Part of a series designed to involve language teachers in their own professional development, this book shows how discourse analysis can provide important insights for the language teacher... Zobraziť viac
This book places reading firmly in its social context, discussing what it means to be a reader in the modern world. It contains many innovative ideas on how to approach reading in the language classroom, and... Zobraziť viac
How do learners learn to speak a foreign language? What different approaches have been developed to teach this important skill? Speaking deals with both these questions, providing clear explanations of recent research and developments in methodology... Zobraziť viac
Testing is only one component in the evaluation process. This book shows how this process can form an integral part of teaching and learning, how it can provide teachers and other ELT professionals with valuable data that can be used to inform, and... Zobraziť viac
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Explaining the basic principles and terminology of pronunciation, this book helps teachers to understand and evaluate the materials available to them, and so approach the teaching of pronunciation with more confidence... Zobraziť viac
Designed to make language learning enjoyable and effective, this book includes games for all age groups and language levels. Each chapter begins with a short introduction, and each game is then explained clearly and... Zobraziť viac
An examination of the teaching of listening, discussing what language comprehension involves and the views of listening which underlie commercial materials. The work includes the author's recent work in comprehension task design and... Zobraziť viac
Syllabus Design demonstrates, in a practical way, the principles involved in planning and designing an effective syllabus. It examines important concepts such as needs analysis, goal-setting, and content specification, and... Zobraziť viac
How are words and idioms organized in a language? How are they learnt and stored? Vocabulary explains the ways in which the various theories relating to these questions have been applied in both teaching and reference materials... Zobraziť viac
