Aspects of language teaching

Klappentext Professor Widdowson provides a critical review of the most prominent issues in language teaching today - among them the relevance of theoretical enquiry to practical pedagogy! and the relationship between grammar and discourse in communicative language teaching. He relates these issues to general perspectives on the nature of language and language learning. Zusammenfassung Professor Widdowson provides a critical review of the most prominent issues in language teaching today - among them the relevance of theoretical enquiry to practical pedagogy! and the relationship between grammar and discourse in communicative language teaching. He relates these issues to general perspectives on the nature of language and language learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements ; Preface ; PART ONE: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANGUAGE TEACHING ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Problems with solutions ; 3. The pragmatics of language teaching ; 4. Pedagogic research and teacher education ; PART TWO: ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE ; 5. Preliminaries: approaches to description ; 6. Grammar! and nonsense! and learning ; 7. The negotiation of meaning ; PART THREE: ASPECTS OF TEACHING ; 8. General perspectives on pedagogy ; 9. The problems and principles of syllabus design ; 10. Methodology for the teaching of meaning ; 11. The roles of teacher and learner ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

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• Authors: H. G. Widdowson, H. G. (Professor of English for Speakers of Other Languages Widdowson, H.G. Widdowson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.1995
• EAN: 9780194371285
• ISBN: 978-0-19-437128-5
• Series: Oxford Applied Lingusitics; Oxford Applied Linguistics; Oxford Applied Linguistics; Oxford Applied Lingusitics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology