Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond : current perspectives and future directions / edited by Wai-Meng Chan, Kwee Nyet Chin, Titima Suthiwa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chan, Wai Meng, 1962-

Chin, Kwee Nyet.

Titima Suthiwan.

Series:

Studies in second and foreign language education ; 3.

Studies in second and foreign language education ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, comprising two parts, is concerned with both the science and the art of foreign language teaching, with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on Asia. Under the theme of "Theoretical foundation and research", Part 1 of this book informs the readers about recent efforts in theoretical and empirical research which have had an impact on foreign language teaching or promise to yield results that will shape its future. These studies, not just from the domain of foreign language teaching but also its primary feeder disciplines of linguistics and second language acquisition, offer the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundation for both current and future research and practice. As its theme "Classroom practice and evaluation studies" suggests, Part 2 focuses on new and innovative developments in curricular and classroom practice, all built upon insights from research in the above-mentioned disciplines and poised to become standard practices. These projects include qualitative and quantitative evaluation studies which have yielded insightful data for the refinement and continued development of the projects and their underlying theoretical concepts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN ASIA AND BEYOND: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK / Chan, Wai Meng / Chin, Kwee Nyet / Suthiwan, Titima

PART 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH

Chapter 2. PREPARING LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO TEACH LEARNING STRATEGIES / Chamot, Anna Uhl

Chapter 3. DISCOURSE POLITENESS THEORY AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION / Usami, Mayumi

Chapter 4. INTEGRATING GENERAL PURPOSE AND VOCATIONALLY-ORIENTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (VOLL) - NEW GOALS FOR LANGUAGE AND TEACHER TRAINING / Kuhn, Christina

Chapter 5. PRAGMATICS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING: REFLECTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF CHINESE IN CHINA / Wang, Hong

Chapter 6. DEVELOPMENT OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY MODEL / Zhou, Yujia

Chapter 7. FACILITATING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH NEWS: PEER SCAFFOLDING IN AN EFL LISTENING CLASSROOM / Li, Danli

Chapter 8. VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES AMONG ADULT FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS / Rafik-Galea, Shameem / Wong, Bee Eng

PART 2: CLASSROOM PRACTICE AND EVALUATION STUDIES

Chapter 9. TECHNOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGY: NETWORK-BASED APPLICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION / Chan, Wai Meng / Chen, Ing Ru

Chapter 10. PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS: SOME COMMON FEATURES OF CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION, TASK-BASED LEARNING AND BUSINESS CASE STUDY, AND THEIR ROLES IN AN EBP CLASS / Hsu, Wenhua

Chapter 11. MEMORIZING DIALOGUES: THE CASE FOR "PERFORMATIVE EXERCISES" / Walker, Izumi / Utsumi, Tomoko

Chpater 12. THE WHOLE WORLD COMMUNICATES IN ENGLISH, DO YOU? - EDUCATIONAL DRAMA AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JAPAN / Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko

Chapter 13. FROM ORAL INTERVIEW TEST TO ORAL COMMUNICATION TEST: ALLEVIATING STUDENTS' ANXIETY / Chiba, Satomi / Morikawa, Yoko

AUTHORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613428233

9781283428231

1283428237

9781614510161

1614510164

OCLC:

768770448