Overview
- Discusses the notion of innovation and how it has been applied in educational research and practice
- Argues for an applied, practical and contextual perspective on changes and development in education
- Brings together experiences at all levels of language education in the Caribbean region
Part of the book series: New Language Learning and Teaching Environments (NLLTE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
​This book presents a unique perspective from an underrepresented region in the Global South. The volume features four different countries in the region: Barbados, Guyana, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Martinique, an island located just north of St. Lucia which is an overseas region of France. It documents innovations in learning and teaching Spanish, French, and Chinese in the case of the English-speaking countries, and English as a foreign language (EFL) in the case of Martinique. The chapters cover different aspects of language education in the Caribbean and will be of particular interest to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
​​Diego Mideros is a lecturer in Spanish at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. He coordinates the non-specialist Spanish language courses at the university’s Centre for Language Learning. His interests are learner autonomy, out-of-class learning, identity in language learning, and qualitative approaches to L2 research.
Nicole Roberts is a senior lecturer in Spanish and the Acting Director, Centre for Language Learning, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She has published on social and socio-cultural factors which impact reading comprehension and writing in Spanish as well as the importance of study abroad on FL acquisition.
Beverly-Anne Carter is a retired Professor of Applied Languages and Director (2005-2022) of the Centre for Language Learning, St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She has published in the areas of learner autonomy in language learning, foreign language pedagogy and methodology, and language policy and planning.
Hayo Reinders (www.innovationinteaching.org) is TESOL Professor and Director of Research at Anaheim University, USA, and Professor of Applied Linguistics at KMUTT in Thailand. He is founder of the Global Institute for Teacher Leadership and editor of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. His interests are in out-of-class learning, technology, and language teacher leadership.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching
Book Subtitle: The Case of the Southern Caribbean
Editors: Diego Mideros, Nicole Roberts, Beverly-Anne Carter, Hayo Reinders
Series Title: New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34182-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-34181-6Published: 06 September 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-34184-7Due: 07 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-34182-3Published: 05 September 2023
Series ISSN: 2946-2932
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2940
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 227
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Intercultural Communication, Latin American Culture, Multilingualism