Transition in Languages in Trying Times -- Challenges and Opportunities

Autor/in	Koglbauer, René
Titel	Transition in Languages in Trying Times -- Challenges and Opportunities
Quelle	(2022), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Barriers; Teaching Methods; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Online Courses; Distance Education; Educational Policy; Intervention; Language Teachers; Employment Potential; School Business Relationship; School Community Relationship; Higher Education; College School Cooperation; Alignment (Education); United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	This chapter -- as the keynote at the InnoConf in September 2020 -- is set out as a call for action. Following a brief introduction focusing on the wider context of the skills and lifelong learning debate in the UK, the term 'transition' is defined and the commonly known (language education) transition points in the English education system revisited. An analysis of the primary to secondary language transition point or border zones of learning (Kelly, Medeiros, & Hazard, 2019) is undertaken by adopting Downes's (2019) concepts of transition. The chapter then further unpicks unexpected transition points, such as the move from in-person to virtual delivery of the language classroom. Building on Downes's (2019) concepts, the author introduces a new concept of policy system mismatch, which is explored and tested on a couple of recent policy interventions impacting language teachers and learners (i.e. GCSE speaking endorsement, changes to the A-level specifications). As a consequence of the analysis of the various transition points, the role of collaboration in overcoming some of the barriers identified is discussed. The final section focuses on the transition from university student to graduate and employee. The reader is invited to engage with a call for action: how could we further enhance our education offer to increase our students and future graduates' employability prospects? [For the complete volume, "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Facilitating Transition from and to Higher Education," see ED619814.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01