Educational: Modern (non-native or second) languages

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Book SynopsisA reflective teacher as a growth-minded person seeks opportunities to continue professional development. Reflection not only ignites a teacher’s desire for improvement, but also inspires continuous learning. Through an accurate grasp of self-assessment, confidence, self-appraisal, a reflective practitioner can plant the seeds of effective teaching. This book aims to guide EFL teachers to teach language reflectively and effectively. It includes two parts, the first focuses on the SLA theories and their impact on language teaching and the second centers on the reflective and effective teaching of language components and skills. The editors hope this book will be helpful to those wishing to become effective teachers since this results in nurturing learners’ cravings to learn in a safe and supportive environment. Contributors are: Maryam Azarnoosh, Anne Burns, Graham V. Crookes, Michael R.W. Dawson, Richard R. Day, Akram Faravani, Dorothy Gillmeister, Christine C. M. Goh, Hamid Reza Kargozari, John M. Levis, John I. Liontas, Shawn Loewen, Parviz Maftoon, Jennifer Majorana, Shannon McCrocklin, Hossein Nassaji, Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov, Luke Plonsky, Nima Shakouri, Jun Tian, Laurens Vandergrift, Constance Weaver, and Mitra Zeraatpishe.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Part 1: Theories 1. Behaviourism  Hamid Reza Kargozari and Akram Faravani 2. Cognitive Approaches to Second Language Acquisition: A Symbiosis between Nature and Nurture  Parviz Maftoon and Nima Shakouri 3. Constructivism  Hossein Nassaji and Jun Tian 4. Connectionism  Michael R. W. Dawson 5. Interactionism  Shawn Loewen and Jennifer Majorana 6. Critical Theories of SLA and Their Applications to Reflective and Effective Teaching  Graham V. Crookes Part 2: Skills/Subskills 7. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Pronunciation  John M. Levis and Shannon McCrocklin 8. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Grammar  Constance Weaver and Dorothy Gillmeister 9. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Vocabulary  Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov and Luke Plonsky 10. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Idioms through a Pragmatic Perspective  John L. Liontas 11. Reflective Teaching of Speaking  Anne Burns 12. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Writing  Mitra Zeraatpishe and Maryam Azarnoosh 13. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Listening  Christine C. M. Goh and Larry Vandergrift 14. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Reading  Richard R. Day About the Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisA reflective teacher as a growth-minded person seeks opportunities to continue professional development. Reflection not only ignites a teacher’s desire for improvement, but also inspires continuous learning. Through an accurate grasp of self-assessment, confidence, self-appraisal, a reflective practitioner can plant the seeds of effective teaching. This book aims to guide EFL teachers to teach language reflectively and effectively. It includes two parts, the first focuses on the SLA theories and their impact on language teaching and the second centers on the reflective and effective teaching of language components and skills. The editors hope this book will be helpful to those wishing to become effective teachers since this results in nurturing learners’ cravings to learn in a safe and supportive environment. Contributors are: Maryam Azarnoosh, Anne Burns, Graham V. Crookes, Michael R.W. Dawson, Richard R. Day, Akram Faravani, Dorothy Gillmeister, Christine C. M. Goh, Hamid Reza Kargozari, John M. Levis, John I. Liontas, Shawn Loewen, Parviz Maftoon, Jennifer Majorana, Shannon McCrocklin, Hossein Nassaji, Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov, Luke Plonsky, Nima Shakouri, Jun Tian, Laurens Vandergrift, Constance Weaver, and Mitra Zeraatpishe.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Part 1: Theories 1. Behaviourism  Hamid Reza Kargozari and Akram Faravani 2. Cognitive Approaches to Second Language Acquisition: A Symbiosis between Nature and Nurture  Parviz Maftoon and Nima Shakouri 3. Constructivism  Hossein Nassaji and Jun Tian 4. Connectionism  Michael R. W. Dawson 5. Interactionism  Shawn Loewen and Jennifer Majorana 6. Critical Theories of SLA and Their Applications to Reflective and Effective Teaching  Graham V. Crookes Part 2: Skills/Subskills 7. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Pronunciation  John M. Levis and Shannon McCrocklin 8. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Grammar  Constance Weaver and Dorothy Gillmeister 9. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Vocabulary  Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov and Luke Plonsky 10. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Idioms through a Pragmatic Perspective  John L. Liontas 11. Reflective Teaching of Speaking  Anne Burns 12. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Writing  Mitra Zeraatpishe and Maryam Azarnoosh 13. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Listening  Christine C. M. Goh and Larry Vandergrift 14. Reflective and Effective Teaching of Reading  Richard R. Day About the Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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