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 interrelated 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.

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Author:   Graham Hall
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.130kg
ISBN:  

9780367473037

ISBN 10:   0367473038
Pages:   610
Publication Date:   04 February 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of tables and figures Acknowledgements List of contributors Introduction: English language teaching in the contemporary world PART I 1 World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca: a changing context for ELT 2 Politics, power relationships and ELT 3 Language and culture in ELT 4 ‘Native speakers’, English and ELT: changing perspectives 5 Educational perspectives on ELT: society and the individual; traditional, progressive and transformative PART II 6 Language curriculum design: possibilities and realities 7 ELT materials: claims, critiques and controversies 8 Dealing with the demands of language testing and assessment 9 Language teacher education 10 New technologies, blended learning and the ‘flipped classroom’ in ELT 11 English for specific purposes 12 English for academic purposes 13 English for speakers of other languages: language education and migration 14 Bilingual education in a multilingual world PART III 15 Method, methods and methodology: historical trends and current debates 16 Communicative language teaching in theory and practice 17 Task-based language teaching 18 Content and language integrated learning 19 Appropriate methodology: towards a cosmopolitan approach PART IV 20 Cognitive perspectives on classroom language learning 21 Sociocultural theory and the language classroom 22 Individual differences 23 Motivation 24 Learner autonomy 25 Primary ELT: issues and trends 26 Secondary ELT: issues and trends PART V 27 Corpora in ELT 28 Language Awareness 29 Teaching language as a system 30 Teaching language skills 31 Teaching literacy 32 Using literature in ELT PART VI 33 Complexity and language teaching 34 Classroom talk, interaction and collaboration 35 Errors, corrective feedback and repair: variations and learning outcomes 36 Questioning ‘English-only’ classrooms: own-language use in ELT 37 Teaching large classes in difficult circumstances 38 Computer-mediated communication and language learning 39 Values in the ELT classroom Index

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

Author Information

Graham Hall is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESOL at Northumbria University, UK. He is author of Exploring English Language Teaching: Language in Action (2011; 2nd edition, 2017), which was the winner of the 2012 British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) book prize. He was editor of ELT Journal from 2013-17.

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