Blended Language Program Evaluation

With the ever-increasing integration of new technologies in face-to-face instructional settings, approaches to modern language education pose numerous challenges to program evaluation. Blended Language Program Evaluation introduces an argument-based appro

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Blended Language Program Evaluation Paul Gruba University of Melbourne, Australia

Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Ruslan Suvorov

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA

Katherine Rick Lincoln College International, Saudi Arabia

BLENDED LANGUAGE PROGRAM EVALUATION

Copyright © Paul Gruba, Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros, Ruslan Suvorov, and Katherine Rick, 2016. Foreword © Carol A. Chapelle, 2016. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-51436-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 New York, NY 10004–1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978–1–349–70304–3 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–51437–0 DOI: 10.1057/9781137514370 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gruba, Paul, author. | Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica, author. | Suvorov, Ruslan, author. | Rick, Katherine, author. Title: Blended language program evaluation / Paul Gruba, Monica Cardenas-Claros, Ruslan Suvorov, Katherine Rick. Description: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015038911 | Subjects: LCSH: Languages, Modern – Study and teaching (Higher) | Blended learning. | Language and education. | BISAC: EDUCATION / Bilingual Education. | EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology. | FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language. | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching. Classification: LCC PB35 .B424 2016 | DDC 418.0071/1—dc23 LC record available at http: