Language teaching theory and methods

Explains and illustrates how teachers can use corpora to create classroom materials and activities to address specific class needs.

This book focuses on what is involved in acquiring a second dialect and how such learning is different from second language acquisition.

"e;Business English and a little bit of Grammar"e; ist ein unverzichtbares Buch fur alle, die ihre Englischkenntnisse im beruflichen Umfeld verbessern mochten.

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the theory and practice of CLIL.

Recent years have seen rapid growth in the numbers of children being taught foreign languages at younger ages.

English for Specific Purposes offers the teacher a new perspective on this important field.

This book analyzes important and current theories of reading and their implications for reading instruction.

A selection of short activities designed for 6-12 year olds.

This book enables practitioners to apply statistics effectively to the development and use of language assessments.

A fully updated and revised edition of this classic book which contains enjoyable games to practise language at any stage of the learning process.

This innovative book offers practical advice on how to manage language learner groups so that they develop into cohesive and productive teams.

Threshold 1990 is a statement of language learning objectives for intermediate level learners.

Vantage is a statement of language learning objective for upper intermediate level learners.

Waystage 1990 is a statement of language learning objectives for elementary level learners.

This text provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers.

Everything that is involved in being and becoming literate is the concern of this interdisciplinary group of distinguished scholars.

This book gives the teacher examples of strategies they can use to motivate language learners.

While Designing Tasks underpins this new title, the material has been thoroughly updated and includes four new chapters.

This book analyzes teacher supervision in a variety of settings and is a rich resource for teachers preparing to hold supervisory positions and for practicing language teacher supervisors alike.

A comprehensive overview of key issues within the field of distance learning.

This new edition surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching.

This book contains a series of studies of needs analysis applied in different contexts and using different methodological approaches.

This book bridges the gap between the theory and practice of task-based language teaching through accounts of classroom-based research.

This volume focuses on ''practice'' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.

Brings together contributions from internationally-renowned researchers on new approaches and developments in the field of vocabulary research and testing.

This text is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English.

This book combines up-to-date listening theory with case studies of actual pedagogical practice.

This much-needed text provides a coherent and strategic approach to teacher development

This text provides a systematic introduction to the issues involved in planning, developing, and managing effective language programs.

An up-to-date, accessible guide for parents of bilingual children.

This book, written by leading practitioners, brings together a comprehensive overview of TESOL.

This collection provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.

This is a book about how language teachers themselves rather than curriculum specialists develop and implement their own courses.

This book challenges received ideas about the teaching of second language listening, and offers a radical alternative based on a true understanding of the listening process.

This text introduces techniques for teachers to explore their classroom experiences and for critical reflection on teaching practices.

Richards explains how effective language teaching involves a network of interactions between curriculum, methodology, teachers, learners, instructional materials.

This book considers the strategies used by successful language learners, in the light of current thinking and research.

This book concentrates on teachers'' knowledge and understanding of language systems in the belief that these systems are at the heart of the language acquisition process.

This book summarises and makes accessible recent work in corpus research, focusing on spoken data and on the place of lexis in grammar and discourse.

A wealth of ideas for building dictionary skills in class and making the most of dictionaries as a teaching resource.

This book provides research on English language learners in U.

An engaging account of how new languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force.

This 2002 book examines approaches to teaching students making the transition from ''advanced'' or ''superior'' proficiency in a foreign language to ''near-native'' ability.

This edited volume challenges the hegemonic values and practices that have shaped the contemporary state of English language education in Chile, offering a space for a transformative vision that prioritises pedagogical practices grounded in (g)localised methodologies and epistemologies.

Personas de habla Espanola que quieren aumentar su vocabulario ingles tienen aqui una ayuda indispensable.

The unprecedented growth and recognition of new world Englishes, call for English language teaching programs to consider the place and relevance of the paradigm of World Englishes to the content and delivery of their curricula.

The unprecedented growth and recognition of new world Englishes, call for English language teaching programs to consider the place and relevance of the paradigm of World Englishes to the content and delivery of their curricula.

Doing a Master's Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is a practical guide for master's students tackling research and research writing for the first time.

Doing a Master's Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is a practical guide for master's students tackling research and research writing for the first time.

This third edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching.