This book provides theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on teaching speaking within a coherent methodological framework. Teaching Speaking A Holistic Approach brings together theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on teaching speaking within a coherent methodological framework. The framework combines understandings derived from several areas of speaking research and instruction. By explaining, interpreting, evaluating, and synthesizing these diverse perspectives from linguistics and language learning, the text offers a comprehensive and versatile approach for teaching speaking. Different types of learning tasks are explained and illustrated with examples, and each chapter includes short tasks and ends with a number of tasks that enable readers to extend their ideas.
Anne Burns Book order (chronological)
Anne Burns is a distinguished Professor of TESOL, contributing her expertise from the University of New South Wales in Australia and as Professor Emerita at Aston University in the UK. Her extensive publications delve into the crucial areas of teaching speaking, action research, and language teacher education. Burns' work is characterized by its practical focus and commitment to advancing the field of language pedagogy through rigorous research and teacher development.
The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education - 1. edición
- 334 pages
- 12 hours of reading
This collection provides an overview of current issues, debates, and approaches in Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) presented by internationally prominent researchers, educators, and emerging scholars. Chapters address such issues as distance education, non-native English- speaking educators, technology, assessment, standards, and the changing contexts of contemporary language teaching and teacher education.
Teaching English Language Worldwide: Analyzing English in a Global Context
A Reader
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Devised in collaboration with the Open University and Macquarie University, Australia, Analysing English in a Global Context is specifically designed for the postgraduate student market, as well as for teachers of English as a second or foreign language throughout the world. This is a groundbreaking Reader which includes specially commissioned pieces as well as classic texts and provides a global perspective on the changing uses and forms of English and its impact on language teaching contexts. Students' skills in analysing these forms will be developed through an examination of the major functional models and their strengths and weaknesses.