Materials and methods in ELT : a teacher's guide / Jo McDonough and Christopher Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonough, Jo.

Contributor:

Shaw, Christopher.

Series:

Applied language studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Physical Description:

xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Summary:

This popular textbook offers a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principles and practice of teaching English as a foreign/second language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking professional courses in English language teaching. The first part is focused on the principles on which current methods and materials are based and explores such topics as educational frameworks, the communicative approach, post-communicative trends in syllabus and materials design, and the evaluation and adaptation of materials. Part II relates these principles to individual language skills. It shows how theories concerned with the development of reading, speaking, listening and writing have affected the design and use of teaching materials. The final part of the book examines different methods available to teachers for organizing and managing the ELT classroom, and discusses group and pair work, individualization, classroom observation and the teacher's role in the contemporary ELT context. This second edition incorporates a number of new sections, including task-based learning, the use of the Internet, and teacher research. The background references have been extensively updated, and new samples from current teaching materials are included.

Contents:

Part I Topics in the Design of Materials and Methods 1

1 The Framework of Materials and Methods 3

2 The Impact of the Communicative Approach 15

3 Current Approaches to Materials Design 40

4 Evaluating ELT Materials 59

5 Adapting Materials 73

Part II Teaching Language Skills 87

6 Reading Skills 89

7 Listening Skills 115

8 Speaking Skills 133

9 Writing Skills 153

10 Integrated Skills 173

Part III Aspects of Classroom Methods 191

11 Groupwork and Pairwork 193

12 Individualization, Self-access and Learner Training 207

13 Observing the Language Classroom 225

14 Views of the Teacher 246.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-276) and index.

ISBN:

0631227369

0631227377

OCLC:

49902040