Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching

Zusatztext A remarkable book! Farrell and Jacobs are adding depth, meaning, legitimacy and value to the wondrous journey that is called second language teaching. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is teaching EFL, ESL, TESOL or English for any other specific purposes. I encourage them to embody the paradigm shift. Informationen zum Autor Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada. George M. Jacobs is Adjunct Professor at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He serves on the boards of the Extensive Reading Foundation and the International Ecolinguistics Association. Klappentext This book is about how to teach English as a second language and how second language students learn. With Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at its centre, it takes a practical approach to second language teaching backed up by clearly explained theory. Presenting eight essential principles across twelve chapters, the book covers Learner Autonomy, Social Learning, Integrated Curriculum, Meaning, Diversity, Thinking Skills, Alternative Assessment and Teacher Co-learning, and shows how technology and reflective teaching can be used to support and enhance these essentials in the classroom. Combining theory and practice, Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching explains how these principles interweave and support each other within the CLT paradigm, demonstrating why they are best implemented as a whole, rather than one at a time.Now revised and brought fully up to date, this new edition includes:- A brand new chapter covering technology and cooperation in teaching practice and how they support CLT-based activities- Vignettes for each essential principle to consolidate theory and demonstrate best practice- Updated real world examples, drawing on teaching experiences from North America, Africa and AsiaTaking a 'big picture' view that assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics or language education, Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching is an energising and fun guide for language practitioners.This book combines applied linguistic theory and teaching practice to provide a guide to teaching English as a second or foreign language. Zusammenfassung This book is about how to teach English as a second language and how second language students learn. With Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at its centre, it takes a practical approach to second language teaching backed up by clearly explained theory. Presenting eight essential principles across twelve chapters, the book covers Learner Autonomy, Social Learning, Integrated Curriculum, Meaning, Diversity, Thinking Skills, Alternative Assessment and Teacher Co-learning, and shows how technology and reflective teaching can be used to support and enhance these essentials in the classroom. Combining theory and practice, Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching explains how these principles interweave and support each other within the CLT paradigm, demonstrating why they are best implemented as a whole, rather than one at a time.Now revised and brought fully up to date, this new edition includes:- A brand new chapter covering technology and cooperation in teaching practice and how they support CLT-based activities- Vignettes for each essential principle to consolidate theory and demonstrate best practice- Updated real world examples, drawing on teaching experiences from North America, Africa and AsiaTaking a 'big picture' view that assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics or language education, Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching is an energising and fun guide for language practitioners. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of TablesPreface to Second EditionAcknowledgementsAbout the Authors1. Essentials For Successful English Language Teaching2. Encourage Learner Autonomy 3. Emphasize the Social Nature...

Product details

• Authors: Thomas S C Farrell, Thomas S. C. Farrell, George M Jacobs, George M. Jacobs
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2020
• EAN: 9781350093409
• ISBN: 978-1-350-09340-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs