Teaching ESL/EFL reading and writing / I.S.P. Nation and John Macalister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nation, I. S. P., Author.

Macalister, John, 1956- author.

Series:

ESL and applied linguistics professional series

ESL & applied linguistics professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English teachers--Training of.

English teachers.

Literacy.

Reading.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"The third edition of this bestselling text, Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, is an updated and expanded guide for teaching learners how to develop their reading and writing skills and fluency at all levels of proficiency. Practical and accessible, this book covers a diverse array of language teaching techniques suitable for all contexts. Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, the third edition is an essential and engaging text. Key insights and suggestions are organized around four strands - meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development - to allow teachers to design and present a balanced program for their students. Bringing together research and theory in applied linguistics and education, the text includes useful examples and practical strategies. New features to the third edition are topics related to writing approaches and assessment, technology, and approaches for young learners. Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing is designed for practicing and pre-service teachers of all levels, and it is ideal for certificate, diploma, masters, and doctoral courses in English as a second or foreign language"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Learning to read in another language

Using the four strands to plan a reading or writing course

Intensive reading

Extensive reading

Reading faster

Assessing reading

Approaches to writing

Helping learners write

The writing process

Writing and digital technology

Responding to written work

Assessing writing

Applying principles to reading and writing courses

Appendix 1: Spelling and pronunciation

points of correspondence

Appendix 2: A list of conjunction relationships

Appendix 3: Ananse Tales Plan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Nation, I. S. P. Teaching ESL/EFL reading and writing

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781041012252

104101225X

9781041012245

1041012241

OCLC:

1536367444

Publisher Number:

90103570811

CIPO000320817