Teaching Language in Context: Proficiency-Oriented Instruction - Softcover

Omaggio, Alice C.

 
9780838413722: Teaching Language in Context: Proficiency-Oriented Instruction

Synopsis

This second edition of this highly acclaimed text, winner of the Kenneth W. Mildenberger Award, reviews and summarizes past and current language acquisition theories, examines recent trends and changing technology that have influenced teaching practice, and extracts those elements most relevant to the construction of viable models for teaching. It also includes a workbook for practical applications.

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Review

1. On Knowing a Language. 2. On Learning a Language. 3. On Teaching a Language. 4. The Role of Context in Comprehension and Learning. 5. A Proficiency-Oriented Approach to Listening and Reading. 6. Developing Oral Proficiency. 7. Becoming Proficient in Writing. 8. Teaching for Cultural Understanding. 9. Classroom Testing.

About the Author

Alice Omaggio Hadley is currently a Professor in the Department of French at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she teaches courses in methodology, supervises teaching assistants, and directs basic language courses.

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