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Now in its third edition, this best selling methodology resource gives both experienced and prospective teachers the theoretical background and practical applications they need to succeed. Booknews This resource text is designed primarily as a textbook for a preservice TESL/TEFL methods course, but is also useful as a reference and guide for practicing teachers. Forty specialists contribute theoretical background and practical applications for deciding which methods, materials and resources to use in the ESL/EFL classroom. The third edition includes revisions of 16 chapters, and complete rewrites of ten chapters, from the second edition. Ten new chapters have been added, on such topics as communicative language teaching; syllabus design; developing children's listening and speaking skills; cognitive approaches to grammar instruction; bilingual language learning; the non-native speaker as language teacher; cross-cultural communication; action research, teacher research and classroom research; and reflective teaching. A list of useful websites is included at the end of most chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordAcknowledgmentsUnit ITeaching Methodology1Language Teaching Approaches: An Overview3Communicative Language Teaching for the Twenty-First Century13Guidelines for Language Classroom Instruction29English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Tailoring Courses to Students Needs - and to the Outside World43Syllabus Design55Unit IILanguage SkillsAural Comprehension Instruction: Principles and Practices69Skills and Strategies for Proficient Listening87Teaching Oral Skills103Teaching Pronunciation117Developing Children's Listening and Speaking in ESL139Teaching Children Literacy Skills in a Second Language153Developing Adult Literacies171Reading for Academic Purposes: Guidelines for the ESL/EFL Teacher187Functional Tasks for Mastering the Mechanics of Writing and Going just Beyond207Considerations for Teaching an ESL/EFL Writing Course219Grammar in Writing233Teaching Grammar251Cognitive Approaches to Grammar Instruction267Vocabulary Learning and Teaching285Unit IIIIntegrated Approaches301Content-Based and Immersion Models for Second and Foreign Language Teaching303Literature as Content for ESL/EFL319Experiential and Negotiated Language Learning333Bilingual Approaches to Language Learning345Unit IVFocus on the Learner357Language Learning Styles and Strategies359Supporting Second Language Children's Content Learning and Language Development in K-5367Teaching Adults385Unit VSkills for Teachers401Planning Lessons403Textbooks: Evaluation for Selection and Analysis for Implementation415When the Teacher Is a Non-Native Speaker429Building Awareness and Practical Skills to Facilitate Cross-Cultural Communication443The Use of Media in Language Teaching459Computers in Language Teaching477Action Research, Teacher Research, and Classroom Research in Language Teaching489Reflective Teaching in ELT499Second Language Assessment515Keeping Up to Date as an ESL or EFL Professional535References553Index575
