Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development)

Title Page Copyright Page Book Series Table of Contents Detailed Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgment Section 1: Development Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 1: English Language Learning as Intercultural Experience Chapter 2: Integrating Multicultural Education Into English Language Teaching Chapter 3: Food, Identity, and Teaching With Media Chapter 4: An Analysis and Levelling of Reading Texts Across Arabic Textbooks Based on the CEFR Proficiency Levels Chapter 5: A Framework for Meaningful Assessment Chapter 6: Reviews in Translation Section 2: Trends and Further Development Post COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 7: The Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) on Language Education Chapter 8: Foreign Language Education Through Online Communities of Practice Chapter 9: What Teachers Should and Shouldn't Do During Online Teaching Chapter 10: Educational Symbiosis Chapter 11: The “Flip” Side of Online Course Redevelopment Chapter 12: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining Chapter 13: Thriving in the New Normal Chapter 14: Improving Maritime English Oral Communication Skills in an Online Environment Compilation of References About the Contributors Index Language education tends to require more face-to-face interaction and longer hours of both teaching and learning. The challenges of ensuring the future and development of the discipline, especially after a time of crisis, is equally unprecedented. A comprehensive overview of the global picture of best practices as well as research in recent times are needed in the field of language education, particularly in higher education settings. The changing nature of language education in terms of its policy, curriculum design, methodology, and innovation is an essential discussion to advance the field. It is critical to explore how a more collaborative, global, and interdisciplinary mindset, as well as technologically driven approaches have emerged through recent years and how it will continue to shape the future development in the field. Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education captures the current trends and ongoing development within language education through a global picture of the best practices as well as the latest research on language education in higher education settings. The chapters cover changes in policy, curriculum design, methodology, and innovation in the modern language education landscape. While focusing on the current situation of language education and the changes that it has been undergoing, this book also provides information on future development and the overall outlook of language education. This book is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curricula developers, inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students looking for an overview of the current position of language education in higher education. "This book provides an overview of the landscape of language education in Higher Education that has been significantly impacted by Covid-19 and Identify the trends and developments of the discipline, prior and post Covid-19 to affect the future development and outlook of language education"-- Provided by publisher