Action Research for Language Teachers

Zusatztext 'In my opinion, the following features of the book make it invaluable. Firstly, the Further Readings section is very helpful as it provides the reader with a sensible, not too extensive, updated list of books, including a short comment on their content. Secondly Action Research for Language Teachers is very teacher-friendly, more so than, for example, Seliger & Shohamy's volume (1989), as it offers the teacher-researcher the necessary tools to carry out action research and sets a clear path away from the more academic types of research required for PhD studies. Thirdly, I found the the choice of exemplar articles excellent.' Modern English Teacher vol 8 No 3 July 1999 Klappentext This practical guide can be used by teachers who wish to develop their professional expertise by investigating their teaching in a systematic and organised way. Zusammenfassung A practical resource that supports teachers and trainee teachers to investigate their teaching in a systematic and organised way. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Why action research?; 2 Selecting and developing a topic; 3 Collecting the data; 4 Field-notes! logs! journals! diaries and personal accounts; 5 Verbal reports; 6 Observation techniques: recording and analysing classroom skills; 7 Interviews and questionnaires; 8 The case study approach; 9 Training and evaluation: teaching materials; 10 No teacher is an island: some approaches to sharing ideas; Concluding remarks; Glossary of research terms; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Michael J Wallace, Michael J. Wallace, Wallace Michael J.
• Assisted by: Marion Williams (Editor), Tony Wright (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1997
• EAN: 9780521555357
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55535-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Cambridge Teacher Training and Development
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Language teaching theory and methods, Usage & grammar guides, Usage and grammar guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, ELT: teaching theory & methods, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies