On Keeping the Target Language in Language Teaching: A Bottom-up Effort to Protect the Public and Students.

• Autores: Eileen W. Glisan
• Localización: Modern language journal, ISSN 0026-7902, Vol. 97, Nº 2, 2013, págs. 541-544
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author discusses the issue of high-stakes proficiency testing for language teachers in the U.S. in response to the article "Looking Into a Crystal Ball: Is Requiring High-Stakes Language Proficiency Tests Really Going to Improve World Language Education?" by Brigid M. Burke, particularly in an effort to clarify rules within the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Topics explored include the differences between accreditation and national recognition, the bottom-up consensus for proficiency requirements, and the need to refocus language education on national education standards.