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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Selecting Textbooks for College-Level Language Programs
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Angell, John; DuBravac, Stayc; Gonglewski, Margaret – Foreign Language Annals, 2008
This article examines the process by which college-level foreign language programs evaluate and select instructional materials for beginning level courses. A review of the relevant literature reveals an ambivalent relationship with textbooks, often the default curriculum for language courses. Despite textbooks' apparent key role in language…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Second Language Programs, Textbook Selection, Foreign Language Books