Engaging language learners in contemporary classrooms / Sarah Mercer, Zoltán Dörnyei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mercer, Sarah, author.

Dörnyei, Zoltán, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching--Social aspects.

Languages, Modern.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This accessible book offers a fresh perspective on engagement, with an emphasis on how teachers can create the conditions for active engagement and the role learners can play in shaping the way they learn. Drawing on extensive theoretical knowledge, the book takes an applied approach, providing clear principles and practical strategies for teachers.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Thanks

Foreword

Introduction

1 The contexts of learner engagement

2 The facilitative learner mindset

3 Teacher-student rapport

4 Positive classroom dynamics and culture

5 Initiating engagement with learning tasks

6 Sustaining engagement on learning tasks

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

ISBN:

1-009-02456-6

OCLC:

1257401287