Teaching and learning languages : a practical guide to learning by doing / Jemma Buck and Christopher Wightwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buck, Jemma, author.

Wightwick, Christopher, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Group work in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 131 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication provides essential reading for any language teacher. Pupil engagement in the language-learning process is key to success, and with this in mind the authors provide a comprehensive list of ideas as well as explaining the underlying principles of successful language-learning.Neil Jones, Assistant HeadteacherLearning a language, especially in a class or group, is an intensely practical subject. Active participation by students is the key to successful language learning at any age or ability level. This book offers teachers a multitude of practical activi

Contents:

Cover; Teaching and Learning Languages; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Chapter 1. The essentials of language learning; Chapter 2. The classroom environment; Arranging the seating; Setting up pair-work; Setting up group-work; Carousel working; Chapter 3. Some teaching and learning modes; Two contrasting lesson patterns; Chapter 4. Assessment; Summative assessment; Assessing language skills; Formative assessment; Chapter 5. Use of the target language by students; Types of classroom language; Collecting and learning classroom language; Core language

Helping students to persevere with the target languageChapter 6. Training the ear, training the voice; Hearing the difference; Producing the sounds; Chapter 7. Working together: General principles; Size and composition of groups; Setting up and monitoring; Chapter 8. Semi-spontaneous pair-work; Fixed partners; Multiple partners; Chapter 9. Some possibilities for group-work; Smaller groups (three/four); Larger groups (five/six/seven); Scenarios; Chapter 10. Using ICT in the languages classroom; Hardware; Useful software; Ideas covered in other chapters; More complex ideas

Computer-mediated communication (CMC)The Internet; Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs); Chapter 11. Interactive communication; Class surveys; Learning an alphabet; Conversation grid; Line dialogue; Information gap; Language experience approach; Jeopardy; The 'fish-bowl'; Chapter 12. Drama and role-play; Role-play; Drama; Chapter 13. Exploiting audio and video texts; Pre-recorded audio and video; Pre-listening; Listening for later production; Some types of exploitation; Other ideas on using films/adverts; Chapter 14. Exploiting [ A ] texts and [ B ] pictures; Set exercises; Open-ended tasks

Chapter 15. Excerpts or independent reading?Working with short excerpts; Independent reading; Chapter 16. Using stories in the classroom; Using existing stories; Creating a story; Chapter 17. Making good use of written work; The purposes of students' writing; Readership; Types of writing; Imaginative writing; Communicating meaning vs. correct language; Public display; Chapter 18. Dictionary and reference skills; Using dictionaries; Possible dictionary exercises; Thesauruses and synonym dictionaries; Encyclopaedias; Chapter 19. Learning words and phrases; Helping students to learn

The nature of the language to be learntOwnership; Techniques for memorising words, phrases and spellings; Memorising short extracts; Visual support; Linked meanings: Word-association and word-formation; Diagrams; Use of definitions; Chapter 20. Integrating grammar into communication; The role of grammar in language learning; Sounds, words and structures; The underlying model; Examples of exercises; Task-based learning; Chapter 21. Conclusion; Further reading; Index

Notes:

"A David Fulton book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781136179136

1136179135

9781283942157

1283942151

9780203082423

0203082427

9781136179143

1136179143

OCLC:

824657486