Description |
xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Series |
New directions in language teaching |
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New directions in language teaching.
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Contents |
Classroom research : what it is and why it is important. The development of classroom research ; Why focus on the classroom? -- Classroom research : principles and procedures. Getting started : the question of approach ; Issues in data collection and analysis -- The treatment of oral errors in language classrooms. Oral errors : the general picture ; The treatment of oral errors : what teachers do -- Input and interaction in language classrooms. Input and interaction in second language classrooms ; Wider perspectives on classroom interaction -- Receptivity in language classrooms. Receptivity : the issues involved ; Receptivity : some relevant research -- Epilogue. Towards exploratory teaching |
Summary |
This book makes accessible to teachers and teacher trainees a research area that has largely been the province of academics: the systematic study of what really happens in language classrooms. Classroom research is an important area for all those involved in education because there is still so much that we do not understand about how classroom language lessons work. In this book the authors define the aims and principles of classroom research, present some of the findings in key areas and guide the reader through the practicalities of setting up and carrying out investigative projects. --From publisher's description |
Analysis |
Schools Curriculum Language |
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Classroom research |
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Schools Curriculum Language |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-239) and indexes |
Subject |
Classroom environment -- Research.
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Classroom environment.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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Author |
Bailey, Kathleen M.
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LC no. |
91004395 |
ISBN |
0521262798 |
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0521269091 |
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9780521262798 |
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9780521269094 |
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