1st Edition

Leading Your World Language Program Strategies for Design and Supervision, Even If You Don’t Speak the Language!

By Catherine Ritz Copyright 2021
208 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An essential resource for district, school, and program leaders who supervise, evaluate, or otherwise support World Language programs, this book provides clear, practical guidance on leading an exemplary K–12 World Language program. No matter whether you speak the language, the effective approaches in this book will equip you with the tools you need to implement and evaluate World Language... Read more

Meet the Author

Chapter 1: World Language Education: Values and Methods

Chapter 2: Talking the Talk: Essential Concepts in World Language Education

Chapter 3: Program Design: Building Blocks for an Exemplary World Language Program

Chapter 4: Curriculum Design: UbD Through a World Language Lens

Chapter 5: Assessments: Fueling a Cycle of Language Learning

Chapter 6: Evaluation When You Don’t Speak the Language

Chapter 7: Implementing Change: Developing Your Strategic Plan

Appendices

 

Biography

Catherine Ritz is Program Director for Modern Foreign Language Education and Curriculum and Teaching at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, USA.