Developing a New Course for Adult Learners (Language Curriculum Development Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931185298 ISBN 13: 9781931185295

Publisher: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Incorporated (TESOL), 2006

Synopsis

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Developing a New Course for Adult Learners, edited by Marguerite Ann Snow and Lia Kamhi-Stein. This volume in TESOL's Language Curriculum Development Series presents the stories of teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators from all over the world who seek to understand adult learners' needs and respond to them in creative, realistic, and effective ways. All of the contributors to this volume designed a new course for adult learners and faced the many challenges that come with embarking on such an endeavor. In each case, the contributors describe the practical and innovative solutions they formulated in developing a course for adults, whether it was large-scale course development in response to an institutional mandate or a much smaller, individualized course initiated by the contributor. Each chapter is sure to inspire educators who are about to embark on the adventure of creating a new course foradults.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Incorporated (TESOL)
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931185298
• ISBN 13: 9781931185295
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Snow Marguerite Ann