1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020024203321

Titolo

The handbook of language teaching / / edited by Michael H. Long and Catherine J. Doughty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612371820

9781444315790

144431579X

9781780341873

1780341873

9781444315783

1444315781

9781444331523

1444331523

9781282371828

1282371827

9781444345612

1444345613

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (861 p.)

Collana

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Altri autori (Persone)

LongMichael H

DoughtyCatherine

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Second language acquisition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title page""; ""Series page""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I: Overview""; ""Chapter 1: Language Teaching""; ""Notes""; ""Part II: Social, Political, and Educational Contexts of Language Teaching""; ""Chapter 2: The Social and Sociolinguistic Contexts of Language Learning and Teaching""; ""The Social Context of Language Learning and Teaching""; ""The Sociolinguistic Context of Language Learning and Teaching""; ""Major Second and Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Contexts"";



""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 3: The Politics and Policies of Language and Language Teaching""""Introduction""; ""Historical and Global Contextualization""; ""Politics and/or Policy?""; ""Linguistic Human Rights, Linguistic Diversity, and Language Maintenance in and through Education: Issues of Language Policy and Politics""; ""Language Policy, Exemplified by the European Region""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 4: History of Language Teaching""; ""The Context of Second-Language Teaching""; ""Beliefs about Language Learning, Methodologies and Historical Context""

""The Role and Status of the Language Teacher""""The Role and Status of the Learner""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Part III: Psycholinguistic Underpinnings of Language Learning""; ""Chapter 5: The Language-Learning Brain""; ""What is Neurolinguistics?""; ""Some Promising Neurolinguistic Research""; ""Neurolinguistic Research and L2 Learning and Teaching""; ""Some Confusions""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Sequences and Processes in Language Learning""; ""Learner Language or Interlanguage""; ""Sequences in Language Learning""; ""Processes""

""Sequences, Processes, and Instruction: Five Generalizations and a Coda""""Note""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: The Importance of Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning""; ""Actual, Perceived, and Assumed Similarities""; ""Types of Cross-Linguistic Similarity Relationships""; ""Item Transfer and System Transfer in Comprehension, Learning, and Production""; ""Implications for Teaching""; ""References""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 8: Cognitive-Psychological Processes in Second Language Learning""; ""The Components of Second Language Knowledge""

""How the Components of Second Language Knowledge Are Used""""How the Components of Second Language Knowledge Are Learned, Acquired, Practiced, Monitored, and Consolidated""; ""References""; ""Chapter 9: Optimizing the Input: Frequency and Sampling in Usage-Based and Form-Focused Learning""; ""Estimating How Language Works: From Tokens to Types to System""; ""The Units of Language Acquisition""; ""Acquiring Constructions""; ""Frequency and the Roles of Input""; ""Tuning the System: Frequency and the Attainment of Nativelike Fluency and Selection""

""The Language Calculator Has No "Clear" Button""

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, this Handbook is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide to language teaching.    * A comprehensive reference work on language teaching, which combines the latest research findings, coverage of core topics, and examples of teaching experience from a variety of languages and settings      * Provides a unique breadth of coverage, including: the psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learning; social, political, and educational contexts; program design; materials writing and course design; teaching and testing; teacher education; and assessment and evaluation      * Offers a balanced evaluation of the major positions and approaches, including examining the increasingly important social and political context of language teaching      * Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of authors from a dozen different countries; English is only one of the many languages used as examples throughout the volume



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973918403321

Titolo

Unlocking writing : a guide for teachers / / edited by Mary Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-134-14345-1

1-138-18115-3

1-315-06969-5

1-134-14338-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Unlocking series

Crossphase

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsMary

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Creative writing (Primary education)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by David Fulton.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the contributors; Introduction; Notes; Further reading; 1. Getting the point: how children develop as writers; Developing writing in the early years; Developing a range of writing as children become older; How composition and transcription should work together; What is metacognition?; How can metacognitive awareness be developed?; Notes; Further reading; 2. Teaching 'write': writing in the Literacy Hour; Background; The Literacy Hour; How did teachers view writing in the Literacy Hour during its first two years?

Concerns about writingGuided writing; A more flexible approach; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; Children's Literature; 3. 'What's the worth?': thinking about writing at Key Stages 2 and 3; Introduction: writing is difficult; Reluctant writers; National Literacy Strategy: Evaluation; The National Writing Project (NWP); Thinking about writing; Classroom practice: thinking and talking about writing; Teaching writing; Teaching at the point of writing; Metacognition: externalisation of thinking; So, what's the worth?; Endnote; Notes; Further reading; Children's Literature

4. Writing aloud: drama and writingDrama's current status; Drama's motivational force; Contexts for communication; Drama and



metacognition; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; Children's Literature; 5. Is neatness a virtue?: handwriting in the Literacy Hour; The role and changing status of handwriting; Learning to write using the Latin alphabet; Exploiting links between spelling and handwriting; Handwriting in Literacy Hour; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; 6. Authenticity, modelling and style: writing and ICT; Introduction; Authenticity: audience and purpose

Modelling and teacher questioning in the Literacy HourWriting style; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; Websites; 7. Keeping track: assessment in writing; The current context; The process approach to writing; Using writing frames; Breaking down the stages: what needs to be assessed?; Teaching and assessing non-fiction texts; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; 8. Seven keys: developing writing for EAL pupils; Diversity and normality; Key principles for supporting EAL; Keys to developing vocabulary; Using key visuals; Developing keywords and story maps; Practical application; Metacognition

Cultures of learningNotes; Further reading; Children's Literature; 9. How to Write Really Badly: supporting children with writing difficulties; Introduction; Children with writing difficulties in mainstream classes; Early identification of writing difficulties; Supporting children with writing difficulties during the Literacy Hour; Developing sustained writing; Supporting writing across the curriculum; Resources and routines for children with writing difficulties; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Children's Literature; 10. Boys into writing: raising boys' achievement in writing

Boys and motivation

Sommario/riassunto

<P>The underpinning theme of this book is how children develop as writers and how self-awareness raises achievement. It offers creative approaches to increasing pupil motivation and performance by involving, amongst other things, Drama and ICT. </P><P></P><P>The contributors offer practical advice on ways to meet the needs of boys, able children, SEN pupils and those learning English as an additional language; how to plan effective lessons; how to be flexible within the framework of the NLS; and the role of assessment and how it contributes to self-understanding. </P><P></P><P>Central to all c