Date of Award
5-2025
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT)
Department
World Languages and Cultures
Committee Chair(s)
Sarah O'Neill (Committee Chair)
Committee
Sarah O'Neill
Committee
Sarah Gordon
Committee
Ekaterina Arshavskaya
Abstract
This portfolio includes the author’s personal experiences, practices, and perspectives for teaching languages, all refined and revitalized during her time in the Master of Second Language Teaching program at Utah State University. The author’s teaching perspectives have been informed by her experiences teaching French to primary, secondary, and university students, as well as by courses taken throughout the program. The following consists of three main pieces: the author’s teaching philosophy, an overview of research and practical applications of Game-Based Learning, and finally, research on factors that influence continuation of Arabic, French, and German in a university program.
Recommended Citation
Staiger, Margrit, "The Art of Engagement: Personal Connections, Innovative Practices, and Goal-Driven Language Motivation" (2025). All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present. 100.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports2023/100
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