Authenticity in the language classroom and beyond : adult learners / edited by Sarah Rilling, Maria Dantas-Whitney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rilling, Sarah.

Dantas-Whitney, Maria

Savova, Lilia

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

TESOL classroom practice series

Tesol classroom practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Physical Description:

viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, [2009]

Contents:

Authenticity, creativity, and localization in language learning / Sarah Rilling and Maria Dantas-Whitney

Where can I get my shoe fixed? Authentic tasks for students in EFL settings / Jan Edwards Dormer

Sharing our culture with visitors : English for tour guides / Janet M.D. Higgins

Oh, the places you'll go : creating a class city guide / Laura Ramm

Magazine as project-based learning / Hoang Thi Ngoc Diem

Language training á la carte / Peggy Allen Heidish

Using authentic texts to facilitate culturally relevant extensive reading programs in Tajikistan / Lori Fredricks

The English of math - it's not just numbers! / Kathy Ewing and Bill Huguelet

Readers' theater : turbo-charged language acquisition / Gary Carkin, Sarah Dodson-Knight, Alexis Gerard Finger...[et al.]

Inexpensive, effective ESP material development for the EFL classroom / Marvin D. Hoffland and Oswald Jochum

Exploring the global landscape through language and service learning / Beth Kozbial Ernst and Megan Allen

Creating a technical career ESL program through community partnerships / Gilda Rubio-Festa and Rebeca Fernández

Climate change and other hot topics on campus : project based learning / Marianne Stipe and Lora Yasen

This class is a disaster : public information, natural disasters, and the ESL classroom in the United States / Christopher Miles and Bill Powell

The times they are a-changin' : strategies for exploiting authentic materials in the language classroom / Alex Gilmore

Lights, camera, action : scripts for language learning / Gregory Strong

Authentic video as passport to cultural participation and understanding / Christopher Stillwell

Sharing the food and fun through restaurant review blogs : an integrated-skills project approach / Timothy R. Healy

Using wikis for collaborative writing and intercultural learning / Geoffrey P.J. Lawrence, Terry Compton, Clayton Young...[et al.]

Developing specialized discourse resources for international teaching assistants using a multimedia wiki / Barbara Gourlay, David Kanig, Joan Lusk...[et al.]

I tube...Do you tube? Virtual portfolios for reflective learning and peer review / Kathleen Snyder-Parampil and Joel Hensley

Medical doctors using authentic webcast lectures to learn lexical phrases / Susan Olmstead-Wang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781931185608

1931185603

OCLC:

489267423