Volume 05 - Issue 1 Implementing multiliteracies-oriented curricula in introductory language programs: Language program directors share their insights on the process

Implementing multiliteracies-oriented curricula in introductory language programs: Language program directors share their insights on the process

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Volume 05 - Issue 1
contributor.author:
Hashemi, Tara
date.accessioned:
2024-12-05T18:13:19Z
date.available:
2024-12-05T18:13:19Z
date.issued:
2024-12-04
description.abstract:
The 2007 MLA challenged Language, Literature, and Culture (LLC) departments to create a more integrated curriculum combining language, literature, and culture. Although the MLA report inspired some reform efforts, it provided little guidance on implementation. To address this, adopting a multiliteracies framework was proposed as a way to incorporate textual content into language courses. Over a decade later, this study explored how U.S. Language Program Directors (LPDs) who implemented such a curriculum navigated challenges and why the uptake of the MLA's recommendations has been slow. The study revealed that while LPDs continued to use existing textbooks, they supplemented them with additional materials and assessments to support multiliteracies-based instruction. However, LPDs faced significant challenges, including increased workload and limited support from colleagues.
endingpage:
50
format.extent:
17
identifier.citation:
Hashemi, T. (2024). Implementing multiliteracies-oriented curricula in introductory language programs: Language program directors share their insights on the process. Second Language Research & Practice, 5(1), 33-50. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/69886
identifier.issn:
2694-6610
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/69886
llt.topic:
Language Program Directors’ Perspectives
number:
1
publicationname:
Second Language Research & Practice
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center (co-sponsored by American Association of University of Supervisors and Coordinators; Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition; Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy; Second Language Teaching and Resource Center)
site_url:
/item/422
startingpage:
33
subject:
Textbooks Language Program Director Multiliteracies Multiliteracies framework
title:
Implementing multiliteracies-oriented curricula in introductory language programs: Language program directors share their insights on the process
type:
Article
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Text
volume:
5