1st Edition

Systemization in Foreign Language Teaching Monitoring Content Progression

By Wilfried Decoo Copyright 2011
396 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

396 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

396 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Foreign language learning is a progressive endeavor. Whatever the method, the learner should advance from one point to another, constantly improving. Growing proficiency entails growing language content. Content is complex, displaying many dimensions. Syllabus designers, textbook authors, and teachers often struggle with the monitoring of content. Computer-assisted systemization helps to handle... Read more

1. Introduction 
2. Of Concepts and Connotations 
3. Content Systemization in Historical Perspective 
4. Since the 1970s: The Council of Europe's Systemic Approaches 
5. Vocabulary: The Substance of Progressive Content 
6. Functions of Systemization 
7. Defining and Codifying Content 
8. Selecting and Structuring Content 
9. Supplemental Output of Systemized Material 
10. Conclusion

Biography

Wilfried Decoo is Professor of French and Applied Linguistics at Brigham Young University and at the University of Antwerp.