The Joys and Challenges of Teaching English as a Second Language -- Your Students -- Your Toolbox -- How Much? How Soon? How Fast? -- Using the Learners' Native Language in the Classroom -- Natural and Unnatural Approaches to Learning English -- Building Vocabulary: They'll Need Lots -- Grammar: The Skeletal System of the Language -- Listening Skills: The Gateway to Language -- Now Say It: Teaching Spoken English -- English in Black and White: Teaching Reading -- Writing It Right -- How We Know What the Students Know: Grading and Testing -- Teaching English Learners with Special Needs -- English Learners in Content Classes -- Helping Everyone Else Understand Your Students -- Preparing Yourself to Be a Better ESL Teacher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index
