30 Language Teaching Methods

This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

Summary

Scott Thornbury's 30 Teaching Language Teaching Methods takes a fresh look at a range of language teaching methods.

Product details

• Authors: Thornbury Scott, Scott Thornbury
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2017
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs
• EAN: 9781108408462
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40846-2
• Pages: 140
• Dimensions (packing): 13.3 x 20.3 x 0.5 cm
• Series: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers; Cambridge Handbooks for Langua; Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
• Subjects: English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT examinations & certificates, ELT: teaching theory & methods