Research & Programs
CARLA is engaged in a number of interrelated
research and program initiatives related to second
language teaching, learning, and assessment.
Maximizing Study Abroad:
An Instructional Guide to Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use
By Barbara Kappler Mikk, Andrew D. Cohen, & R. Michael Paige with Julie C. Chi, James P. Lassegard, Margaret Maegher, and Susan J. Weaver
Created as a companion to the Students’ Guide, the new Instructional Guide provides language teachers and study abroad professionals with both a solid understanding of language and culture learning theory and concrete ways to use this knowledge to support students in their skill development.
The guide is written with the busy professional in mind and features a “tool kit” of more than 100 hands-on activities that are ready for use in pre-departure, in-country, and re-entry initiatives for study abroad programs, as well as in language classrooms at home and abroad. With its creative activities, practitioner-friendly theory sections, teacher-tested tools, and professional advice, this user-friendly guide will allow you to quickly and easily integrate or adapt these new ideas to meet the unique needs of your classroom or study abroad program.
Key Features of the Instructional Guide:
- Unique focus on strategies for both language and culture
- Perfect for use in study abroad programs, at home or abroad
- Includes more than 100 activities with handouts that can be freely copied for student use
- Easy-to-ready theory grounded in current research
- Designed for professionals working with college and high school students
- Can be used with or without the Students’ Guide (free copy included)