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Book Synopsis

Teaching by Principles is a widely acclaimed methodology test used in language teacher education programs around the world. In this fourth edition, Dr. H. Douglas Brown and Dr. Heekyeong Lee offer a comprehensive survey of practical language teaching options firmly anchored in current research on second language acquisition and pedagogy.

Features of the Fourth Edition

  • A comprehensive update on current issues, new research findings, and innovative classroom teaching techniques, with additional and reworked chapters to reflect this information
  • A description and analysis of new foundational principles, including: agency, identity, languaculture, communities of practice, embodied cognition, and self-regulation
  • Pre-reading organizers at the beginning of each chapter
  • Frquent statistics and pedagogical 'tips' in each chapter
  • Numerous 'classroom connections' to stimulate

    Table of Contents

    PART I. FOUNDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE

    Chapter 1 Getting Started
    Chapter 2 A Century of Language Teaching
    Chapter 3 Contextualizing Communicative Approaches
    Chapter 4 Teaching by Principles
    Chapter 5 Agency in Language Learning

    PART II. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

    Chapter 6 Teaching Across Age Levels
    Chapter 7 Teaching Across Proficiency Levels
    Chapter 8 Cultural and Sociopolitical Contexts

    PART III. PRACTICAL CLASSROOM CONSIDERATIONS

    Chapter 9 Curriculum and Course Design
    Chapter 10 Lesson Planning
    Chapter 11 Techniques, Textbooks, and Materials
    Chapter 12 Technology in Language Learning and Teaching
    Chapter 13 Creating an Interactive Classroom
    Chapter 14 Classroom Management

    PART IV. TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS

    Chapter 15 Teaching Listening
    Chapter 16 Teaching Speaking
    Chapter 17 Teaching Reading
    Chapter 18 Teaching Writing
    Chapter 19 Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary

    PART V. ASSESSING LANGUAGE SKILLS

    Chapter 20 Language Assessment: Principles and Issues
    Chapter 21 Classroom-Based Assessment

    PART VI. LIFELONG LEARNING

    Chapter 22 Teacher Development
    Chapter 23 Teachers for Social Responsibility

    Bibliography
    Glossary

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780133925852, 978-0133925852
      ISBN10: 0133925854

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Teaching by Principles is a widely acclaimed methodology test used in language teacher education programs around the world. In this fourth edition, Dr. H. Douglas Brown and Dr. Heekyeong Lee offer a comprehensive survey of practical language teaching options firmly anchored in current research on second language acquisition and pedagogy.

      Features of the Fourth Edition

      • A comprehensive update on current issues, new research findings, and innovative classroom teaching techniques, with additional and reworked chapters to reflect this information
      • A description and analysis of new foundational principles, including: agency, identity, languaculture, communities of practice, embodied cognition, and self-regulation
      • Pre-reading organizers at the beginning of each chapter
      • Frquent statistics and pedagogical 'tips' in each chapter
      • Numerous 'classroom connections' to stimulate

        Table of Contents

        PART I. FOUNDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE

        Chapter 1 Getting Started
        Chapter 2 A Century of Language Teaching
        Chapter 3 Contextualizing Communicative Approaches
        Chapter 4 Teaching by Principles
        Chapter 5 Agency in Language Learning

        PART II. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

        Chapter 6 Teaching Across Age Levels
        Chapter 7 Teaching Across Proficiency Levels
        Chapter 8 Cultural and Sociopolitical Contexts

        PART III. PRACTICAL CLASSROOM CONSIDERATIONS

        Chapter 9 Curriculum and Course Design
        Chapter 10 Lesson Planning
        Chapter 11 Techniques, Textbooks, and Materials
        Chapter 12 Technology in Language Learning and Teaching
        Chapter 13 Creating an Interactive Classroom
        Chapter 14 Classroom Management

        PART IV. TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS

        Chapter 15 Teaching Listening
        Chapter 16 Teaching Speaking
        Chapter 17 Teaching Reading
        Chapter 18 Teaching Writing
        Chapter 19 Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary

        PART V. ASSESSING LANGUAGE SKILLS

        Chapter 20 Language Assessment: Principles and Issues
        Chapter 21 Classroom-Based Assessment

        PART VI. LIFELONG LEARNING

        Chapter 22 Teacher Development
        Chapter 23 Teachers for Social Responsibility

        Bibliography
        Glossary

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