Literacies in Language Education: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators by

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A practical and innovative guide to emphasizing literacies development when teaching world languagesLiteracies in Language Education introduces multiliteracies pedagogy, which focuses on critical engagement with texts, intercultural understanding, and language proficiency development. Kate Paesani and Mandy Menke, seasoned workshop leaders and multiliteracies scholars, define what the approach is, its benefits, and how to create curricula grounded in it. In addition, they explain how to use the approach at all levels of language education and offer ideas for teacher professional development—each key components of pedagogical change. Melding text- and language-oriented learning goals, the authors embrace an expanded understanding of literacy to capture the dynamism of language and its contexts of use; the importance of preparing students to interact with the range of texts they will encounter in their academic, workplace, and personal lives; and the multicultural and multilingual landscape of secondary and postsecondary language classrooms.Literacies in Language Education presents teachers with a tested approach for increasing learners' proficiency and cultural awareness, along with practical implementation methods. This book provides teachers and program administrators with immediate steps to take toward designing and implementing a literacies approach in any language class and curriculum.Published in partnership with CARLA.

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Kate Paesani is the director for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) and a professor in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on critical pedagogies, curriculum design, and teacher development.Mandy Menke is a professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, multiliteracies pedagogy, bilingualism, writing, and Spanish phonology.

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"In this imminently practical book, veteran teachers Paesani and Menke deftly explain and exemplify the affordances of multiliteracies for language education and social justice. Integrating current research and innovative practice, they show language professionals not only why paradigm change is necessary but how it can be achieved in today's classrooms." —Carl S. Blyth, associate professor of French Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin

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"In this imminently practical book, veteran teachers Paesani and Menke deftly explain and exemplify the affordances of multiliteracies for language education and social justice. Integrating current research and innovative practice, they show language professionals not only why paradigm change is necessary but how it can be achieved in today's classrooms." ? Carl S. Blyth , associate professor of French Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin " Literacies in Language Education bridges deftly between terms and concepts from multiliteracies, pedagogies, and frameworks likely to be familiar to many educators. The result is a guide well-suited to language teachers wishing to expand their scope of pedagogical design and practice and to the teacher educators who support them." ? Chantelle Warner , associate professor of German and second language acquisition teaching, University of Arizona "At last, a book which is solidly grounded in theory, but also provides step-by-step explanations and scaffolded chapters to help grasp the main concepts behind the multiliteracies approach and show clearly how to translate this into practice. It will be an invaluable resource for language educators, researchers, and program directors." ? Christine Sagnier , director of French Language Program, Princeton University

Details ISBN1647123321 Author Mandy Menke Short Title Literacies in Language Education Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1647123321 ISBN-13 9781647123321 Subtitle A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators Format Paperback Imprint Georgetown University Press Place of Publication Washington, DC Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-04-01 US Release Date 2023-04-01 UK Release Date 2023-04-01 Illustrations 2 Figures; 22 Tables, unspecified Publisher Georgetown University Press Publication Date 2023-04-01 DEWEY 407.11 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-03-31 Pages 224 Alternative 9781647123314 We've got this

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