NECTFL Review: Number 96, March 2026
ISSUE INFORMATION
Contents
NECTFL Board of Directors and Editorial Board
Message from the 2026 Conference Chair
Message from the 2027 Conference Chair
NECTFL Scholarships
Pages: 1–10 | First Published: March 2026
RESEARCH
Letter from the Research Editor
Rebecca K. Fox
Pages: 11–12 | First Published: March 2026
Trends and Challenges in Post-Secondary Language Classrooms: A National Survey
Christina Huhn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Teresa R. Bell, Brigham Young University (UT)
Krista Chambless, University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
Kelly M. Moser, Mississippi State University (MS)
Pages: 13–43 | First Published: March 2026
Language Teacher Resilience Across Diverse Geographical Contexts
Derrick Adjei Kankam, University of Oklahoma (OK)
Juliana Fosu, Takoradi Technical University (Ghana)
Pages: 45–58 | First Published: March 2026
Motivating Elementary School Students to Learn World Languages: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Joyce Liu, Scarsdale High School (NY)
Weihua Niu, Pace University (NY)
Pages: 59–77 | First Published: March 2026
Teaching Intermediate to Advanced Japanese Language Courses Incorporating Cultural Materials: A Data Analysis
Hisaake Wake, United States Air Force Academy (CO)
Bradley Hince, United States Air Force Academy (CO)
Robin Lawrentz, United States Air Force Academy (CO)
Pages: 79–91 | First Published: March 2026
THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Letter from the Language Classroom Editor
Angelika Kraemer
Pages 93–94 | First Published: March 2026
Character Decoding: A Creative Method for Teaching Chinese Characters
Allison Lai, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (PA)
Pages: 95–104 | First Published: March 2026
Chilometro Zero: Teaching Sustainable Tourism in the Italian Language Classroom
Valentina Fulginiti, Cornell University (NY)
Pages: 105–117 | First Published: March 2026
Situated Metalinguistic Awareness: Learner Reflections through Translation Comparison of The Giving Tree
Megumu Tamura, University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Pages: 119–125 | First Published: March 2026
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Author Guidelines and Style Guide for NECTFL Review Manuscript Submission
Creative Commons License
Database Listings
Pages: 127–132 | First Published: March 2026