This is a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principle and practice of Teaching English as a foreign/second Language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking professional courses in ELT. The first part, focused on the principles on which current methods and materials are based, explores such topics as educational frameworks: the communicative approach; post-communicative trends in syllabus and materials design and the evaluation and adaptation of materials.
Part Two relates these principles to individual language skills. It shows how theories concerned with the development of reading, speaking, listening and writing have affected the design and use of teaching materials. The final part of the book examines different methods available to teachers for organizing and managing the ELT classroom, discussing group and pair work; individualization; classroom observation and the teacher's role in the contemporary ELT context.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures vii
Preface to the Third Edition ix
Acknowledgements xi
Part I Topics in the Design of Materials and Methods 1
1 The Framework of Materials and Methods 3
2 Current Approaches to Materials and Methods 17
3 Evaluating ELT Materials 50
4 Adapting Materials 63
5 Technology in ELT 79
Part II Teaching Language Skills 107
6 Reading Skills 109
7 Listening Skills 135
8 Speaking Skills 156
9 Writing Skills 181
10 Integrated Skills 201
Part III Aspects of Classroom Methods 225
11 Groupwork and Pairwork 227
12 Individualization, Self-access and Learner Training 245
13 Observing the Language Classroom 268
14 Views of the Teacher 288
Bibliography 308
Index 329
About the Author :
Jo McDonough was Senior Lecturer in ELT and Director of EFL at the University of Essex. Her publications include ESP in Perspective (1984) and Research Methods for English Language Teachers (with S. McDonough, 1997).
Christopher Shaw was a lecturer on the MA TESOL course in the International Academy and on several MA ELT modules in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. He is currently on leave to work on other projects, including a resource package for EAP teachers.
Hitomi Masuhara was Senior Lecturer and Course Director of MA ELT and Materials Development at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is a founding member and Secretary of MATSDA (Materials Development Association) and is the author of Developing Language Course Materials (with B. Tomlinson, 2004) and editor of Research for Materials Development: Evidence for Best Practice (with B. Tomlinson, 2010).
Review :
“Revising a classic is not to be undertaken lightly. The risks are great, as is the labour. The original authors and their new co-author, Hitomi Masuhara, are to be congratulated on their achievement. I recommend this new edition highly as a unique contribution to the field and urge you to buy a copy.” (Folio, 1 September 2014)
