Individual Freedom in Language Teaching An informative look at the roles of teachers and learners and the approaches that education professionals should develop in support of learners. Draws upon linguistic, psychological, philosophical, and sociolinguistic principles and uses practical examples from second, foreign, and mother tongue teaching. The book also attempts to integrate theoretical and empirical work with the practical needs of institutions and of teachers without losing sight of learners' needs for free personal choice combined with effective communication. An excellent choice for anyone interested in the field of language teaching or Applied Linguistics. By Christopher Brumfit - (OUP)   Order Now > Book     Resisting Linguistic Imperialism in English Teaching An insight into the creative strategies employed by teachers and students in periphery communities in order to use the English language in a manner that suits their needs while subtly resisting the linguistic imperialism that many scholars have identified as the consequence of the global ELT enterprise. After developing trends and ideas from those oppositional strategies, the book goes on to outline elements of a critical pedagogy suitable for ELT in formerly colonized communities. The book provides essential reading for English teachers and applied linguists wishing to understand the ideological challenges in the periphery. Curriculum planners and policy makers will also find it a necessary aid to exploring the pedagogical alternatives. By A Suresh Canagarajah - (OUP)   Order Now > Book       Genre and the Language Learning Classroom An insightful look at how a curriculum based on communicative events can enhance learning in the language classroom. Considers the true definition and nature of genre, and how it can be explored in the language learning classroom. Provides genre-oriented activities that will help teachers extend and diversify their everyday language teaching practice, and includes examples of genre-based course design and genre-based assessment. By Brian Paltridge - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book     When Tutor Meets Student Presents first-hand experiences of tutors, through a series of vignettes which combine to create a concrete approach to peer tutoring and collaborative learning. Easy-to-read and engaging, the accounts can be used in classes and workshops on tutor training and as reference material by individual tutors. Discussion questions designed to guide the reader's analysis of tutor-student interaction follow each account. By Martha Maxwell, Editor - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book     Inside Teaching Encourages teachers to take a constructively critical view of their own teaching, and offers guidelines for self-directed action, experiment and creative risk-taking. By Tim Bowen and Jonathan Marks - (Macmillan)   Order Now > Book       Teaching Language as Communication Develops a rational approach to the teaching of language as communication, based on a careful consideration of the nature of language and of the language user's activities. It will stimulate all language teachers to investigate the ideas that inform their own practice. By H G Widdowson - (OUP)   Order Now > Book       Curriculum Development in Language Teaching Provides a systematic introduction to the issues involved in planning, developing, managing and evaluating effective language programs. The book examines the critical stages in the curriculum development process, including situation analysis, needs analysis, goal-setting, syllabus design, materials development and adaptation, teaching and teacher-support, and evaluation. By Jack C Richards - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Readings in Teacher Development A collection of readings from the field of teacher development and related disciplines. These extracts, plus activities and commentaries, help teachers to reflect on how attitude and awareness affect their teaching and how they can be changed. Each reading conveys a person-centred view of teaching and learning, and highlights quality of classroom relationships rather than methodologies or techniques. By Katie Head and Pauline Taylor - (Macmillan)   Order Now > Book       Voices from the Language Classroom A dynamic collection of 19 papers on what actually happens in language classrooms. The authors employ a range of research methods, with a particular focus on the collection and analysis of qualitative data. Chapters cover areas such as language-related anxiety, curriculum renewal, classroom interaction, teachers on-line decision-making, and sociopolitical concerns. Among the countries represented in the research are Australia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Peru, South Africa, Spain and the United States. (Edited) By Kathleen M. Bailey and David Nunan - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Diary of a Language Teacher A very engaging personal account of the ups and downs of being a language teacher. The author recounts his own experiences of teaching in a secondary school in Germany, and includes valuable insights into the psychology of teenagers and their motivation - or lack of - for learning a language. By Joachim Appel - (Macmillan)   Order Now > Book     Back to Bookstore More