L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151163
Margot Szarke
{"title":"Using a Literacy-Based Approach to Elicit and Examine Forms of Attention","authors":"Margot Szarke","doi":"10.5070/L213151163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151163","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Szarke, Margot | Abstract: This is a written version of my BLC roundtable talk from Oct. 9 2020-n What should be the knowledge base of foreign language teachers in higher education?","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"21 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126945417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151658
Amanda Shufflebarger
{"title":"Creative Collaborations in Adult ESL Classrooms: Three Community Language Tutors’ Pre-Understandings, Contradictions, and Growth Points","authors":"Amanda Shufflebarger","doi":"10.5070/L213151658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151658","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Shufflebarger, Amanda | Abstract: This study draws upon Mindful L2 Teacher Education (Johnson a Golombek, 2016) to explore how volunteer community tutors of adult English as a Second Language (ESL) conceptualize and enact their roles as creative teachers. Through three case studies, I explore community language teachers’ pre-understandings, contradictions, and growth points. Findings revealed that tutors felt obligated to use survival ESL and grammar-based frameworks for teaching. Contradictions included their frustration with inconsistent student attendance, their fatigue creating lessons, and their feelings of isolation. Research on teacher education for community volunteers is important so that volunteers feel emotionally and pedagogically supported as they commit to teaching learners who otherwise might not have access to language instruction, including adults with immigrant and refugee backgrounds.nn","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130086360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213153091
Richard G. Kern
{"title":"A Question of Knowledge Base","authors":"Richard G. Kern","doi":"10.5070/L213153091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213153091","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Kern, Richard | Abstract: This paper introduces the six articles addressing what language instructors need to know. These papers were originally presented at a BLC Forum celebrating the tenth anniversary of L2 Journal.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127513352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151128
Matthew T. Bird, P. Rich, S. Yanchar
{"title":"The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights","authors":"Matthew T. Bird, P. Rich, S. Yanchar","doi":"10.5070/L213151128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151128","url":null,"abstract":"This report presents a review of study abroad research conducted from an ecological perspective (Kramsch, 2003; Leather & van Dam, 2003; van Lier, 2004) and identifies areas of inquiry that are lacking compared to second language acquisition and other fields (i.e., linguistics, psychology). It identifies value-based views as a high-priority area of interest and draws on frameworks in other fields to outline how language learning research could effectively describe the moral ecology of study abroad for language learning.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125923310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213148886
Emily Linares
{"title":"What Does It Mean to Develop Academic Literacy Practices in a Foreign Language?","authors":"Emily Linares","doi":"10.5070/L213148886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213148886","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Linares, Emily | Abstract: A reflection on the importance of academic literacy socialization in foreign language education.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124936320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213152138
Déborah Blocker
{"title":"Experimenting with the Teaching of Academic Genres in the Target Culture: A Reflexive Testimony","authors":"Déborah Blocker","doi":"10.5070/L213152138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213152138","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Blocker, Deborah | Abstract: This testimony discusses an experiment in teaching French academic genres in the context of a French reading and composition class held at UC Berkeley in spring 2020. The experiment was designed and implimenetd in collaboration with Emily Linares. The article describes the reasons for introducing students to these genres, within a multiliteracies framework and explains which pedagogical strategies worked best in this context, and why. It also points to possible socio-political implications of the experiment, which could also prove beneficial to minority students or students from underrepresented backgrounds in American universities.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125419539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151389
Annamaria Bellezza
{"title":"My Journey Performing Language: A Perspective on the Challenges and Rewards of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone in the 21st Century","authors":"Annamaria Bellezza","doi":"10.5070/L213151389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151389","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Bellezza, Annamaria | Abstract: In this short essay I give my perspective on what I think should be the knowledge base of foreign language teachers, especially in our politically charged times, looking first at my own professional trajectory, and then offering my insights on the importance of participation, engagement and social responsibility.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129189315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151699
Gabriella Licata
{"title":"A Raciolinguistic Perspective on the Structure of Language Programs and Departments","authors":"Gabriella Licata","doi":"10.5070/L213151699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151699","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Licata, Gabriella | Abstract: This paper considers the relationship between the structure of language departments and the content of the curriculum.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"1944 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129247966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213149027
María Labarta Postigo
{"title":"Multilingual Translation of English Idioms in Internet-based TV series: A Contrastive Approach","authors":"María Labarta Postigo","doi":"10.5070/L213149027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213149027","url":null,"abstract":"Author(s): Labarta Postigo, Maria | Abstract: This paper analyzes the strategies and challenges involved in the translation of English idioms in a specific domain of broadcast media. Current technology and distribution networks make it possible to watch series from around the world shortly after they are aired in their original language. Although sometimes dubbed, Internet-based TV series are often broadcast with multilingual subtitles.nI will focus here specifically on idioms in subtitles translated from English into German, Norwegian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The study considers 10 comedy and drama series screened by media service providers (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Filmin).The data will be described from a cognitive and contrastive perspective. I follow a methodology drawn from a previous article (Labarta Postigo, 2020). My main aim is to shed light on the strategies used in the translation process and toncompare translation outcomes across languages. In terms of contrastive analysis, variants of the same language, such as Latin-American and European Spanish, and Brazilian and European Portuguese, have been considered.The findings of this study are of potential use in pedagogical applications that develop learners’ cultural awareness and their understanding of figurative language in the foreign languages in question, as well as in the field of audiovisual subtitling translation.n","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133101262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2021-05-07DOI: 10.5070/L213151442
Minsoo Kim
{"title":"Technology as a Core Part of a Teacher's Knowledge Base in the Digital Age","authors":"Minsoo Kim","doi":"10.5070/L213151442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/L213151442","url":null,"abstract":"We language educators are constant learners of teaching, not only of up-to-date pedagogy and technology but also the social context of target and native culture within which teaching occurs. Beyond my formal education, integral to my knowledge base are the range of student populations I have served and the variety of language teaching contexts I have encountered, such as heritage learners at UC Berkeley, the global popularity of Korean pop culture since the late 90s, and the pandemic situation since 2020. These are the local contextual factors that have affected the development of my knowledge base. To gain this knowledge base, I developed ways to integrate technology that accommodated my local contextual factors.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"416 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122218515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}