Effective learning and teaching in modern languages / edited by Jim Coleman and John Klapper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, Jim.

Klapper, John, 1958-

Series:

Effective learning and teaching in higher education series.

Effective learning and teaching in higher education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching.

Languages, Modern.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher)--Great Britain.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher).

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 236 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

Tailored to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors of Modern Languages, this comprehensive guide will help improve your understanding of the key issues and new developments in Modern Language education, and will help enhance your practice in the classroom.

Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages offers insights from the latest research into learning and teaching within the discipline and outlines innovative teaching techniques. It covers all the subjects critical to a lecturer of Modern Languages, including: the demands made of students and staff in Modern Languages, the 'four skills' - assessment, grammar, vocabulary and translation, technology-enhanced learning, residence abroad, subdisciplines such as linguistics and business, area, cultural and literary studies, professional development.

Providing both a clear overview of the discipline and a wealth of techniques, practical advice and useful resources, this book will be welcomed by lecturers and tutors new to the profession, as well as experienced lecturers who want to keep up to date with the latest developments and help improve their students' learning.

Contents:

Part I University Modern Languages: students and staff 1

1 Modern Languages as a university discipline / James A. Coleman 3

2 Who are our students and what do they bring from previous experience? / Norbert Pachler 10

3 Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers / James A. Coleman 17

4 Who teaches our students? University teachers and their professional development / John Klapper 23

Part II The theory and practice of language teaching 29

5 Research into language learning / James A. Coleman, John Klapper 31

6 Curriculum design / James A. Coleman, Elizabeth Hauge 44

7 The four language skills or 'juggling simultaneous constraints' / Elspeth Broady 52

8 Teaching grammar / John Klapper 67

9 Teaching and learning vocabulary / Paul Meara 78

10 Assessment in Modern Languages / John Klapper 80

11 Assessing language skills / John Klapper 90

12 Using the foreign language assistant / Agnes Gower 102

13 Translating and interpreting / James A. Coleman, Isabelle Perez 108

Part III Modes and contexts of university language learning 115

14 Institution-wide languages programmes and non-specialist learners / Derrik Ferney 117

15 Residence abroad / James A. Coleman 126

16 Independent learning / Vicky Wright 133

17 Distance learning in Modern Languages / Stella Hurd 142

18 Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) / June Thompson 148

19 The internet and computer-mediated communication / Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou 153

20 The effective learning of languages in tandem / Tim Lewis 165

21 Corpora and concordances / Marie-Madeleine Kenning 173

Part IV A diverse discipline 179

22 Cultural Studies / Michael Kelly 181

23 Languages and Business Studies / David Head 187

24 Linguistics / Rosalind Temple 192

25 Area Studies / Alison Phipps 201

26 Literary Studies / Diana Holmes, David Platten 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-233) and index.

ISBN:

0415346630

0415346649

OCLC:

57064385