The Handbook of Language Teaching
Published on 15. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
824 pages
978-1-4443-5002-9 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, this Handbook is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide to language teaching.
* A comprehensive reference work on language teaching, which combines the latest research findings, coverage of core topics, and examples of teaching experience from a variety of languages and settings
* Provides a unique breadth of coverage, including: the psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learning; social, political, and educational contexts; program design; materials writing and course design; teaching and testing; teacher education; and assessment and evaluation
* Offers a balanced evaluation of the major positions and approaches, including examining the increasingly important social and political context of language teaching
* Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of authors from a dozen different countries; English is only one of the many languages used as examples throughout the volume
Reviews / Votes
"The Handbook offers state-of-the-art research-based analysis on what is currently known about language teaching. The inclusion of new and fast-growing issues as well as the variety of topics is indeed one of its strongest features." (Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012)More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1393 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-5002-9 (9781444350029)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Michael H. Long | Catherine J. Doughty
The Handbook of Language Teaching
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Persons
Michael H. Long is Professor of Second Language Acquisition in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland. Recent publications include The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition, co-edited with Catherine Doughty (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003), Second Language Needs Analysis (2005), and Problems in Second Language Acquisition (2007).
Catherine J. Doughty is Senior Research Scientist and Second Language Acquisition Area Director at the Center for the Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland, and is an affiliate Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Maryland. She is co-editor (with Michael Long) of The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003).
Content
List of Contributors x
Part I Overview 1
1 Language Teaching 3
Michael H. Long
Part II Social, Political, and Educational Contexts of Language Teaching 7
2 The Social and Sociolinguistic Contexts of Language Learning and Teaching 9
Sandra Lee McKay and Rani Rubdy
3 The Politics and Policies of Language and Language Teaching 26
Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
4 History of Language Teaching 42
Diane Musumeci
Part III Psycholinguistic Underpinnings of Language Learning 63
5 The Language-Learning Brain 65
Alan Beretta
6 Sequences and Processes in Language Learning 81
Lourdes Ortega
7 The Importance of Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning 106
Hakan Ringbom and Scott Jarvis
8 Cognitive-Psychological Processes in Second Language Learning 119
Robert M. DeKeyser
9 Optimizing the Input: Frequency and Sampling in Usage-Based and Form-Focused Learning 139
Nick C. Ellis
Part IV Program Design 159
10 Bilingual and Immersion Programs 161
Jim Cummins
11 Heritage Language Programs 182
Silvina Montrul
12 Specific Purpose Programs 201
Ken Hyland
13 Study Abroad Research: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions 218
Joseph Collentine
14 Less Commonly Taught Languages: Issues in Learning and Teaching 234
Kira gor and Karen Vatz
15 Third Language Acquisition Theory and Practice 250
William P. Rivers and Ewa M. Golonka
Part V Course Design and Materials Writing 267
16 Foreign and Second Language Needs Analysis 269
James Dean Brown
17 Syllabus Design 294
Peter Robinson
18 Advances in Materials Design 311
Alan Waters
19 Corpora in Language Teaching 327
John Flowerdew
20 Technology-Enhanced Materials 351
David Brett and Marta Gonzalez-Lloret
Part VI Teaching and Testing 371
21 Methodological Principles for Language Teaching 373
Michael H. Long
22 Teaching and Testing Listening Comprehension 395
Larry Vandergrift and Christine Goh
23 Teaching and Testing Speaking 412
Martin Bygate
24 Teaching and Testing Reading 441
William Grabe
25 Learning to Read in New Writing Systems 463
Keiko Koda
26 Teaching and Testing Writing 486
Charlene Polio and Jessica Williams
27 Teaching and Testing Grammar 518
Diane Larsen-Freeman
28 Teaching and Testing Vocabulary 543
Paul Nation and Teresa Chung
29 Teaching and Testing Pragmatics 560
Carsten Roever
30 Task-Based Teaching and Testing 578
John M. Norris
31 Radical Language Teaching 595
Graham Crookes
32 Diagnostic Feedback in Language Assessment 610
Antony John Kunnan and Eunice Eunhee Jang
33 Computer-Assisted Teaching and Testing 628
Carol A. Chapelle
Part VII Teacher Education 645
34 Language Teacher Education 647
Renee Jourdenais
35 Diffusion and Implementation of Innovations 659
Kris Van den Branden
Part VIII Assessing and Evaluating Instruction 673
36 Current Trends in Classroom Research 675
Rosamond F. Mitchell
37 Issues in Language Teacher Evaluation 706
Kathleen M. Bailey
38 Investigating the Effects and Effectiveness of L2 Instruction 726
Rick de Graaff and Alex Housen
39 Program Evaluation 756
Steven J. Ross
Author Index 779
Subject Index 791
Part I Overview 1
1 Language Teaching 3
Michael H. Long
Part II Social, Political, and Educational Contexts of Language Teaching 7
2 The Social and Sociolinguistic Contexts of Language Learning and Teaching 9
Sandra Lee McKay and Rani Rubdy
3 The Politics and Policies of Language and Language Teaching 26
Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
4 History of Language Teaching 42
Diane Musumeci
Part III Psycholinguistic Underpinnings of Language Learning 63
5 The Language-Learning Brain 65
Alan Beretta
6 Sequences and Processes in Language Learning 81
Lourdes Ortega
7 The Importance of Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning 106
Hakan Ringbom and Scott Jarvis
8 Cognitive-Psychological Processes in Second Language Learning 119
Robert M. DeKeyser
9 Optimizing the Input: Frequency and Sampling in Usage-Based and Form-Focused Learning 139
Nick C. Ellis
Part IV Program Design 159
10 Bilingual and Immersion Programs 161
Jim Cummins
11 Heritage Language Programs 182
Silvina Montrul
12 Specific Purpose Programs 201
Ken Hyland
13 Study Abroad Research: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions 218
Joseph Collentine
14 Less Commonly Taught Languages: Issues in Learning and Teaching 234
Kira gor and Karen Vatz
15 Third Language Acquisition Theory and Practice 250
William P. Rivers and Ewa M. Golonka
Part V Course Design and Materials Writing 267
16 Foreign and Second Language Needs Analysis 269
James Dean Brown
17 Syllabus Design 294
Peter Robinson
18 Advances in Materials Design 311
Alan Waters
19 Corpora in Language Teaching 327
John Flowerdew
20 Technology-Enhanced Materials 351
David Brett and Marta Gonzalez-Lloret
Part VI Teaching and Testing 371
21 Methodological Principles for Language Teaching 373
Michael H. Long
22 Teaching and Testing Listening Comprehension 395
Larry Vandergrift and Christine Goh
23 Teaching and Testing Speaking 412
Martin Bygate
24 Teaching and Testing Reading 441
William Grabe
25 Learning to Read in New Writing Systems 463
Keiko Koda
26 Teaching and Testing Writing 486
Charlene Polio and Jessica Williams
27 Teaching and Testing Grammar 518
Diane Larsen-Freeman
28 Teaching and Testing Vocabulary 543
Paul Nation and Teresa Chung
29 Teaching and Testing Pragmatics 560
Carsten Roever
30 Task-Based Teaching and Testing 578
John M. Norris
31 Radical Language Teaching 595
Graham Crookes
32 Diagnostic Feedback in Language Assessment 610
Antony John Kunnan and Eunice Eunhee Jang
33 Computer-Assisted Teaching and Testing 628
Carol A. Chapelle
Part VII Teacher Education 645
34 Language Teacher Education 647
Renee Jourdenais
35 Diffusion and Implementation of Innovations 659
Kris Van den Branden
Part VIII Assessing and Evaluating Instruction 673
36 Current Trends in Classroom Research 675
Rosamond F. Mitchell
37 Issues in Language Teacher Evaluation 706
Kathleen M. Bailey
38 Investigating the Effects and Effectiveness of L2 Instruction 726
Rick de Graaff and Alex Housen
39 Program Evaluation 756
Steven J. Ross
Author Index 779
Subject Index 791