Accession Number:

AD1013456

Title:

The Effectiveness of Courses Abroad as a Professional Development Model for Foreign Language Teachers

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Academy United States

Personal Author(s):

• LeLoup,Jean W.
• Schmidt-Rinehart,Barbara

Report Date:

2015-01-20

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

This article details a study conducted to determine the effectiveness of a professional development model for inservice Spanish teachers, Subjects were participants in intensive summer immersion programs that included a rigorous methodology course, presented sound pedagogical models, and stressed 90target language use in the foreign language classroom. Subjects responded to an online survey requesting demographic data and provided Likert scale ratings on the utility and effectiveness of program goals. Results confirmed an overwhelmingly positive professional experience for participants and yielded concrete data supporting the goals of the program.

Descriptors:

• personnel development
• instructors
• courses(education)
• foreign languages
• Spanish language
• learning
• teaching methods

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE