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Articles and Book Chapters
The Center disseminates the products of its work to the
foreign language teaching profession and the public by various means
of publication. Besides this World Wide Web site, the Center also distributes
information through:
Publishing Houses. Selected Center publications are published by the NFLRC and publishing houses.
Rosenbusch, M. H. (2005). NVA New Visions in Action Foreign Language Education: National Assessment Summit Papers.
Iowa State University. MORE>>>
Rhodes, N. C., & Pufahl, I. (2004). Language by Video: An Overview of Foreign Language Instructional Videos for Children. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems. MORE>>>
Thompson, L. (1997). Foreign language
assessment in grades K-8. An annotated bibliography of
assessment instruments. McHenry, IL: Delta Systems.
Professional Journals, Reports, and Book Chapters. Research
articles and reports by Center leaders and teacher participants are published
in professional journals and as chapters in books. Examples include:
1.The NFLRC collaborated with the NETS•S Curriculum Series: Foreign Language Units for All Proficiency Levels (2007). The NFLRC hosts a section of this publication, which includes three technology-rich thematic units created by teachers who attended, or served as leaders for, summer institutes sponsored by the NFLRC. MORE>>>
2. The NFLRC assessed the effectiveness of the Teacher Educator Partnership Institute in collaboration with the Research Institute for Studies in Education at Iowa State University, resulting in the following refereed article:
Rosenbusch, M., Kemis, M., & Moran, K. J. (2000). Changing practice: Impact of a national institute on foreign language teacher preparation for the K-6 level of instruction. Foreign Language Annals 33 (3), 305-319. MORE>>>
3. The NFLRC has provided small grants for research in early foreign language education, resulting in published articles, such as the following:
Akcan, Sumru. (2004). Teaching methodology in a first-grade French-immersion class. Bilingual Research Journal 28(2), 267-277.
Akcan, Sumru. (2005). Supporting oral second language use: A learning experience is a first grade German immersion class. Early Childhood Education Journal 32(6), 359-364.
Akcan, Sumru. (2005). Puppet theater time in a first grade French-immersion class. Young Children 60(2), 38-41.
4. Additional published research articles and reports:
Luna, B. (1997). Teaching tolerance in foreign
language classrooms. Learning Languages 2 (3), 18-19.
Kerby, W., & Rieken, E. (1996). Building
better bridges: Middle school to high school articulation
in foreign language programs. Foreign Language Annals
29 (4), 563-570.
Rhodes, N., Rosenbusch, M., & Thompson,
L. (1996). Foreign languages: Instruments, techniques,
and standards. In G. Phye (Ed.). Handbook of classroom
assessment: Learning, achievement and adjustment, 381-415.
Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Thompson, L. (1996). K-8 foreign language
assessment and the new foreign language standards. In E.
Spinelli (Ed.). Creating opportunities for excellence
through language, 107-121. Lincolnwood, IL: National
Textbook.
Shelley, J. (1995). Post-institute connections:
Implementation and outcomes of a diffusion-based electronic
mail instructional model. Foreign Language Annals 30 (1),
124-139.
Online Resources. The Alumni Connection eNewsletter (Cherice Montgomery, Editor) was published from 2003-2007. Contents of this eNewsletter continue to be highly valued by the K-12 foreign language profession.
The Alumni Connection eNewsletter was published from 2003-2007 and distributed by email to alumni of NFLRC institutes and others who requested it. Editor, Cherice Montgomery, designed each themed issue to examine a topic on multiple levels and highlight alumni and their work.
Rhodes, N. C., & Pufahl, I. (2003). Teaching Foreign languages to Children Through Video. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics. Online Resources: Digests.
ERIC,
a decentralized nationwide network sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education, is used to report on projects prepared by teachers as a result
of their participation in Center institutes, and to publish Center projects
and the Center evaluation reports. Examples include:
Frazier, J., & Sloan, M. (1995). El
ano nuevo en Costa Rica. ERIC Document No. ED 390
279.
Thompson. L. (Compiler). (1995). K-8
Foreign Language Assessment: A Bibliography. Washington,
DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics.
Kemis, M., & Lively, M. (1995). National
K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center Evaluation Report. ERIC
Document No. ED 391 356.
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