Date of Award
12-2013
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT)
Department
World Languages and Cultures
Committee Chair(s)
Joshua J. Thoms
Committee
Joshua J. Thoms
Committee
Karin DeJonge-Kannan
Committee
JP Spicer-Escalante
Abstract
This portfolio is a compilation of the author’s research-supported ideas on what good language teaching looks like. The central component is the teaching philosophy, in which the author explains that respect for individuality, use of technology, and use of culture as context for learning are the three elements seen as most important for successful language learning.
The teaching philosophy is supported by artifacts about peer feedback in language learning, literacy in adult English as a Second Language learners, and autonomy in culture learning. Finally, in three annotations the author branches out from the pillars of the teaching philosophy and examines place-based education, portfolio-based language assessment, and game-based learning and their relationships with the teaching philosophy.
Recommended Citation
Sims, Eric, "The Modern Language Classroom: Individuality, Technology, and Context" (2013). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 348.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/348
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