| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1 The problem with 'improving language learning'; 1.1 The language learning industry ; 1.2 Something about this book; 1.3 The project: The Professional Development Consortium in Modern Foreign Languages; 1.4 The project principles; 1.5 Motivation to learn a language |
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1.6 The grammar debate; 1.7 Second language learning contexts; 2 Oral interaction in the second language classroom; 2.1 Situating the discussion; 2.2 The role of the first language in oral interaction; 2.3 The oral interaction principles |
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2.4 Student teachers' views regarding the principles; 3 Reading and listening: Developing knowledge and making the most of it; 3.1 Situating the discussion; 3.2 Reading and listening in L1: How do we do it?; 3.3 Reading and listening in an L2: Challenge and complexity; 3.4 Developing L2 reading and listening |
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3.5 The PDC principles for reading and listening; 4 Developing the learner through writing: Recursion and compromise; 4.1 Situating the discussion; 4.2 The gap in L2 writing proficiency; 4.3 A model of L2 writing; 4.4 Josh: A case study of an L2 writer |
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4.5 Strategies for bridging the writing gap; 4.6 Themes in the writing research literature; 5 A pedagogical assessment system; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Objectives and domains of assessment; 5.3 Categorization of language content; 5.4 Exam type; 5.5 Exam levels |
| Summary |
Improving Foreign Language Teaching provides teachers and teacher trainers with a research-based structure for the effective teaching and assessment of second languages. As well as outlining a model for teacher development, the book identifies and exemplifies eight key principles for effective language learning, which can be used to guide curriculum design and decisions about classroom pedagogy. Improving Foreign Language Teaching also presents practical activities, related materials and guidance on how student progress can be monitored and recorded. Based on the research of the authors and teachers in a range of secondary schools, the book focuses on the development of language skills and communicative competence. It also proposes an assessment system which better reflects how learners progress in language learning than current models. Taking as its starting point the challenge of a curriculum in flux and complex pedagogical approaches, this book offers clear research-informed guidance for effective planning, teaching and learning. It will be essential reading for all those concerned with the improvement of language learning and teaching in the secondary classroom. -- from back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 25, 2015) |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Graham, Suzanne, 1963- author.
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Woore, Robert, 1973- author.
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| ISBN |
9781317674757 |
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1317674758 |
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9781315771229 |
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1315771225 |
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1138779490 |
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9781138779495 |
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9781138779501 |
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1138779504 |
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