INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS FOR GEORGIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors

  • Donna M. Farina New Jersey City University
  • Manana Rusieshvili Tbilisi State University

Keywords:

ELT, language skills, CEFR levels

Abstract

This article describes the process of creation of a series of textbooks to assist students in developing and enhancing their listening, speaking, reading, and listening skills in English. The textbooks are being written as a result of extensive cooperation between Georgian colleagues and American specialists from several universities. The article focuses on a reading textbook (working title: Read in English Outside the Box), being written through an ongoing collaboration between the Tbilisi State University team led by Professor Manana Rusieshvili, and Professor Donna Farina from New Jersey City University, USA.

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Author Biographies

Donna M. Farina, New Jersey City University

Professor at New Jersey City University in the Department of Multicultural Education. She teaches graduate courses for certification to teach ESL in New Jersey schools. Her research interests include monolingual and bilingual lexicography, and language education.

Manana Rusieshvili, Tbilisi State University

Professor and Head of English Philology at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Her research interests include metaphor theory, applied linguistics (ELT theory) and cross-language pragmatics.

References

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (n.d.). Assigning CEFR Ratings to ACTFL Assessments. Alexandria, VA: ACTFL, https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/reports/Assigning_CEFR_Ratings_To_ACTFL_Assessments.pdf

Council of Europe (2020). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment – Companion volume. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, http://www.coe.int/lang-cefr/

Published

2021-06-25

How to Cite

Farina, D. M., & Rusieshvili, M. (2021). INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS FOR GEORGIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. Online Journal of Humanities ETAGTSU, (6), pages 8. Retrieved from https://etagtsu.tsu.ge/index.php/journal/article/view/43

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No. 6 (2021)

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