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Beyond the language-content divide: A review of research on advanced foreign language teaching and learning
Foreign Language Annals (2012)
  • Kate Paesani, Wayne State University
  • Heather W. Allen, University of Miami
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of research into advanced-level FL teaching and learning in collegiate contexts with a particular focus on the merging of language and literary-cultural content. The overarching question that frames the review is: What is the relationship between language, literature, and culture and how are they instantiated through FL curricula and instruction at the advanced level? As such, we address language and literary-cultural content in advanced FL teaching and learning from the perspective of three trends evidenced in published research. First, we explore how literature and culture are conceptualized and what their role is in the advanced-level curriculum. Next, we summarize research focused on integrating language and literary-cultural content at the course level. Finally, we examine the ways in which advanced-level language and content are merged at the curricular level. The review encompasses research published in the past decade, from 2001 to 2010.
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Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
Kate Paesani and Heather W. Allen. "Beyond the language-content divide: A review of research on advanced foreign language teaching and learning" Foreign Language Annals Vol. 45 Iss. S1 (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/heatherwillisallen/43/