Teaching Language in ContextThis second edition of this highly acclaimed text, winner of the Kenneth W. Mildenberger Award, reviews and summarizes past and current language acquisition theories, examines recent trends and changing technology that have influenced teaching practice, and extracts those elements most relevant to the construction of viable models for teaching. It also includes a workbook for practical applications. |
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... skills and of fostering cultural insights and understanding . Barnett goes on to list other reasons for including reading skill development as a vital part of the second language curriculum : ( 1 ) reading is still essential in the ...
... skills and of fostering cultural insights and understanding . Barnett goes on to list other reasons for including reading skill development as a vital part of the second language curriculum : ( 1 ) reading is still essential in the ...
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... skill in its own right . Joiner ( 1986 ) cites four trends that have brought more attention to the development of listening skills in recent years : ( 1 ) comprehension - based approaches , which advocate a pre - speaking or " silent ...
... skill in its own right . Joiner ( 1986 ) cites four trends that have brought more attention to the development of listening skills in recent years : ( 1 ) comprehension - based approaches , which advocate a pre - speaking or " silent ...
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... skills is common in natural and authentic communication , and it makes sense to practice various skills in concert in the second language classroom to approximate this type of authenticity . Secondly , although the activity samples in ...
... skills is common in natural and authentic communication , and it makes sense to practice various skills in concert in the second language classroom to approximate this type of authenticity . Secondly , although the activity samples in ...
Contents
Defining and Assessing | 1 |
Principals and Priorities | 3 |
Some Theoretical | 41 |
Copyright | |
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