Linguapax
ForumSprache - Spring 2011 - Thematic Issue: Education and Professional Development of Language Teachers in Europe
NewIssue - ForumSprache - Spring 2011 - Thematic Issue: Education and Professional Development of Language Teachers in Europe
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From the editorial of the thematic issue:
This new issue of ForumSprache again has a central topic: education and professional development of language teachers in Europe. Gudrun Ziegler's paper introduces the topic by outlining the main results of a European project, which was run in 2009; her article also puts the following contributions from Hungary, Luxemburg, Spain, Switzerland, Rumania, and the UK into context. In our section on „language policy" Alicia Fuentes-Calles (Barcelona) introduces LINGUAPAX, a UNESCO initiative to foster peace education and multilingualism worldwide. ForumSprache firmly supports both goals.
The two contributions in the „Best Practice" section of ForumSprache are relevant for all languages. Ursula Stohler (Prague) and Daniel Henseler (Fribourg) show how task-based learning and creative activities can enhance university courses in literature. Their examples are taken from Russian, but the procedures suggested may be applied to other literary texts as well. Cornelia Brückner (Berlin) discusses the impact of digital media, in particular social networks and internet communication, on language learning. Again, the activities she describes in the areas of microblogging and social networks can be used with any language.