Effective Language Learning (Modern Lang
β Suzanne Graham
π Library
π
1997
π Multilingual Matters
π English
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Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages
β Scribed by James A. Coleman, John Klapper
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 251
- Series
- Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages offers insights from the latest research into learning and teaching a language, and also outlines innovative teaching techniques, covering all the critical subjects including:
- the demands made of students and staff in modern languages
- the four language skills
- assessment, grammar, vocabulary and translation
- technology-enhanced learning
- residence abroad
- subdisciplines such as business, area, cultural and literary studies, and linguistics
- professional development.
Providing both a clear overview of the discipline and a wealth of techniques, practical advice and useful resources, this book will be welcomed by lecturers or tutors new to the profession and experienced lecturers wanting to keep up with the latest developments and improve their students' learning.
β¦ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 9
Foreword......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
Part I University Modern Languages: students and staff......Page 16
1 Modern Languages as a university discipline......Page 18
2 Who are our students and what do they bring from previous experience?......Page 25
3 Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers......Page 32
4 Who teaches our students? University teachers and their professional development......Page 38
Part II The theory and practice of language teaching......Page 44
5 Research into language learning......Page 46
6 Curriculum design......Page 59
7 The four language skills or βjuggling simultaneous constraintsβ......Page 67
8 Teaching grammar......Page 82
9 Teaching and learning vocabulary......Page 90
10 Assessment in Modern Languages......Page 95
11 Assessing language skills......Page 105
12 Using the foreign language assistant......Page 117
13 Translating and interpreting......Page 123
Part III Modes and contexts of university language learning......Page 130
14 Institution-wide languages programmes and non-specialist learners......Page 132
15 Residence abroad......Page 141
16 Independent learning......Page 148
17 Distance learning in Modern Languages......Page 157
18 Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)......Page 163
19 The internet and computer-mediated communication......Page 168
20 The effective learning of languages in tandem......Page 180
21 Corpora and concordances......Page 188
Part IV A diverse discipline......Page 194
22 Cultural Studies......Page 196
23 Languages and Business Studies......Page 202
24 Linguistics......Page 207
25 Area Studies......Page 216
26 Literary Studies......Page 222
References......Page 230
Index......Page 249
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