Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern LanguagesJames A. Coleman, John Klapper Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages offers insights from the latest research into learning and teaching a language, and also outlines innovative teaching techniques, covering all the critical subjects including:
Providing both a clear overview of the discipline and a wealth of techniques, practical advice and useful resources, this book will be welcomed by lecturers or tutors new to the profession and experienced lecturers wanting to keep up with the latest developments and improve their students' learning. |
Contents
Who are our students and what do they bring from | 10 |
Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers | 17 |
Who teaches our students? University teachers and their | 23 |
Research into language learning | 31 |
Curriculum design | 44 |
The four language skills or juggling simultaneous | 52 |
Teaching grammar | 67 |
Assessment in Modern Languages | 80 |
Independent learning | 133 |
Computerassisted language learning CALL | 148 |
The effective learning of languages in tandem | 165 |
Cultural Studies | 181 |
Languages and Business Studies | 187 |
Area Studies | 201 |
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Using the foreign language assistant | 102 |
Institutionwide languages programmes and nonspecialist | 117 |
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