How to Teach English A guide to everything you need to teach English effectively in difficult circumstances. Includes many references to teaching in Africa. By Barry Sesnan - (OUP)   Order Now > Book     The Language Teaching Matrix Designed for use in courses on language teaching methodology and teacher training, this excellent book also serves as an invaluable source book for courses in language curriculum development, materials development, and teaching practice. Rather than focusing on prescriptions it looks at developing effective teaching through understanding the various factors that interact in second language learning and in the second language classroom. By Jack C Richards - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Defining Issues in English Language Teaching Scrutinizes fundamental assumptions about the way English should be defined and taught as a school subject. Examines different attitudes to English, and developments in its description, as well as critically examining current proposals for the specification of course content and classroom methodology, with particular reference to ideas about authenticity and task-based learning. An excellent choice which will appeal to any teachers or teacher trainers looking to deepen their knowledge in the field of English Language Teaching. By H G Widdowson - (OUP)   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     Understanding the Courses We Teach - Local Perspectives on English Language Teaching Provides current and would-be ESL teachers with opportunities to examine teachers' ways of offering complete language courses. By focusing on individual teachers' discussions of instructional plans, decisions, and experiences in specific courses, this insightful guide complements other professional development resources, such as methods course textbooks, which tend to focus on historical developments of English language teaching, generic overviews of instructional themes, and strategies for creating activities for individual lessons or lesson segments. By John Murphy and Patricia Byrd, Editors - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Paperback edition | Hardback edition       Techniques for Teachers - A Guide for Nonnative Speakers of English An innovative approach combining workbook and video for training international teaching assistants. Can be used either in the classroom or as a self-study guide for trainee language teachers and other academic professionals who speak English as a second language. The workbook includes exercises that teach trainee teachers to analyze the language of the native speakers in the video using transcripts of their speech. A great resource. By Ann Wennerstrom - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book | Videotape       The Language Teacher’s Voice A unique teacher resource which includes information on different ways to use your own voice in class, voice-related activities to do in class with students, advice on keeping a healthy and effective voice, plus practical activities on how to develop your own voice By Alan Maley - (Macmillan)   Order Now > Book       Advising and Supporting Teachers Examines the role of the teacher-advisor and how the essential skills needed for producing effective feedback can be developed. Part 1 of the book looks at the processes of giving advice; Part 2 consists of a range of tasks for the advisor. Essential reading for anyone responsible for advising teachers (teaching practice supervisors, mentors, INSET tutors, state education inspectors, directors of studies, etc). By Mick Randall and Barbara Thornton - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Teach English Ideal for use on pre-service, in-house and refresher courses for teachers working at secondary level in schools or language institutions, Teach English is an excellent training course for teachers of English as a foreign language. In particular, it is designed to meet the needs of teachers whose first language is not English, who teach large classes with few resources, follow a set syllabus and textbook, and have limited time for lesson planning. By Adrian Doff - (CUP)   Order Now > Teacher's Workbook | Trainer's Handbook       Training Foreign Language Teachers Essential reading for anyone involved in foreign language teaching who is engaged in designing, running or taking part in teacher education programmes. The book looks at ways in which a reflective approach can be applied to many areas of the teacher education programme. Contains many suggestions for practical work and discussion, and numerous applications to actual situations, including an extended case-study. By Michael Wallace- (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Teachers in Action Provides a flexible framework for helping teachers on in-service education and development programs to investigate topics in their classrooms that are relevant to them. Presents a wide variety of ideas and activities, designed to help teachers develop professional knowledge, skills and attitudes. The materials include photocopiable worksheets, which are accompanied by notes for trainers. By Peter James - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Classroom Observation Tasks Suggests ways of using observation to learn about language teaching. It does this by providing a range of tasks which guide the user through the process of observing, analysing and reflecting, and which develop the skills of observation. Includes a bank of 35 structured tasks which are grouped into seven areas of focus: the learner, the language, the learning process, the lesson, teaching skills and strategies, classroom management, and materials and resources. By Ruth Wajnryb - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition     Back to Bookstore More