
Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 4. March 2010
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-84706-441-7 (ISBN)
Description
Essentials For Successful English Language Teaching is about how we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how our ELLs learn. Farrell and Jacobs encourage those involved in teaching English to develop, maintain and rediscover the reasons that led them to take up the profession. They focus on the essentials in teaching the English language that teachers can implement in their instruction so that their students can excel in their learning: Encourage learner autonomy Emphasize the social nature of learning Develop curricular integration, focus on meaning Celebrate diversity Expand thinking skills Utilize alternative assessment, and Promote English language teachers as co-learners along with their students.These essentials are best implemented as a whole, rather than one at a time and so they are interwoven with each other to encourage a holistic teaching approach. Highly accessible, each chapter comes with case studies and a range of activities to encourage the reader to put each of the essentials into practice.
With these the authors aim to bring an inner smile to all English language teachers that reassures them they made the right choice when they chose to become teachers of the English language. This reflective and engaging book will be invaluable to postgraduate students of TESOL and applied linguistics, and in-service language teachers.
With these the authors aim to bring an inner smile to all English language teachers that reassures them they made the right choice when they chose to become teachers of the English language. This reflective and engaging book will be invaluable to postgraduate students of TESOL and applied linguistics, and in-service language teachers.
Reviews / Votes
"Written in a clear and easy-to-understand language, the book provides a great source of inspirations for language practitioners who wish to develop their professionalism and become more learner- and learning-centred in their teaching. A must read for every 21st-century language teacher!!" - Willy A. Renandya, Language Teacher Educator National Institute of Education, Singapore 'With the above strengths, the accessibility of this book, and its positive lens, Farrell and Jacobs have successfully provided a resource of value not only to English language teachers, but also to the broader audience of all second language teachers.' -- The Canadian Modern Language ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84706-441-7 (9781847064417)
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Additional editions

Thomas S. C. Farrell | George M. Jacobs
Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching
E-Book
03/2010
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€28.49
Available for download
Persons
Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada. George M. Jacobs is a teacher educator working with teachers in the United States of America, Singapore and elsewhere in Asia. He has published widely in language education and teacher education.
Author
Brock University, Canada
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Encourage Learner Autonomy; 3. Emphasize The Social Nature of Learning; 4. Develop Curricular Integration; 5. Focus on Meaning; 6. Celebrate Diversity; 7. Expand Thinking skills; 8. Utilize Alternative Assessment Methods; 9. Promote English Language Teachers as Co-Learners; 10. Conclusion: English Language Education; Bibliography; Index.