Overview

The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching is the definitive reference volume for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Language Teacher Education, and for ELT professionals engaged in in-service teacher development and/or undertaking academic study. Progressing from ‘broader’ contextual issues to a ‘narrower’ focus on classrooms and classroom discourse, the volume’s inter-related themes focus on: ELT in the world: contexts and goals planning and organising ELT: curriculum, resources and settings methods and methodology: perspectives and practices second language learning and learners teaching language: knowledge, skills and pedagogy understanding the language classroom. The Handbook’s 39 chapters are written by leading figures in ELT from around the world. Mindful of the diverse pedagogical, institutional and social contexts for ELT, they convincingly present the key issues, areas of debate and dispute, and likely future developments in ELT from an applied linguistics perspective. Throughout the volume, readers are encouraged to develop their own thinking and practice in contextually appropriate ways, assisted by discussion questions and suggestions for further reading that accompany every chapter. Advisory board: Guy Cook, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Amy Tsui, and Steve Walsh

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Author:   Graham Hall (University of Northumbria, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.380kg
ISBN:  

9780415747394

ISBN 10:   0415747392
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   24 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of tables and figures List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: English language teaching in the contemporary world Graham Hall PART I: ELT in the world: contexts and goals World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca: a changing context for ELT Philip Seargeant Politics, power relationships and ELT Alastair Pennycook Language and culture in ELT Claire Kramsch and Zhu Hua ‘Native speakers’, English and ELT: changing perspectives Enric Llurda Educational perspectives on ELT: society and the individual; traditional, progressive and transformative Graham Crookes PART II: Planning and organising ELT: curriculum, resources and settings Language curriculum design: possibilities and realities Kathleen Graves ELT materials: claims, critiques and controversies John Gray Dealing with the demands of language testing and assessment Glenn Fulcher and Nathaniel Owen Language teacher education Karen E. Johnson New technologies, blended learning and the ‘flipped classroom’ in ELT Paul Gruba, Don Hinkelman and Mónica Stella Cárdenas-Claros English for specific purposes Sue Starfield English for academic purposes Helen Basturkmen and Rosemary Wette English for speakers of other languages: language education and migration James Simpson Bilingual education in a multilingual world Kevin S. Carroll and Mary Carol Combs PART III: Methods and methodology: perspectives and practices Method, methods and methodology: historical trends and current debates Graham Hall Communicative language teaching in theory and in practice Scott Thornbury Task-based language teaching Kris Van den Branden Content and language integrated learning Tom Morton Appropriate methodology: towards a cosmopolitan approach Adrian Holliday PART IV: Second language learning and learners Cognitive perspectives on classroom language learning Laura Collins and Emma Marsden Sociocultural theory and the language classroom Eduardo Negueruela-Azarola and Próspero N. García Individual differences Peter D. MacIntyre, Tammy Gregersen and Richard Clément Motivation Martin Lamb Learner autonomy Phil Benson Primary ELT: issues and trends Janet Enever Secondary ELT: issues and trends Annamaria Pinter PART V: Teaching language: knowledge, skills and pedagogy Corpora in ELT Ana Frankenberg-Garcia Language awareness Agneta Svalberg Teaching language as a system Dilin Liu and Robert Nelson Teaching language skills Jonathan Newton Teaching literacy Amos Paran and Catherine Wallace Using literature in ELT Geoff Hall PART VI: Focus on the language classroom Complexity and language teaching Sarah Mercer Classroom talk, interaction and collaboration Steve Walsh and Li Li Errors, corrective feedback and repair: variations and learning outcomes Alison Mackey, Hae In Park and Kaitlyn M. Tagarelli Questioning ‘English-only’ classrooms: own-language use in ELT Philip Kerr Teaching large classes in difficult circumstances Fauzia Shamim and Kuchah Kuchah Computer-mediated communication and language learning Richard Kern, Paige Daniel Ware and Mark Warschauer Values in the ELT classroom Julia Menard-Warwick, Miki Mori, Anna Reznik and Daniel Moglen

Reviews

'English language teaching (ELT) is now an immensely complex field of research and practice. This volume admirably captures the scope of the major themes that must now underpin informed ELT. Researchers, teacher educators and teachers alike will gain immensely from being able to refer to such a comprehensive and authoritative collection.' Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, Australia 'Suitable for all readers looking to enhance their academic, professional and practical skills, this eclectic collection will provide much-needed material and inspiration.' Maja Milatovic, ANU College, Canberra, Australia, English Australia Journal '... it will also no doubt, stimulate professional and academic reflection on the key issues facing ELT. I for one will be certainly using this Handbook with my post-graduate students although even undergraduates in the field of language would benefit considerably.' J.A. Foley, Assumption University, Thailand 'The editor of the volume has lined up an impressive array of accomplished scholars to help him do justice to the formidable task he has set himself to do. And, to be sure, the outcome is a truly great volume of papers of encyclopedic proportions that provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of key areas of research, both historically and currently of interest, to myriads of ELT professionals as well as other interested researchers in the field of applied linguistics.' Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Word ... there is a lot that is edgy, informative, enlightening- and challenging. I especially like the discussion questions, related topics and further readings sections which, together with the references, end each article. This makes this 'handbook' a fantastic jumping-off point for further study and connection-making. Jeremy Harmer, ELT Journal, Volume 73, Issue 3, July 2019

"'English language teaching (ELT) is now an immensely complex field of research and practice. This volume admirably captures the scope of the major themes that must now underpin informed ELT. Researchers, teacher educators and teachers alike will gain immensely from being able to refer to such a comprehensive and authoritative collection.' Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, Australia 'Suitable for all readers looking to enhance their academic, professional and practical skills, this eclectic collection will provide much-needed material and inspiration.' Maja Milatovic, ANU College, Canberra, Australia, English Australia Journal '... it will also no doubt, stimulate professional and academic reflection on the key issues facing ELT. I for one will be certainly using this Handbook with my post-graduate students although even undergraduates in the field of language would benefit considerably.' J.A. Foley, Assumption University, Thailand 'The editor of the volume has lined up an impressive array of accomplished scholars to help him do justice to the formidable task he has set himself to do. And, to be sure, the outcome is a truly great volume of papers of encyclopedic proportions that provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of key areas of research, both historically and currently of interest, to myriads of ELT professionals as well as other interested researchers in the field of applied linguistics.' Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Word ""... there is a lot that is edgy, informative, enlightening— and challenging. I especially like the discussion questions, related topics and further readings sections which, together with the references, end each article. This makes this ‘handbook’ a fantastic jumping-off point for further study and connection-making."" Jeremy Harmer, ELT Journal, Volume 73, Issue 3, July 2019"

'English language teaching (ELT) is now an immensely complex field of research and practice. This volume admirably captures the scope of the major themes that must now underpin informed ELT. Researchers, teacher educators and teachers alike will gain immensely from being able to refer to such a comprehensive and authoritative collection.' Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, Australia

Author Information

Graham Hall is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Humanities, Northumbria University (UK) and the current editor of ELT Journal.

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