Book description
This is a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in
the principle and practice of Teaching English as a foreign/second
Language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking
professional courses in ELT.
The first part, focused on the principles on which current methods
and materials are based, explores such topics as educational
frameworks: the communicative approach; post-communicative trends in
syllabus and materials design and the evaluation and adaptation of
materials.
Part Two relates these principles to individual language skills. It
shows how theories concerned with the development of reading,
speaking, listening and writing have affected the design and use of
teaching materials. The final part of the book examines different
methods available to teachers for organizing and managing the ELT
classroom, discussing group and pair work; individualization;
classroom observation and the teacher's role in the contemporary ELT
context.
Jo McDonough was Senior Lecturer in ELT and
Director of EFL at the University of Essex. Her publications include
ESP in Perspective (1984) and Research Methods for English
Language Teachers (with S. McDonough, 1997).
Christopher Shaw was a lecturer on the MA TESOL course in the
International Academy and on several MA ELT modules in the Department
of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. He is
currently on leave to work on other projects, including a resource
package for EAP teachers.
Hitomi Masuhara was Senior Lecturer and Course Director of MA
ELT and Materials Development at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is
a founding member and Secretary of MATSDA (Materials Development
Association) and is the author of Developing Language Course
Materials (with B. Tomlinson, 2004) and editor of Research for
Materials Development: Evidence for Best Practice (with B.
Tomlinson, 2010).
