{"product_id":"9789819775477","title":"Putting the CEFR into Practice Through Action Research Reflecting on Principles for Foreign Language Teaching","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePutting the CEFR into Practice Through Action Research\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReflecting on Principles for Foreign Language Teaching\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGregory C. Birch | Noriko Nagai | Maria Gabriela Schmidt | Jack V. Bower\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ Subjects \/ Language Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an overview of an action research model which utilizes the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and stresses the importance of systematically researching classroom practice. It introduces the complementary nature of the CEFR and action research, the CEFR, and the CEFR-focused Action Research Model (CARM). The book includes seven case studies guided by the model and concludes with an overall assessment of the efficacy of the CARM as a way to facilitate action research into CEFR-informed practice. Undertaken in a Japanese educational context, the focus of the book is squarely on classroom-based CEFR-focused action research concerning issues that all educators face, such as course design, materials development\/selection, classroom implementation, learner autonomy and assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGregory Birch\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Professor at Seisen University in Nagano, Japan, holds a MSc Degree in TESOL from Aston University and a MA in Japanese Language and Society from Sheffield University. His current research concerns the implementation of the European Language Portfolio in Japan. He has also presented and written articles on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects, Task-Based Learning, in-service teacher training for Japanese teachers of English, and the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoriko Nagai\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita and Senior Research Fellow at Ibaraki University, Japan. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Michigan, USA. She is the principal investigator of a JSPS KAKENHI-supported research initiative focusing on the development of CLIL courses in Japanese higher education. This project aims to align classroom practices with the concept of mediation advanced in the CEFR\/CV (COE 2020), thereby transforming language education for the 21st century. She is co-author of the book \u003cem\u003eCEFR-informed Learning, Teaching, and Assessment \u003c\/em\u003eand the article \"Foreign Language Education Reform through Action Research: Implementing CEFR Pedagogical Principles\". \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Gabriela Schmidt \u003c\/strong\u003eis a professor at Nihon University, Japan. She received her PhD in Comparative Linguistics from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Her research interests include applied linguistics, pragmatics, phonetics and phonology, history of language, intercultural communication and the CEFR. She is co-editor of the CEFR Journal - Research and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Bower\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in the School of Commerce at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He received his PhD in Linguistics from Macquarie University. His research interests include language test design and validation, curriculum design, and putting the CEFR into practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 November 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819775477\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e381\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53333656862860,"sku":"9789819775477","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819775477.jpg?v=1787252861","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819775477","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}