Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series) - Softcover

Nation, I.S.P.; Macalister, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1041012241 ISBN 13: 9781041012245

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

The third edition of this bestselling text, Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, is an updated and expanded guide for teaching learners how to develop their reading and writing skills and fluency at all levels of proficiency. Practical and accessible, this book covers a diverse array of language teaching techniques suitable for all contexts.

Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, the third edition is an essential and engaging text. Key insights and suggestions are organised around four strands – meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development – to allow teachers to design and present a balanced programme for their students. Bringing together research and theory in applied linguistics and education, the text includes useful examples and practical strategies. New features to the third edition are topics related to writing approaches and assessment, technology, and approaches for young learners.

Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing is designed for practising and pre-service teachers of all levels, and it is ideal for certificate, diploma, masters, and doctoral courses in English as a second or foreign language.

About this title

About the Author

I.S.P. Nation is Professor Emeritus in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is the creator of the language teaching framework known as The Four Strands.

John Macalister is Professor Emeritus in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1041012241
• ISBN 13: 9781041012245
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 246