Success in English teaching /

This book provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to teaching English. Clear and jargon-free, it is easy to follow and suitable for initial teacher training, but also provides guidance and fresh ideas for more experienced teachers. It offers realistic ways of achieving success even with l...

• Main Author: Davies, Paul
• Other Authors: Pearse, Eric
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
• Series: Oxford handbooks for language teachers
• Subjects: Enseñanza de idiomas; Inglés

Table of Contents:

• INTRODUCTION; 1. A general approach to teaching English; Introduction; Recognizing success in teaching English; Teachers and teaching; Co-ordination of English language departments; Establishing goals and objectives in teaching English; Variations in course goals; Communication first and last; English as the main classroom language; Routine communicative activities; A general model of English teaching; Creating conditions for learning; Learner participation; Motivation; Summary; Project
• 2. Presenting new language items; Introduction; New items in an English language course; What you need to know about new items; Functional-grammatical items; Presenting new functional-grammatical items; Teaching analysis and planning; Presentation procedures; Coursebook material; The place of writing in presentation; Writing for clarification and consolidation; From presentation to practice; Summary; Project
• 3. Organizing language practice; Introduction; The difference between accuracy and fluency practice; Practice and communication; Oral accuracy practice; Language patterns and substitution; Accuracy practice and communication; Information gaps; Elicitation in accuracy practice; Interactions; Topics and activities; Oral fluency practice; Types of fluency activity; Feedback and correction in oral practice; Feedback and correction in accuracy work; Feedback and correction in fluency work; Written practice; Summary; Project
• 4. Handling vocabulary; Introduction; Vocabulary in language teaching and learning; Dealing with new vocabulary; Meaning and use in communication; Pronunciation and spelling; Grammar; Working on vocabulary; Remedial work; Summary; Project
• 5. Developing spoken communication skills; Introduction; Communication; Communication outside the classroom; Communication in the classroom; The four skills; Listening; Classroom listening; Recorded texts; Speaking; Classroom speaking; Speaking activities; Summary; Project
• 6. Developing written communication skills; Introduction; Spoken and written language; Reading comprehension; Ways of reading; Reading activities; Reading outside the classroom; Writing; Writing activities; Integrating skills; Summary; Project
• 7. Review and remedial work; Introduction; The need for review and remedial work; The language learning process; Input, imitation, and cognitive hypotheses; Subconscious and conscious processes; Errors and learning; Pedagogical and natural syllabuses; Variables; Implications for review and remedial work; Review activities; Remedial work; Personalized remedial work; Summary; Project
• 8. Planning and managing classes; Introduction; Long-term planning; The course syllabus; Syllabus units; Short-term planning; Work plans; Lesson planning; Class management; Getting attention and participation; Giving and checking instructions; Managing pair and groupwork; Teacher and learner roles; Discipline; Different teaching situations; Children's courses; Large groups; Summary; Project
• 9. Working with a coursebook; Introduction; Ways of using a coursebook; What coursebooks can offer; The syllabus; Language presentation material; Language practice material; Skills development material; A sequence of work; Recycling and review of language; Additional material; What a coursebook cannot provide; Preparing to use a new coursebook; Exploiting a coursebook; Using language presentation material; Using language practice material; Using skills development material; Using review and clarification material; Lesson planning around coursebook material; Choosing a coursebook; Summary; Project
• 10. Teaching aids and materials; Introduction; Different teaching contexts; Using the board; Writing and general organization; Board drawing; Designing and using prepared visual materials; Wall-charts; Cue-cards; Real and imaginary objects; Realia; Mime and gesture; Audio-cassettes; Materials and activities; Video; Selecting material; Summary; Project
• 11. Testing and evaluation; Introduction; Teaching, testing, and evaluation; Teaching and testing; Testing and evaluation; Basic aspects of testing; Types of test; Validity and reliability; Balancing validity and reliability; Writing and evaluating achievement tests; Comparing tests; Test exercises and tasks; Improving tests; Evaluating learning, teaching, and courses; Evaluating learning; Evaluating teaching; Evaluating courses; Summary; Project
• 12. Development in teaching English; Introduction; Teachers and ways of teaching; Approach and method; A survey of approaches and methods; The Grammar-translation Method; The Direct Method; Situational Language Teaching; The Audiolingual Method