Pedagogy in Practice: Insights and Innovations for Less Commonly Taught Language Instruction, a comprehensive collection of articles by researchers and educators from around the world dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). Coming Fall 2025, this publication will explore innovative pedagogical approaches, curriculum design, instructional strategies, and technological integrations that enhance language acquisition and proficiency. By drawing on real-world experiences and research-based insights, it will serves as a valuable resource for language instructors, program administrators, and scholars seeking to improve LCTL instruction and promote linguistic and cultural diversity in education.
Articles include:
- Beyond Words: How Graphic Design Enhances Learning by Galina Hasanova
- Game-Based Language Learning at Every Level by Amber Kennedy Kent
- Integrating TBLT in a Language Textbook: Introductory Turkish Textbook Writing Process for North American College Students by Hale Karkoutli
- Teaching Writing Systems of the Central Eurasian Region by Joshua Sims
- Integrating Classical Persian Poetry in Persian Language Classes by Narges Nematollahi
- Creating Chuvash Language Materials: Issues and Comparison with Other Less Commonly Taught Languages by Julian Kreidl and Aleksi Rumianstev
- Teaching Tibetan Action Verbs: Challenges and Solutions by Gedun Rabsal
- Heritage Language: A Gateway to Cultural Preservation by Gulnar Eziz Yulghun
- Project-Based Learning: Interview with a Native Speaker by Tserenchunt Legden
- Linguodidactic Features of Teaching the Uzbek Language through Cultural Realities by Gulshan Asadovna Asilova
- Verbalization of Gastronomic Concepts and Their Role in Uzbek Linguoculture: Methods of Integration into Language Teaching by Madina Najmiddinova
- Using Authentic Materials in Teaching the Uzbek Language to Foreigners by Pulatjon Habitovich Omanov
- Methodological Guidelines for English Speakers on the Electronic Textbook “Uzbek Language for Foreigners” by Xadicha Sabirovna Muxitdinova
- Multimedia Technologies in Teaching Uzbek as a Second Language by Yashnarbek Avlakulov
- Principles of Selecting Lexical and Grammatical Minimums for Teaching Uzbek Language to Foreigners by Zilola Ismailovna Salisheva
- Using Authentic Materials in Teaching the Uzbek Language to Foreigners by