Becoming a Language Teacher

Becoming a Language Teacher
Author: Elaine Kolker Horwitz
Publisher: Castledown Publishers
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0648184412

- How do I plan a lesson? - How will I know if my students are learning? - How do I teach language while also teaching content material? - How do I effectively use technology in language teaching? - How can I ensure the academic success of my students? - How can I help my students have more contact with the new language? These are the practical questions language and mainstream teachers struggle with as they enter today’s diverse classrooms in an era when they must focus not only on their everyday teaching, but also on students’ second language development. The answers to these questions and more are here, in this much-needed, comprehensive, practical guide to language teaching in second foreign, and content-based settings. In a warm, supportive tone, respected author and experienced language teacher Elaine K. Horwitz clearly explains the fundamental concepts of second language acquisition and language teaching, using actual classroom situations that help students learn to make instructional decisions in their own future teaching settings. Unique among other methods texts that emphasize language for communication purposes only, Becoming a Language Teacher also focuses on language for academic needs, while addressing the latest trends in language teaching as well as effective approaches for teaching language in content classes. The perfect choice for ESL and Foreign Language methods courses, this guide helps teachers develop a personal approach to language teaching, suited to their own unique teaching situations. Major additions to the text are related to socio-cultural approaches to second language acquisition and teaching. The Second Edition also includes: - Expanded coverage of language development and content teaching - Coverage of The Output Hypothesis, Sociocultural Theories of SLA, the SIOP Method and the CALLA Approach - Publication of the long-awaited revision of the Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, BALLI - An Assessment for Learning approach to student testing added to Chapter 8 - Suggestions for using new technologies and digital media incorporated throughout - Added explanations of Emergent Bilingual, Heritage Learners, Dual Language programs, World Languages, Sheltered English, Newcomer Centers, Self-Access Language Learning Centers, Willingness to Communicate, and Language Learner Autonomy

Basics of Language for Language Learners, 2nd Edition

Basics of Language for Language Learners, 2nd Edition
Author: Peter W. Culicover
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780814254431

Basics of Language for Language Learners, 2nd edition, by Peter W. Culicover and Elizabeth V. Hume, systematically explores all the aspects of language central to second language learning: the sounds of language, the different grammatical structures, the tools and strategies for learning, the social functions of communication, and the psychology of language learning and use.

Teaching Dual Language Learners

Teaching Dual Language Learners
Author: Lisa M. López
Publisher: Paul H Brookes Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Bilingualism in children
ISBN: 9781681253862

"Teaching Dual Language Learners is a practical guide to help early childhood educators understand the needs of and provide instruction for young dual language learners in their classroom"--

Content-based Second Language Teaching and Learning

Content-based Second Language Teaching and Learning
Author: Marjorie Hall Haley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02
Genre: Interaction analysis in education
ISBN: 9780133066722

Teachers get the opportunity to put practical, "how-to" second language teaching methods to work in their classrooms with English Learners or world language students. Here are practical suggestions and ideas culled from the psycholinguistics and socio-cultural fields of study, offering today's teachers an engaging perspective on interactive, content-based language teaching and learning. Offering more methodological approaches to teaching English Learners than virtually any other book on the market, it's the ideal resource for undergraduate, pre-service, and mainstream general educator teachers who are learning how to teach English Learners or world language students in their classrooms. Novice teachers get the chance to interact with the text, reflect and consult with colleagues, partners, and classmates by reflecting and responding, revisiting their responses, and completing activities related to the content.

Learner Language and Language Learning

Learner Language and Language Learning
Author: Claus Færch
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1984
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book is a comprehensive introduction to foreign language pedagogy, primarily intended for students and teachers of English. Methods for analysing learner languages are presented and related to a coherent theory of communicative competence and to principles of foreign language learning and teaching.

Language Learning Beyond the Classroom

Language Learning Beyond the Classroom
Author: David Nunan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2015-01-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134675739

This volume presents case studies of language learning beyond the classroom. The studies draw on a wide range of contexts, from North and South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Each provides principled links between theory, research and practice. While out-of-class learning will not replace the classroom, ultimately all successful learners take control of their own learning. This book shows how teachers can help learners bridge the gap between formal instruction and autonomous language learning. Although English is the primary focus of most chapters, there are studies on a range of other languages including Spanish and Japanese.

From Language Learner to Language Teacher

From Language Learner to Language Teacher
Author: Don Snow
Publisher: Teachers of English to
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2007
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781931185387

This volume focuses on the challenges faced by nonnative-speaking English teachers. Four themes receive special emphasis: communicative language teaching, proficiency, language learning, and practicality.

The Way of the Linguist

The Way of the Linguist
Author: Steve Kaufmann
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2005-11
Genre: Linguistics
ISBN: 1420873296

The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

Teaching Young Second Language Learners

Teaching Young Second Language Learners
Author: Rhonda Oliver
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-06-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351369385

Adopting a learner-centred approach that places an emphasis on hands-on child SL methodology, this book illustrates the practices used to teach young second language learners in different classroom contexts: (1) English-as-an-Additional-Language-or-Dialect (EAL/D) – both intensive EAL/D and EAL/D in the mainstream (2) Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) (3) Content-and-Language-Integrated-Learning (CLIL), (4) Indigenous (5) Foreign-Language (FL). It will be particularly useful to undergraduate teachers to build upon the literacy unit they undertake in the first years of their course to explore factors that constitute an effective child SL classroom and, in practical terms, how to develop such a classroom. The pedagogical strategies for teaching young language learners in the six chapters are firmly guided by research-based findings, enabling not only pre-service teachers but also experienced teachers to make informed choices of how to effectively facilitate the development of the target language, empowering them to assume an active and effective role of classroom practitioners.