Böcker i English Language Teacher Development Series-serien

To stay up-to-date with the developments as the discipline grows, English language teachers must work to expand their knowledge base by participating in continual professional development and practicing reflective teaching. Farrell provides insights into the many kinds of training and practices you can engage in to ensure growth, including team teaching, action research, and teaching portfolios.

Teachers often find that materials get between learners and learning for a variety of reasons. Because learning materials play a significant part in lessons, it is important they are fit for purpose. Mann and Copland provide principles and approaches for adapting material to suit a variety of contexts and show how teachers can work successfully with limited resources.

What theoretical perspectives, classroom approaches, and types of activities will result in lessons that are both enjoyable and beneficial to young learners? Teaching English to Young Learners provides specific tasks, strategies, and activities to show you how to establish the kind of reflective teaching that helps your students develop fluency and accuracy in the English language.

Why do students feel that mastering academic English is difficult? Is it really so different from other types of English? The authors present academic English as a particular type of English that is not necessarily better, fancier, or harder; rather, it is simply a different kind of English that is usually learned in scholastic settings after general English has been acquired.

Effective teaching begins with effective lesson planning. There are countless approaches to planning a lesson, and myriad factors to consider. Lesson Planning discusses the many approaches to lesson planning, addresses both theoretical and practical issues, and provides sample lesson plans and examples.

Provides an accessible introduction to the past, present, and future of EIL and an essential discussion about EIL pedagogy along with practical applications in methods and materials, culture and identity, and curriculum development. Reflective Break questions serve as guidelines for teachers' particular contexts, needs, and learners.

Explores approaches to teaching content-based instruction (CBI) in the English language classroom. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of how to teach CBI in an easy-to-follow guide that language teachers will find very practical for their own contexts. Topics covered include academic language development challenges and approaches, and interdisciplinary teacher collaboration.

Demystifies the process of classroom research and gives teachers the confidence to get started, plan a project, collect data, publish findings, and then continue to enjoy the empowering energy of researching and learning. Open the book; begin your journey as a teacher-researcher.