English Language Teaching Today: Linking Theory and Practice

✍ Scribed by Willy A. Renandya, Handoyo Puji Widodo (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 309
• Series: English Language Education 5
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

English Language Teaching Today: Linking Theory and Practice provides an up-to-date account of current principles and practices for teaching English in the world today. The chapters, written by internationally recognized language teacher educators and TESOL specialists, introduce the reader to key language skill areas (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary) and explain how each skill area can be taught in a principled manner in diverse language learning contexts. Throughout the book, the link between theory and practice is explicitly highlighted and exemplified.
This reader-friendly book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in TESOL and other second language education programmes as well as for TESOL professionals who wish to stay current with recent developments in ELT.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
English Language Teaching Today: An Introduction....Pages 3-11
Student-Centred Learning in ELT....Pages 13-23
Using Local Languages in English Language Classrooms....Pages 25-40
Applying Language Learning Principles to Coursebooks....Pages 41-51
Current Issues in the Development of Materials for Learners of English as an International Language (EIL)....Pages 53-66
Assessment in ELT: Theoretical Options and Sound Pedagogical Choices....Pages 67-82
Does Writing Promote Reflective Practice?....Pages 83-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Extensive Reading and Listening in the L2 Classroom....Pages 97-110
Teaching L2 Listening: In and Outside the Classroom....Pages 111-125
Teaching Reading and Viewing to L2 Learners....Pages 127-141
Teaching Speaking....Pages 143-159
Teaching English for Intercultural Spoken Communication....Pages 161-177
Teaching Writing....Pages 179-194
Teaching Academic Writing in Context....Pages 195-207
Teaching English Grammar in Asian Contexts....Pages 209-226
Teaching Vocabulary in the EFL Context....Pages 227-239
Teaching Pronunciation to Learners of English as a Lingua Franca....Pages 241-255
Language Learning with ICT....Pages 257-276
Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP): English for Vocational Purposes (EVP)....Pages 277-291
Facilitating Workplace Communicative Competence....Pages 293-307

✦ Subjects

Language Education;Teaching and Teacher Education;Curriculum Studies