Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice
This collection provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. This book provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. The anthology offers a comprehensive overview to the teaching of English and illustrates the complexity underlying many of the practical planning and instructional activities it involves. Organized into 16 sections, the...
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An overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Sect. 1Approaches to Teaching5Ch. 1English Language Teaching in the "Post-Method" Era: Toward Better Diagnosis, Treatment, and Assessment9Ch. 2Theories of Teaching in Language Teaching19Sect. 2Lesson Planning and Classroom Management27Ch. 3Lesson Planning30Ch. 4Classroom Management40Sect. 3Classroom Dynamics49Ch. 5Implementing Cooperative Learning52Ch. 6Mixed-Level Teaching: Tiered Tasks and Bias Tasks59Sect. 4Syllabus Design and Instructional Materials65Ch. 7The ELT Curriculum: A Flexible Model for a Changing World69Ch. 8The Role of Materials in the Language Classroom: Finding the Balance80Sect. 5Task and Project Work93Ch. 9Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching96Ch. 10Project Work: A Means to Promote Language and Content107Sect. 6Learning Strategies121Ch. 11Language Learning Strategies in a Nutshell: Update and ESL Suggestions124Ch. 12Learner Strategy Training in the Classroom: An Action Research Study133Sect. 7Teaching Grammar145Ch. 13Seven Bad Reasons for Teaching Grammar - and Two Good Ones148Ch. 14Addressing the Grammar Gap in Task Work153Ch. 15Grammar Teaching - Practice or Consciousness-Raising?167Sect. 8Teaching Pronunciation175Ch. 16Beyond 'Listen and Repeat': Pronunciation Teaching Materials and Theories of Second Language Acquisition178Ch. 17PracTESOL: It's Not What You Say, but How You Say It!188Sect. 9Teaching Speaking201Ch. 18Factors to Consider: Developing Adult EFL Students' Speaking Abilities204Ch. 19Conversational English: An Interactive, Collaborative, and Reflective Approach212Ch. 20Developing Discussion Skills in the ESL Classroom225Sect. 10Teaching Listening235Ch. 21Listening in Language Learning238Ch. 22The Changing Face of Listening242Ch. 23Raising Students' Awareness of the Features of Real-World Listening Input248Sect. 11Teaching Vocabulary255Ch. 24Current Research and Practice in Teaching Vocabulary258Ch. 25Best Practice in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning267Sect. 12Teaching Reading273Ch. 26Dilemmas for the Development of Second Language Reading Abilities276Ch. 27Teaching Strategic Reading287Ch. 28Extensive Reading: Why Aren't We All Doing It?295Sect. 13Teaching Writing303Ch. 29Ten Steps in Planning a Writing Course and Training Teachers of Writing306Ch. 30The Writing Process and Process Writing315Ch. 31A Genre-Based Approach to Content Writing Instruction321Ch. 32Teaching Students to Self-Edit328Sect. 14Assessment335Ch. 33Alternative Assessment: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions338Ch. 34Nontraditional Forms of Assessment and Response to Student Writing: A Step Toward Learner Autonomy344Ch. 35English Proficiency Test: The Oral Component of a Primary School354Sect. 15Technologies in the Classroom361Ch. 36Video in the ELT Classroom: The Role of the Teacher364Ch. 37The Internet for English Teaching: Guidelines for Teachers368Ch. 38What Can the World Wide Web Offer ESL Teachers?374Sect. 16Professional Development385Ch. 39The English Teacher as Professional388Ch. 40Developing Our Professional Competence: Some Reflections393Ch. 41Research in Your Own Classroom397Credits405Author Index409Subject Index415
