Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (March 11, 2015) © 2015

  • H Douglas Brown
  • H Douglas Brown
  • Heekyeong Lee

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ISBN-13: 9780133925852
Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy
Published 2015
Teaching by Principles is a widely acclaimed methodology test used in language teacher education programs around the world. In this edition, Dr. H. Douglas Brown and Dr. Heekyeong Lee offer a comprehensive survey of practical language teaching options firmly anchored in current research on second language acquisition and pedagogy.
  • A comprehensive update on current issues, new research findings, and innovative classroom teaching techniques, with additional and reworked chapters to reflect this information
  • A description and analysis of new foundational principles, including: agency, identity, languaculture, communities of practice, embodied cognition, and self-regulation
  • Pre-reading organisers at the beginning of each chapter
  • Frequent statistics and pedagogical 'tips' in each chapter
  • Numerous 'classroom connections' to stimulate practical applications of concepts and principles
  • End-of-chapter group activities, discussion topics, and suggested additional readings
  • A glossary of technical terminology
  • PART I. FOUNDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE
  • Chapter 1 Getting Started
  • Chapter 2 A Century of Language Teaching
  • Chapter 3 Contextualizing Communicative Approaches
  • Chapter 4 Teaching by Principles
  • Chapter 5 Agency in Language Learning
  • PART II. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
  • Chapter 6 Teaching Across Age Levels
  • Chapter 7 Teaching Across Proficiency Levels
  • Chapter 8 Cultural and Sociopolitical Contexts
  • PART III. PRACTICAL CLASSROOM CONSIDERATIONS
  • Chapter 9 Curriculum and Course Design
  • Chapter 10 Lesson Planning
  • Chapter 11 Techniques, Textbooks, and Materials
  • Chapter 12 Technology in Language Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter 13 Creating an Interactive Classroom
  • Chapter 14 Classroom Management
  • PART IV. TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • Chapter 15 Teaching Listening
  • Chapter 16 Teaching Speaking
  • Chapter 17 Teaching Reading
  • Chapter 18 Teaching Writing
  • Chapter 19 Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary
  • PART V. ASSESSING LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • Chapter 20 Language Assessment: Principles and Issues
  • Chapter 21 Classroom-Based Assessment
  • PART VI. LIFELONG LEARNING
  • Chapter 22 Teacher Development
  • Chapter 23 Teachers for Social Responsibility
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary

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