Pete Swanson

Pete SwansonPete Swanson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Foreign Language Education in the Department of World Languages & Cultures at Georgia State University and President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. His research focuses on the language teacher identity, characteristics of highly effective language teachers, and the integration of technology into language teaching. Dr. Swanson is a renown expert in the field and his work has been published widely in esteemed journals. He is the co-author of a recent book about the World Language edTPA.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment
Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment
Jean W. LeLoup, Pete Swanson. © 2022. 490 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic radically and rapidly, and perhaps forever, changed the K-20 educational landscape. In March 2020, K-12 schools and institutions of higher education were...
Quality Videos and Integrated Performance Assessments Are Essential in the World Language edTPA
Quality Videos and Integrated Performance Assessments Are Essential in the World Language edTPA
Pete Swanson, Jean W. LeLoup. © 2021. 15 pages.
For more than 60 years, educational reform in the United States of America has been driven by four major questions revolving around teacher attributes, effectiveness, knowledge...
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Elizabeth Goulette, Pete Swanson. © 2019. 12 pages.
For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized, and there is...
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
Elizabeth Goulette, Pete Swanson. © 2018. 10 pages.
For decades in the United States, teacher preparation has been both a political and social focus. The development of highly effective teachers is highly scrutinized and there is...
Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning
Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning
Pete Swanson. © 2014. 15 pages.
The teaching and learning of a new language can be daunting for both instructors and learners. Second/foreign language teachers must overcome a multitude of impediments in which...