The Language Teacher Toolkit, Second Edition - Paperback
by Gianfranco Conti (Author), Steve Smith (Author)
This heavily revised and updated new edition of the best-selling language teacher handbook is a comprehensive introduction to research-informed classroom practice. Topics explored include:
Language teaching methods
Lesson and curriculum planning
Intercultural understanding
Listening, speaking, reading and writing
Teaching in the target language
Vocabulary, grammar and phonics
Fluency and lexicogrammar
Assessment
Meeting the needs of all learners
Teaching advanced level students
Motivation
Songs and drama
Subject knowledge
Language teachers of any experience will be introduced to a wide range of findings from
second language acquisition and cognitive science research, along with a wealth of practical
classroom ideas to enhance their practice. This new edition lays greater emphasis on
lexicogrammar, fluency, intercultural understanding, meeting diverse learner needs, lesson and curriculum planning.
About the first edition:
"A treasure chest for every language teacher."
(Languages Today, the magazine of the Association for Language Learning.)
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