Language Learning in Academic Museums: New Paradigms for Cultural Study, Language Acquisition, and Campus Engagement - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475869738 ISBN 13: 9781475869736

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

This book is a compilation of case studies and analyses that can be used as a resource guide for college and university professors of foreign language and academic museum educators collaborating to develop new pedagogical approaches to teaching foreign language with and through objects in the academic museum. As institutions of higher education respond to the needs of an increasingly global and interconnected world, their educational missions prioritize learning in areas such as interdisciplinary thinking, collaboration, intercultural competency, and global citizenship. Academic museums are uniquely poised to facilitate learning experiences in these areas, providing institutions with an essential platform for realizing their larger mission.

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About the Authors

Heather Flaherty, as Curator of Education at The Trout Gallery, the art museum of Dickinson College, directs educational programming for college and community audiences. Flaherty received her Ph.D. in the History of Art from The University of Michigan and her scholarship focuses on medieval manuscripts. Under her leadership, The Trout Gallery has won the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association’s Merit Award for connecting language and art and the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages James W. Dodge Award for Outstanding Foreign Language Advocacy.

Jodi Kovach is the Curator of Academic Programs at the Gund Gallery, Kenyon College. In this role, she partners with faculty across disciplines to integrate art into the curricula. She holds a PhD in Art History from Washington University in St. Louis. Her scholarship focuses on international modernism and global contemporary art, with a specialization in Mexican art, and has appeared in publications such as Art Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475869738
• ISBN 13: 9781475869736
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196
• Editor: Flaherty Heather