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Author Smith, Steve (S. P.), author

Title Becoming an outstanding languages teacher / Steve Smith
Published London ; New York : Routledge, is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
℗♭2018

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Description xiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Series Becoming an outstanding teacher
Becoming an outstanding teacher
Contents Introduction -- Running a room -- Dissecting a lesson: visuals -- Dissecting a lesson: using written texts -- Dissecting a lesson: task-based lessons -- Enjoying sounds -- Purposeful games -- Getting grammatical -- Words and chunks -- Dissecting a lesson: speaking -- Dissecting a lesson: writing -- Teaching all abilities -- Pace, questioning and other interactions -- Moving the forward -- What makes and outstanding language teacher? -- Conclusion
Summary Becoming an Outstanding Languages Teacher explores the skills that it takes to deliver exceptional language teaching and produce outstanding results. Offering support to all language teachers, this book offers a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning that will help to keep students stimulated and engaged when studying languages. Focusing on the nuts and bolts of lessons and teaching sequences, this guide looks at the methods used by teachers to interact with their students and offers practical strategies and ideas on how to incorporate skilled questioning and other interactions into the classroom. Drawing on a range of activities, case studies and tech tips to maximize engagement and learning, this book covers: running a room, dissecting a lesson: written texts, visuals and task-based approaches, enjoying sounds, dissecting a lesson - speaking and writing, purposeful games, getting grammatical, words and chunks, teaching all abilities, pace, questioning and other interactions, moving them forwards
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index
Subject Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
Language transfer (Language learning) -- Study and teaching.
Language teachers -- Training of.
LC no. 2017275739
ISBN 9781138056626 (hbk)
1138056626
9781138056633 (paperback)
1138056634