Teaching Foreign-Language Skills: Second Edition - Softcover

Rivers, Wilga M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226720977 ISBN 13: 9780226720975

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1981

Synopsis

Since its original publication in 1968, Rivers's comprehensive and practical text has become a standard reference for both student teachers and veteran instructors. All who wish to draw from the most recent thinking in the field will welcome this new edition. Methodology is appraised, followed up by discussions on such matters as keeping students of differing abilities active, evaluating textbooks, using language labs creatively, and preparing effective exercises and drills. The author ends each chapter of this new edition with questions for research and discussion-a useful classroom tool-and provides an up-to-date bibliography that facilitates further understanding of such matters as the bilingual classroom.

About this title

About the Author

Wilga M. Rivers is professor of Romance languages and coordinator of languages instruction at Harvard University.

From the Back Cover

Since its original publication in 1968, River's comprehensive and practical text has become a standard reference for both student teachers and veteran instructors. All who wish to draw from the most recent thinking in the field will welcome this new edition. An appraisal of methodology is followed by discussions of such matters as keeping students of differing abilities active, evaluating textbooks, using language labs creatively, and preparing effective exercises and drills.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226720977
• ISBN 13: 9780226720975
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576