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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of TESOL Education Writing Knowledge
Book SynopsisLocated between critical applied linguistics and the study of education, this volume emphasizes the importance of alerting potential (L1 and L2) teachers to the politics of their professional worlds. Vai Ramanathan argues that teachers-in-training can become more reflective and critical if alerted to the political implications of their programs, curricular materials, and methods.Trade Review"In this wonderfully written book, Vai Ramanathan deftly melds together a number of currently crucial areas in language and literacy studies and applies them insightfully to TESOL. The Politics of TESOL Education is a highly innovative and deeply significant contribution to the field." -- James Paul Gee, author of AnIntroduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method"Professor Ramanathan's approach and audience focus in this volume have been neglected in TESOL teacher education programs, which have come somewhat late to an ideological view of their practices. Consequently, teacher education programs may be failing to ask future teachers to confront with any depth ideological questions inherent in teaching English." -- Ilona Leki, Co-editor of the Journal of Second Language Writing and/or Director of ESL at the University of Tennessee (Quote continued below)"Ramanathan's thoughtful reflections and scholarly depth of understandings provide both a questioning of disciplinary assumptions and a theoretically grounded yet practical way forward to effecting change where possible and necessary. Using the notion of Thinking Communities, Ramanathan's discussion points the way toward moving disciplinary newcomers, i.e., teacher trainees, in the direction of critically analyzing the discipline itself and some of its assumptions. By tackling head on such disputes as those revolving around genre and cultural essentializing, Ramanathan helps teacher educators see how to include this vital aspect of English teaching in their courses and curriculums." -- Ilona Leki, Co-editor of the Journal of Second Language Writing and/or Director of ESL at the University of Tennessee"For me, the most helpful sections of The Politics ofTESOL are the third and X chapter, both of which integrate the concepts of critical pedagogies, contrastive rhetoric, genre analysis, and ESL teacher preparation in ways that are innovative and transparent...The Politics of TESOL will help teachers-in-preparation work toward the meta-awareness of what it means to be a professional, the "critical edge" now lacking in the ESL field, that is Ramanathan's objective." -- Joy M. Reid, author of UnderstandingLearning Styles in the Second Language ClassroomTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. Politicizing MA-TESOL and L2 Teacher Education 1. The Politics of TESOL Thought Collectives 2. The Politics of Local MA-TESOL Programs and Implications for the Larger TC 3. The Politics of Genres and Text Types 4. The Politics of Written Knowledge 5. Politics, Again: Some Practical Ways to Build Meta-Awareness into (L1 and) L2 Teacher Education Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Notes References Index
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Edinburgh University Press Teaching Literature in a Second Language
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the relationship of language and literature in the context of the classroom. It examines both the language of literature as it occurs in a variety of texts from different genres and the language of the classroom as teachers and learners respond in speech and writing to those texts.
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Edinburgh University Press Social Interaction and L2 Classroom Discourse
Book SynopsisThis book offers a close investigation of interactional practices in L2 classrooms. With an emphasis on the multimodal and multilingual resources, this is an essential study for researchers and postgraduate students in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Conversations of the Mind The Uses of Journal
Book SynopsisAsking students to write journals that reflect on their learning has become a widespread pedagogical practice in recent years. However, the scholarly literature does not address certain key questions about how journal writing aids learning: * Is there something inherent in journal writing that encourages students to write reflectively? * What psycholinguistic or cognitive factors help to explain the power of journal writing? * Why do some students use journals to write prolifically and creatively while others limit their responses to summarizing the assigned course reading? * Why do teachers find some journal entries so much more engaging than others? * How do teachers'' ways of responding to journals affect their students'' development as writers and thinkers? This book addresses such questions through a careful analysis of the journal writing of the students in the author''s ESL classes at a large urban college. It contains detailed case studies of five cTrade Review"Conversations of the Mind is intended to raise our consciousness about our teaching and our students' learning. I finished her study with an increased sense of the possibilities for improving my own teaching, for transforming my own classroom work. Mlynarczyk's willingness to share her own tribulations and flaws, as well as her triumphs and strengths, plays no small part in making curriculum transformation look at least possible, if not easy."—Transformations, The New Jersey Project Journal"Conversations of the Mind is highly recommended reading not just for ESL or Writing teachers, but for anyone wnating glimpse into the minds of young urban college students who are struggling with language acquisition and the immigrant experience."—MultiCultural Review"It is not Mlynarczyk's intent to solve teaching problems. Her intent is to heighten the reader's sensitivity to and apreciation for the unexpected situations that continually occur in teaching. She has done so sensitively and remarkably well."—Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy."This easy-to-read paperback is the result of the author's desire to learn more about how students think and feel about themselves as learners in a 'large urban college' prefreshman ESL composition class."—Studies in Second Language Acquisition"This is profoundly a book about teaching and learning, but it is not a collection of lesson plans or even a method as such. It is, rather, the description of a reflective practitioner in action as she tries to understand how what she does as a teacher affects her students. Equally, she is trying to get beneath the surface of the polite ESL class to see how her students are learning as they experiment with a kind of writing which is new to all of them and which 'works' in different ways for all of them -- powerfully for some, minimally for others....One of the great joys of this book is a chance to visit with a teacher whose merit does not derive from great performances at the chalkboard, but from a deep commitment to understanding how students learn and bending her efforts toward strengthening their learning."—John S. MayherNew York University, from the Foreword"A wonderful book -- well grounded in theory and research and well written. It tells a very important story about the meanings and uses of journal writing by a writing teacher and different students. This fascinating study makes a valuable contribution to the field...."—Joy Kreeft PeytonCenter for Applied Linguistics"An artful, forthright, engrossing weaving by a teacher-researcher who insists that we -- her readers -- are collaborators on the journey....A pastiche vibrant with life, with dimension...."—Margot ElyNew York UniversityTable of ContentsContents: J.S. Mayher, Foreword. Preface. Introduction: The Teacher, The Study, The Students. Textual Explorations: Thinking and Writing in Journals. The Writing Class: Journals in Context. Roberto: Validation Through Connected Knowing. Cliff: Unspoken Words From the Deepest Part of the Mind. Maribel: Tension Between Private and Public Worlds. Lan and Kiyoko: Surprising Reactions to Journal Writing. The Conversation Continues. Appendices: Response Letters to Entire Class. Selected Entries From Roberto's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Cliff's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Maribel's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Lan's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters.
£80.74
Taylor & Francis Inc Ideas and Options in English for Specific
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them.Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP teaching and research. Ideas from linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, SLA, and social theories are described. Links are then made between these ideas and ESP course designs, instructional materials, and research projects. Thus the book moves back and forth between descriptions of theories, teaching practice, and research.Part I introduces the book''s approach to description of ESP andTrade Review"...a fascinating book that could be a groundbreaking contribution to critical literacy education."—Linguist ListTable of ContentsContents: Preface.Part I: Preliminaries. Introduction. Approach. Issues in ESP Course Design. Part II: Ideas and Options.Section A: Language. Language Systems. Language Uses. Combining Language Descriptions. Section B: Learning. Conditions for Learning. Processes of Learning. Section C: Teaching. Methodologies. Objectives in Teaching ESP. Part III: General. Synthesis.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Spanish Vocabulary Learning in MeaningOriented Instruction
Book SynopsisSpanish Vocabulary Learning in Meaning-Oriented Instruction is the first comprehensive overview of current research and instructional practices into Spanish vocabulary acquisition through the lens of Meaning-Oriented Instruction (MOI).Key features:â a breadth of topics including language variation, input, tasks and processing specificity, incidental learning, idiomatic language, lexicographic perspectives, lexicosemantic representation, vocabulary testing, and receptive and productive vocabulary;â a combination of theory and practical guidance highlighting pedagogical best practices in the teaching of vocabulary;â guidance on the difficulties teachers face when teaching vocabulary in the classroom;â clear explanations with plenty of examples and useful references;â tasks and activities that help teachers move from a traditional curricular approach to a more innovative and engaging one focused on communicating, completing tasks, and learning content.Written by an international cohort of scholars in a succinct and accessible manner, Spanish Vocabulary Learning in Meaning-Oriented Instruction is an essential resource for teachers of Spanish at all levels. It is also an excellent reference book for researchers and both undergraduate and graduate students interested in Spanish vocabulary acquisition.Table of Contents1. Identifying Target Spanish Vocabulary: Issues of Regional Variation 2. Input, Tasks, and Processing Specificity in Spanish Vocabulary Learning 3. Incidental Learning of L2 Spanish Vocabulary 4. Acquisition of Idiomatic Language in L2 Spanish 5. Lexicographic Perspectives and L2 Spanish Vocabulary 6. Quality of Lexicosemantic Representation in L2 Spanish 7. Testing L2 Spanish Vocabulary Knowledge 8. Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Levels Tests for L2 Spanish
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Pearson Education Limited New Big Fun AE 2nd Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education English Code Level 1 AE 1st Edition Teachers Edition with eBook Online Practice Digital Resources
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