Current trends in the development and teaching of the four language skills / edited by Esther Uso-Juan, Alicia Martinez-Flor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Usó Juan, Esther.

Martínez Flor, Alicia.

Series:

Studies on language acquisition ; 29.

Studies on language acquisition, 1861-4248 ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills builds connections from theory in the four language skills to instructional practices. It comprises twenty-one chapters that are grouped in five sections. The first section includes an introductory chapter which presents a communicative competence framework developed by the editors in order to highlight the key role the four skills play in language learning and teaching. The next four sections each represent a language skill: Section II is devoted to listening, Section III to speaking, Section IV to reading and Section V to writing. In order to provide an extensive treatment of each of the four skills, each section starts with a theoretical chapter which briefly illustrates advances in the understanding of how each skill is likely to be learned and taught, followed by four didactically oriented chapters authored by leading international specialists. These pedagogical chapters deal specifically with four key topics: 1) areas of research that influence the teaching of a particular skill; 2) an overview of strategies or techniques necessary for developing a particular skill; 3) an approach to the academic orientation of a particular skill, and 4) unique aspects of teaching each skill. Moreover, all chapters incorporate two common sections: pre-reading questions at the beginning of the chapter in order to stimulate readers' interest in its content, and a section entitled suggested activities at the end of the chapter in order to allow readers put the ideas and concepts presented into practice. The accessible style and practical focus of the volume make it an ideal tool for teachers, teacher trainers, and teacher trainees who are involved in teaching the four language skills in a second or foreign language context.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Section I Theoretical perspectives on language learning and teaching

Approaches to language learning and teaching: Towards acquiring communicative competence through the four skills

Section II Listening

Towards acquiring communicative competence through listening

Areas of research that influence L2 listening instruction

Learning how to listen using learning strategies

Academic listening: Marrying top and bottom

Teaching listening: Time for a change in methodology

Section III Speaking

Towards acquiring communicative competence through speaking

Areas of research that influence L2 speaking instruction

Questions as strategies to encourage speaking in content-and-language-integrated classrooms

Turn-taking awareness: Benefits for teaching speaking skills in academic and other contexts

Teaching speaking: A text-based syllabus approach

Section IV Reading

Towards acquiring communicative competence through reading

Areas of research that influence L2 reading instruction

Developing strategic L2 readersƒ by reading for authentic purposes

Finding a path to fluent academic and workplace reading

Teaching reading: Individual and social perspectives

Section V Writing

Towards acquiring communicative competence through writing

Areas of research that influence L2 writing instruction

Techniques for shaping writing course curricula: Strategies in designing assignments

Written in, written out: Who sets the standards for academic writing?

Teaching writing: Orienting activities to students goals

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612194139

9781282194137

1282194135

9783110197778

3110197774

OCLC:

290490906