What English language teachers need to know
By: Denise E. Murray and MaryAnn Christison
Contributors: Christison, MaryAnn
Series: ESL & applied linguistics professional series; ESL and applied linguistics professional series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780415806381; 9780415806404; 9780415806398; 9780415806411; 9780203846339; 9780203846292
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Understanding learning. Part 1: Identity and context : Learner identities; title: The world of English; title: English language learning around the world; title: The cultural context; title: Learning about identity and setting; title: Part 2: Language awareness : The sound system; title: The system of words; title: The sentence system; title: Beyond the sentence : spoken and written language; title: Part 3: Learning; title: Theories of learning; title: An introduction to second language acquisition; title: Second language acquisition and second language pedagogy; title: Learning theories in the classroom; title: Part IV: Professionalism : Sustaining professionalism.; title: v. 2. Facilitating learning. Part 1: Planning : Planning curriculum; title: Planning lession content; title: Planning activities and managing classroom interaction; title: Selecting and adapting materials; title: Part 2: Instructing for learning : Teaching young learners; title: Teaching adolescent learners; title: Adult immigrants and refugees; title: Postsecondary adult learners; title: Workplace literacy; title: Integrating language and content; title: Exploring one's own instruction; title: Part 3: Assessing for learning : Formative and alternative assessment; title: Large-scale assessment; title: Program evaluation.