Curricular innovations for the teaching of L2 in the 21st century

Presentation of the editors

Authors

  • Manel Lacorte University of Maryland
  • Elisa Gironzetti University of Maryland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1428402

Keywords:

curricular innovations, teaching of second language

Abstract

This thematic section of RNAEL presents the results of recent or ongoing curricular innovation projects in various academic, institutional and geographical contexts. All these projects are defined, in general terms, by (a) the willingness to adapt or adjust the guidelines of the curricular models mentioned in the previous paragraph according to the local teaching/learning conditions of L2; (b) the interest in incorporating new theoretical and practical elements into these curricular models based on critical reflection, and (c) the concern to incorporate all participants (students, teachers, administrators, community, etc.) as active members of the project.

Author Biographies

Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland

He is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics of Spanish, Director of the Spanish Language Program, Director of the Master's Program in Applied Linguistics of Spanish and an OPI Certified Tester. In addition, Manel Lacorte has worked as Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at Middlebury College's Escuela Española since 2009, where he also teaches graduate courses in Spanish teaching methodology. His research focuses on the pedagogy and teacher training of second languages (L2) and heritage languages (HL); classroom interaction of L2 and context(s); applied linguistics; and socio-political issues in the teaching and learning of L2 and HL. He has published in journals such as Language Teaching Research, Foreign Language Annals, Spanish in Context, Heritage Language Journal, Hispania and Cultura & Educación, among others.

Elisa Gironzetti, University of Maryland

Ph.D., Universidad de Alicante and Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce. Assistant Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics at the University of Maryland (USA), where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish language, culture, and applied linguistics and coordinates the undergraduate Spanish language program. Her studies and publications focus on pedagogy in the teaching of Spanish second language and heritage learners, teacher education, pragmatics, humor studies, and multimodality. She co-edited The Routledge Handbook Spanish Language Teaching (2019) and co-authored the textbook ¡A debate! Estrategias para la interacción oral (Edelsa, 2013). She also collaborates as an editor with the Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, E-JournALL, and Boletín ASELE

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Published

2020-04-17

How to Cite

Lacorte, M., & Gironzetti, E. (2020). Curricular innovations for the teaching of L2 in the 21st century: Presentation of the editors. Nebrija Journal of Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching, 14(28), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1428402

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 28 (2020): Issue 28

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Presentation by the invited editor

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