A Course in Language Teaching Trainee Book

✍ Scribed by Penny Ur

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 156
• Series: Cambridge Teacher Training and Development
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This important course provides a comprehensive basic introduction to teaching languages, for use in pre-service or early experience settings. It can be used by groups of teachers working with a trainer, or as a self-study resource. The Trainee's Book provides all the tasks given in the main book but without background information, bibliographies, notes or solutions. It is suitable for those studying on a trainer-led course, where feedback is readily available.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
A Course in Language Teaching......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
To the trainer......Page 12
To the trainee......Page 13
Module 1: Presentations and explanations......Page 14
Module 2: Practice activities......Page 17
Module 3: Tests......Page 22
Module 4: Teaching pronunciation......Page 29
Module 5: Teaching vocabulary......Page 36
Module 6: Teaching grammar......Page 43
Module 7: Topics, situations, notions, functions......Page 49
Module 8: Teaching listening......Page 54
Module 9: Teaching speaking......Page 61
Module 10: Teaching reading......Page 70
Module 11: Teaching writing......Page 81
Module 12: The syllabus......Page 89
Module 13: Materials......Page 92
Module 14: Topic content......Page 99
Module 15: Lesson planning......Page 108
Module 16: Classroom interaction......Page 114
Module 17: Giving feedback......Page 124
Module 18: Classroom discipline......Page 134
Module 19: Learner motivation and interest......Page 140
Module 20: Younger and older learners......Page 144
Module 21: Large heterogeneous classes......Page 148
References......Page 156