O ne o f the problem s with most edited collections is that they are uneven in terms o f their treatment and approach, and in terms o f the assumptions that they make about the reader. The value o f publishing an edited collection, rather that a single-authored volum e, is that we have been able to draw on the knowledge and experience o f the top specialists in our field. Practical English Language Teaching brings together the work o f 15 world-class specialists in E SL/E FL. The final section, Supporting the learning process, looks at som e o f the ways in which the learning process can be supported - through teaching styles and strategies, effective use o f com m ercial coursebooks, and by a variety o f other means. Here the chapters are organized in terms o f the different systems that make up the language: the sound system, the vocabulary system, the grammatical system, and the discourse system which shows h ow language itself is organized and reflects the com m unicative purposes that bring it into existence in the first place. In the secon d section, E xploring language, we look at language from a somewhat different perspective. The next four chapters introduce the four key “macroskills” o f listening, speaking, reading and writing. The first main section, Exploring skills, begins with an introductory chapter that defines and illustrates the concept o f m ethodology. Practical English Language Teaching consists o f three sections: Exploring skills, Exploring language, and Supporting the learning process. Rather they are given an accessible treatment which is richly supported by teaching materials and ideas, and illustrative extracts from a wide range o f classrooms. This is not to say that the concepts underlying the chapters are dealt with in a trivial manner. The authors o f the chapters in this b ook keep such assumptions to a minimum. M ethodology texts currently available make too many assumptions about the background knowledge o f their readership. 337 C redits.342įoreword Vision and purpose Practical English Language Teaching is designed for the practicing teacher who may or may not have had formal training in teaching English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL). 289Ĭlassroom-based assessment - Geoff Brindley.309 Learner autonomy in the classroom - Phil B enson. Learning styles and strategies - Mary Ann Christison.267 199Ĭouxsebooks - Kathleen Graves.225Ĭomputer-assisted language learning - Ken Beatty. Section T h r e e S u p p o r t in g th e le a r n in g p r o c e s sĬontent-based instruction - Donna Brinton. Grammar - David N unan.153ĭiscourse - Michael McCarthy and Steve W alsh. Section T w o E x p l o r i n g l a n g u a g e. When ordering this title, use ISBN 007-123462-4į orew ord. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, m ay not be available to customers outside the United States. No part o f this publication m ay be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any m eans, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent o f The M cGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not lim ited to, in any netw ork or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Copyright © 2003 by The M cGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Published by M cGraw-Hill/Contem porary, a business unit o f The M cGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue o f the Am ericas, New York, NY 10020. The International Edition is not available in N orth America.
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