Positive Language Education - Teaching Global Life Skills in the Language Classroom

This innovative book integrates theory and practice in the teaching of contemporary life skills alongside and as part of language teaching that looks at the "whole student."

List of contents

Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: From Research to Implications
Part II: From Implications to Application
A: Social Skills
B: Well-being/Character Skills
C: Health Literacy Skills
D: Social-personal Skills
E: Transversal Learning Skills
F: Community and Global Skills
Part III: From Application to Implementation
Part IV: From Implementation to Research
Index

About the author

Antonia Clare is an English language teaching professional in the United Kingdom. She has been an English language teacher, teacher trainer, speaker, consultant, and materials developer in many countries for over 25 years.
Tammy Gregersen is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Baylor University, USA. She held full professor positions at the University of Northern Iowa, USA and the American University of Sharjah, UAE, where she was an English language teacher educator.
Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching and English Studies at the University of Graz, Austria. She is also President of the International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL) and ambassador for IATEFL.

Summary

This innovative book integrates theory and practice in the teaching of contemporary life skills alongside and as part of language teaching that looks at the “whole student.”

Product details

• Authors: Antonia Clare, Antonia Gregersen Clare, Clare Antonia, Tammy Gregersen, Gregersen Tammy, Sarah Mercer, Mercer Sarah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032011899
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201189-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Research and Resources in Language Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Educational psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT examinations & certificates, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, ELT: teaching theory & methods, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies