Making It Happen: From Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching, Third Edition
by Patricia A. Richard-Amato
from Pearson ESL
Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations
by Robert J. Dixson
from Pearson ESL
Second Language Acquisition (Oxford Introduction to Language Study)
by Rod Ellis
from Oxford University Press, USA
In the age of the global village and the world wide web, understanding the way in which people learn languages is of ever increasing importance. This book makes the essentials of this rapidly expanding area of study accessible to readers encountering it for the first time.
Teaching English Language Learners: A Differentiated Approach
by Carol Rothenberg
from Prentice Hall
Techniques in Teaching Writing (Teaching Techniques in English as a Second Language) (Teaching Techniques in English As a Second Language)
by Ann Raimes
from Oxford University Press, USA
Tactics for Listening is a comprehensive three-level listening series that features high-interest topics to engage and motivate students.
ESL : Creating a Quality English As a Second Language Program : A Guide for Churches
by Susan E. Burke
from Faith Alive Christian Resources
Now your church can reach out to people who are learning to speak and read English. This handbook shows you step-by-step how to start an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for refugees, immigrants in your community, students from other countries, and others.
Threshold 1990
by J. A. van Ek
from Cambridge University Press
This series of learning objectives offers all practitioners a description of the language needed to assure a learner's ability to deal with the challenges presented by everyday communication.
Threshold 1990 is a statement of language learning objectives for intermediate level learners.
Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)
by Jack C. Richards
from Cambridge University Press
This widely-used book presents a clear description and analysis of the major approaches and methods used in second and foreign language teaching. Methods and approaches covered include: grammar translation, the direct method, situational language teaching, the silent way, total physical response, the natural approach and suggestopedia.
This widely-used book presents a clear description and analysis of the major approaches and methods used in second and foreign language teaching. Methods and approaches covered include: grammar translation, the direct method, situational language teaching, the silent way, total physical response, the natural approach and suggestopedia.
This second edition is an extensive revision of the first edition of this successful text. Like the first edition, the second edition surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching, such as grammar translation, audiolingualism, communicative language teaching, and the natural approach. The text examines each approach and method in terms of its theory of language and language learning, goals, syllabus, teaching activities, teacher and learner roles, materials, and classroom techniques.In addition to the approaches and methods covered in the first edition, this edition includes new chapters, such as whole language, multiple intelligences, neurolinguistic programming, competency-based language teaching, cooperative language learning, content-based instruction, task-based language teaching, and The Post-Methods Era.Teachers and teachers-in-training will discover that this second edition is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the major and minor teaching methods used around the world. The book seeks not only to clarify the assumptions behind these methods and their similarities and differences, but also to help teachers explore their own beliefs and practices in language teaching.
Language Testing in Practice: Designing and Developing Useful Language Tests (Oxford Applied Linguistics)
by Lyle F. Bachman
from Oxford University Press, USA
This book relates language testing practice to current views of communicative language teaching and testing. It builds on the theoretical background expounded in Bachman's a href="/elt/global/isbn/0-19-437065-8/"Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing/a and examines the design, planning, and organization of tests. The book is divided into three sections which discuss 1) objectives and expectations, the context of language testing, and the abilities to be tested; 2) the process of test development, including blueprints, resources, operationalization, and scoring methods; and 3) ten examples which illustrate the principles discussed in Parts One and Two.
Drama Techniques in Language Learning: A Resource Book of Communication Activities for Language Teachers (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)
by Alan Maley
from Cambridge University Press
Drama Techniques in Language Learning offers a large selection of techniques for use at all levels which focus learners' attention on communicative tasks or activities. These involve the whole personality of the learner and provide real reasons for expressing feelings and opinions. The techniques require no special training and can easily be introduced into normal course work. This greatly expanded highly successful edition provides: advice on using the techniques in the classroom; 150 ideas for interesting and productive fluency practice; clear instructions for the teacher; and detailed cross-referencing between exercises.
Techniques for use at all levels which focus learners' attention on communicative tasks or activities.
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