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Author:   Jun Liu
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780826490360

ISBN 10:   0826490360
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction I: Teaching English Around the Globe 1. The place of methods in teaching English Around the World, Jun Liu (University of Arizona, USA) 2. Redefining Grammar in Contextualizing Communicative Competence, Diane Larsen-Freeman (University of Michigan, USA) 3. The Uses of Communicative Competence in a Global World, Claire Kramsch (UC Berkeley, USA) 4. Teaching and Learning Communicative Competence in an e-era, Denise E. Murray (Macquarie University, Australia) 5. Reimagining Second-Language Acquisition as Performative Practice, Lynne T. Díaz-Rico, (California State University, USA) 6. Empowering Nonnative-English-Speaking Teachers through Collaboration with their Native-English-Speaking Colleagues in EFL Settings, Jun Liu (University of Arizona, USA)  II: Learning and Assessing Communicative Competence  7. Assessing Communicative Competence: From Theory to Practice, Stephen Stoynoff (Minnestota State University, USA) 8. Learning Communicative Competences: Insights from Psycholinguistics and SLA, Tom Scovel (San Francisco State University, USA)  9. Critical Period Hypothesis Retested: The effects of earlier English education in China, Jun Liu (University of Arizona, USA) 10. EFL Writing: Intercultural Implications of Testing Communicative Competence, Ulla Connor (Indiana University, USA) III: Contextualizing Communicative Competence in P.R.China 11. Sustaining Self-Directed Language Learning in the Chinese context, Don Snow (Nanjing University, China) 12. Using Media to Teach Culture-Specific Gestures in the Chinese context, Jun Zhao (Oxford University, UK) 13. Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL Classroom: A Cultural Perspective, Jian E Peng (University of Sydney, Australia) 14. Teaching Pronunciation in China: Models and Methods, Jette G. Hensen Edwards (University of Arizona, USA) 15. The Effectiveness of Anonymous Written Feedback from Peers and the Teacher on Revisions in China, Tracey Xu (Harvard University, USA) and Jun Liu (University of Arizona, USA) 16. Adaptation of the ‘Writing Across Curriculum' Model to the Hong Kong Context, George Braine (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China) and Carmel McNaught (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China) IV. Epilogue 17. Beyond Communicative Competence: A Pedagogical Perspective (Jun Liu)

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. ..this volume presents a number of well-known writers, and also some who bring new insights to the applied linguistics/language acquisition field...the book is interesting and timely...the question of how English is taught in China is not one we can overlook. This book contributes to our current understanding, and hopefully will serve to stimulate further research in this highly dynamic area of English teaching and learning. TESOLANZ Newsletter, July 2009 The strength of the book for the non-Chinese reader lies in its cultural insights and in the insight offered into current issues in ELT in China, rather than in suggestions for how to teach English to Chinese students outside the PRC. The range of writers included is impressive and the book contains useful end-of-chapter references. Clear chapter outlines, large page numbers and a clear index add to the book's navigability, making it a useful reference for anyone interested in the area. The Asian Learner Vol 4, No. 1--Sanford Lakoff

The strength of the book for the non-Chinese reader lies in its cultural insights and in the insight offered into current issues in ELT in China, rather than in suggestions for how to teach English to Chinese students outside the PRC. The range of writers included is impressive and the book contains useful end-of-chapter references. Clear chapter outlines, large page numbers and a clear index add to the book's navigability, making it a useful reference for anyone interested in the area. -- The Asian Learner Vol 4, No. 1--Maria Leedham, Open University, UK

Author Information

Jun Liu is Professor and Head of the Department of English at the University of Arizona, USA. He is an ex-President of TESOL and Executive Director of the English Language Center, Shantou University, China. JUN LIU is Assistant Professor in the English Department of the University of Arizona, Tucson.

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