.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Chinese, College Faculty, Curriculum Design