Teacher’s Handbook, 2/E: Contextualized Language Instructor. This item is unavailable.Teacher’s Handbook, 2/E: Contextualized Language Instructor

Teacher's Handbook emphasizes real-world practice by presenting a concise theoretical review followed by provocative case studies that ask new and experienced instructors to judge for themselves how best to acquire ESL and foreign language proficiency. Appropriate for secondary and college instructors, Teacher's Handbook also includes extensive appendices covering professional organizations, publications, and performance standards for language teachers and students. This new edition includes a text-specific web site that contains video case studies, a bulletin board, and useful links to a variety of professional organizations and mailing lists.

The major strength of Teacher's Handbook is that it provides an appropriate balance between theory and practice. Foreign language teachers need to understand the theoretical foundations of language acquisition, AND see how theories associated with language teaching and learning translate into practice in realworld settings. The text presents important concepts, principles, standards, appraoches etc. in a format that can be easily understood and internalized. There are numerous concrete examples (e.g. Teach and Reflect; Chapter Case Studies; Chapter Figures and Tables) that illustrate practical applications. Additionally, the text covers the four skills (speaking, writing, listening comprehension, and reading) and culture in an integrated way. I consider Teacher's Handbook to be a foundational text for students; a text that provides a theoretical and practical foundation upon which language teachers (present and future) will continue to build through research, teaching experience, and self-reflection and analysis. The text is particularly beneficial for pre-service foreign language teachers.