New Publication: The Action-Oriented Approach: A Dynamic Vision of Language Education
This month Channel View Publications Ltd / Multilingual Matters will be publishing “The Action-oriented Approach: A Dynamic Vision of Language Education” edited by Enrica Piccardo and Brian North, which may be of interest to Eaquals members.
The book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented teaching and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach (AoA). It contains a research-informed description of the AoA and explains its implications for curriculum planning, teaching, assessment and pedagogy.
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The Action-Oriented Approach: A Dynamic Vision of Language Education
Edited by Enrica Piccardo and Brian North
Description
This book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented teaching and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach (AoA). It contains a research-informed description of the AoA and explains its implications for curriculum planning, teaching, assessment and pedagogy.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Emergence of a New Paradigm
Chapter 2. The Notion of Competence: An Overview
Chapter 3. Towards an Action-Oriented Approach: Theoretical Underpinnings
Chapter 4. Preparing the AoA: Developments in Language Teaching Methodology
Chapter 5. The Common European Framework of Reference and its Companion Volume: A Paradigm Shift
Chapter 6. Towards a Dynamic Vision of Language Education: Plurality and Creativity
Chapter 7. The Action-Oriented Approach
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Author information
Enrica Piccardo is a Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada; Head of the Centre for Educational Research in Language and Literacies (CERLL), OISE and Maître de conférences, Université de Grenoble-Alpes, France. She is a consultant for the Council of Europe.
Brian North is an independent researcher in language education. A long-time consultant for the Council of Europe, he co-authored the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the prototype European Language Portfolio.
Pbk ISBN 9781788924337 £39.95 / US$59.95 / €54.95
