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World Language Professionalism in Changing Times
By Dr. Michael E. Everson, The University of Iowa

While some observers think that K-12 teacher development programs focus only on what teachers need to know to conduct effective classroom language lessons, becoming a world language professional requires an array of skills and talents that are considerably more varied.

To develop world language professionals, my recent work with prospective teachers and national planning initiatives in teacher development have led me to believe that there are three “must haves” that a world language professional must develop over time—1.) be able to communicate our discipline to others; 2.) be professionally prepared to work effectively in a variety of language learning settings involving diverse learners, and 3.) have an understanding of the use and potential of technology for language learning.

Read the full article at http://nclrc.org/about_teaching/topics/feature.html

The March 2010 NCLRC Language Resource newsletter is available at http://nclrc.org/newsletter.html
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