Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in University Language Didactics

Autor/in	Unger-Ullmann, Daniela
Titel	Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in University Language Didactics
Quelle	In: Language Learning in Higher Education, 8 (2018) 1, S.173-185 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2191-611X
DOI	10.1515/cercles-2018-0010
Schlagwörter	Evidence Based Practice; Educational Quality; Educational Improvement; Educational Opportunities; Barriers; Multilingualism; Action Research; Supply and Demand; Research Needs; Vocabulary Development; Educational Strategies; Second Language Instruction; Syntax; Study Abroad; College Second Language Programs; Foreign Countries; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Projektforschung; Bedarfsplanung; Forschungsbedarf; Wortschatzarbeit; Lehrstrategie; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Österreich
Abstract	This report describes the opportunities, challenges and limits of evidence-based quality improvement in university language teaching. Using "treffpunkt sprachen"--Centre for Language, Plurilingualism and Didactics at the University of Graz as an example, it provides a brief explanation of the centre and then presents the prioritization of content in teaching and research. In the process, it is necessary to investigate the supply and demand for courses and to use statistics as evidence. In addition, research strategies to promote young researchers are presented whose realization documents the development of the language centre into a centre of research on university didactics. Next, an analysis is made of effective quality assurance measures that are able to be determined in the purposeful application of research findings. Finally, opportunities and potentials in teaching and research are scrutinized and their positive implications for the centre are explained. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01