Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-680) and index.
Contents:
Effective Professional Development for Language Teachers -- Communicative Language Teaching -- Principles of Instructed Second Language Learning -- Syllabus and Curriculum Design for Second Language Teaching -- Teaching English in the Context of World Englishes -- Language Skills -- Listening -- Second Language Listening Comprehension: Process and Pedagogy -- Dimensions of Academic Listening -- Speaking -- Second Language Speaking -- Fluency-Oriented Second Language Teaching -- Teaching Pronunciation -- Reading -- Teaching Second/Foreign Language Literacy to School-Age Learners -- Developing Engaged Second Language Readers -- Teaching Reading for Academic Purposes -- Writing -- Practical Tasks for Mastering the Mechanics of Writing and Going Just Beyond -- Considerations for Teaching Second Language Writing -- Grammar in Second Language Writing -- Grammar and Vocabulary -- Teaching Grammar -- Spoken Grammar -- Teaching and Learning Vocabulary for Second Language Learners -- Assessing the Language Skills -- Large-Scale Second Language Assessment -- Assessment in Second Language Classrooms -- Skills for Teachers -- Tools and Techniques of Effective Second/Foreign Language Teaching -- Lesson Planning in Second/Foreign Language Teaching -- English as a Second/Foreign Language Textbooks: How to Choose Them-How to Use Them -- Culture and Pragmatics in Language Teaching and Learning -- Digital Technology in Language Teaching -- Integrated Approaches -- Teaching Language through Discourse -- Content-Based and Immersion Models of Second/Foreign Language Teaching -- Task-Based Teaching and Learning -- English for Specific Purposes: International in Scope, Specific in Purpose -- Literature as Content for Language Teaching -- Approaches to School-Based Bilingual Education -- Focus on the Learner -- Motivation in Second Language Learning -- Language Learning Strategies and Styles -- Teaching Young Learners in English as a Second/Foreign Language Settings -- Adult Learners in English as a Second/Foreign Language Settings -- Focus on the Teacher -- Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers in the Profession -- Classroom Research, Teacher Research, and Action Research in Language Teaching -- Reflective Teaching: Principles and Practices -- Effective Professional Development for Language Teachers -- Index. Index.
Summary:
Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive, best-selling methodology resource gives both prospective and experienced ESL/ELT teachers the theoretical background and practical applications they need to decide which approaches, materials, and resources can and should be used in their classrooms.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.