Author in the News: Betty Lou Leaver co-edits language education for Georgetown University Press
Dr. Betty Lou Leaver, MSI Press author and managing editor of MSI Press, recently co-edited a book, Open Architecture Curricular Design in World Language Education , with Andrew Corin and Christine Campbell, to be published by Georgetown University Press in July 2025. The book is currently on pre-order. Reviews "This groundbreaking volume productively combines theory and practice. Through engaging examples, author-practitioners demonstrate that open architecture curricular design is both effective and feasible. They show how OACD principles—learner agency, instructor mentorship, flexibility, and focus on authentic materials—can be implemented at all levels of language instruction and program design."—Karen Evans-Romaine, professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison "Corin, Leaver, and Campbell's volume provides readers with an extraordinary introduction to open architecture curricular design (OACD). The volume is extremely helpful for language instructors, program di