English language teaching now and how it could be / Geoffrey Jordan and Mike Long.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Geoffrey, author.

Long, Mike, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Second language acquisition--Ability. testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

This book argues that, to teach languages well, one needs to know how people learn them, and that current English Language teaching (ELT) practice largely ignores this vital question. It offers an up-to-date, accessible discussion of recent developments in knowledge about second and foreign language learning, as well as implications for language teaching. It then provides a critical analysis of the current ELT industry, arguing that its increasing commercialization has led to poor teaching, dull materials, inadequate second language teaching education, and testing procedures that are unfit for purpose. The book then moves on to expose the often-hidden political and economic interests at work, and ends with suggestions for how ELT should be organized to the benefit of learners, teachers, teacher educators and testers alike. It will appeal to undergraduates and masters students of teaching English as an L2 or applied linguistics, as well as practising teachers.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Section 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Section 2

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Section 3

Chapter 11

Section 4

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

References.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Jordan, Geoffrey English Language Teaching Now and How It Could Be

ISBN:

1-5275-8225-6