Developing Professional-Level Language Proficiency

This comprehensive book delves into the strategies for teaching students aiming to transition from 'advanced' or 'superior' proficiency in a foreign language to 'near-native' ability. It addresses the lack of publications on this crucial transition, which is essential for those intending to use foreign languages in high-level international arenas. Leading practitioners in foreign language teaching have contributed to this book, aiming to bridge this gap and assist in developing language programs at the 'advanced to distinguished' level.

• Divided into three parts providing information on different aspects of teaching at this level
• Includes theory of advanced language teaching, nine sample programs, and descriptions of highly advanced learners based on long-term experience and empirical research
• Presents programs in seven languages: Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, English, French, and German
• Content is both theoretical and pragmatic

Editor: Leaver, Betty Lou
Editor: Shekhtman, Boris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Developing Professional-Level Language Proficiency
Pages: 00322 (Encrypted)
On Sale: 1998-09-25
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521816571
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - General