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Jane Arnold

    Jane Arnold is a professor of ELT methodology whose work bridges English and Spanish as second languages. She is a proponent of affective teaching, believing that emotional engagement profoundly enhances learning effectiveness. Her extensive experience includes delivering plenaries and workshops across Europe, North Africa, South America, and Asia. Arnold's pedagogical insights offer valuable perspectives for language educators worldwide.

    La dimensión afectiva en el aprendizaje
    Nurturing Beginnings
    Seeds of confidence: Self-esteem activities for the EFL classroom
    The Principled Communicative Approach
    Imagine That! Mental imagery in the EFL classroom (+CD)
    • Nurturing Beginnings

      Guide to Postpartum Care for Doulas and Community Outreach Workers

      • 244 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Nurturing Beginnings guides you through the new mother’s journey and emphasizes the importance of supporting postpartum women and their families. As one of the first comprehensive postpartum training manuals, it is featured on the current DONA Reading List for Postpartum Doulas. The chapters cover essential topics such as the role of the doula, home visiting, health and safety precautions, honoring postpartum women, teaching self-care, and easing postpartum adjustment. It also addresses cultural diversity, breastfeeding support, newborn care, and offering support to partners and siblings. The book discusses unexpected outcomes, caring for families during loss, and nurturing oneself. Contributions from experts like Leah DeCesare, Penny Simkin, and William Sears enhance the content, while poems by Maureen Cannon and insights from the authors enrich the reading experience. With a wealth of links and resources, this manual serves as a valuable tool for birthworkers of all experience levels. We hope you find it an essential addition to your birth resources.

      Nurturing Beginnings2014
    • The Principled Communicative Approach

      Seven criteria for success

      • 148 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The Principled Communicative Approach offers a fresh take on communicative language teaching, based on cutting-edge research in psychology and linguistics.The Principled Communicative Approach integrates scientific discoveries with the accumulated experience of classroom practitioners.In this book the three renowned authors propose seven key principles that underlie effective communicative teaching, and then illustrate these principles with 75 practical classroom activities.The Principled Communicative Approach is a unique blend of theory embedded in practice, providing excellent resource material for the classroom that students will find motivating and very rewarding, but also useful information for teachers to keep up with the latest developments in the field.

      The Principled Communicative Approach2012
    • Seeds of Confidence beinhaltet neueste Erkenntnisse zu einem wichtigen Aspekt des affektiven Bereichs – dem Selbstwertgefühl. Es liefert Lehrer/innen die richtigen Techniken und Übungen, um auf kreative Art und Weise das Selbstvertrauen und die sprachlichen Fähigkeiten der Schüler/innen im Unterricht zu fördern. Selbstvertrauen führt zu Können. Fünf wichtige Komponenten des Selbstvertrauens werden in Seeds of Confidence gefördert: Sicherheit, Identität, Zugehörigkeit, Bestimmung und Können. Zu jedem Teilgebiet gibt es mehrere Vorschläge, wie dieses im Unterricht behandelt werden kann. Somit wird ein Unterrichtsklima geschaffen, in dem effektiver Spracherwerb stattfinden kann. Lehrer/innen, die Seeds of Confidence im Unterricht verwenden, können ihre Lehrpraxis einfallsreicher gestalten und so ihre eigene Motivation anheben. Es gibt auch einige Übungen, die für andere Fächer adaptiert werden können, um das Lernen in jeglichem Kontext zu unterstützen. Sämtliche Übungen können für die Verwendung mit allen Schwierigkeitsstufen adaptiert werden – von Anfänger bis Fortgeschritten.

      Seeds of confidence: Self-esteem activities for the EFL classroom2009
    • La dimensión afectiva en el aprendizaje

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      En esta obra se presentan, organizados de forma sistemática, los principales conceptos relativos a la afectividad en la clase de idiomas desde las tres perspectivas analizadas: el alumno, el profesor y la situación de aprendizaje

      La dimensión afectiva en el aprendizaje2000
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