Essentials for Successful Language Teaching - Hardcover

Thomas S.C. Farrell; George Jacobs

 
9781847064417: Essentials for Successful Language Teaching

Synopsis

How do we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how do our ELLs learn? This book answers those questions. "Essentials For Successful English Language Teaching" is about how we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how our ELLs learn. Farrell and Jacobs encourage those involved in teaching English to develop, maintain and rediscover the reasons that led them to take up the profession. They focus on the essentials in teaching the English language that teachers can implement in their instruction so that their students can excel in their learning: encourage learner autonomy; emphasize the social nature of learning; develop curricular integration, focus on meaning; celebrate diversity; expand thinking skills; utilize alternative assessment, and, promote English language teachers as co-learners along with their students. These essentials are best implemented as a whole, rather than one at a time and so they are interwoven with each other to encourage a holistic teaching approach. Highly accessible, each chapter comes with case studies and a range of activities to encourage the reader to put each of the essentials into practice. This reflective and engaging book will be invaluable to postgraduate students of TESOL and applied linguistics, and in-service language teachers.

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About the Author

Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada. George M. Jacobs is a teacher educator working with teachers in the United States of America, Singapore and elsewhere in Asia. He has published widely in language education and teacher education.

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ISBN 10:  1847064426 ISBN 13:  9781847064424
Publisher: Continuum, 2010
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