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Materials and methods in ELT :

McDonough, Jo.

Materials and methods in ELT : a teacher's guide / Jo McDonough and Christopher Shaw. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Blackwell, 2003 - xiii, 280 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Applied language studies .

Previous ed.: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-276) and index.

Topics in the design of materials and methods --
The framework of materials and methods --
The impact of the communicative approach --
Current approaches to materials design --
Evaluating ELT materials --
Adapting materials --
Teaching language skills --
Reading skills --
Listening skills --
Speaking skills --
Writing skills --
Intregrated skills --
Aspects of classroom methods --
Groupwork and pairwork --
Individualization, self-access and learner training --
Observing the language classroom --
Views of the teacher. TOC

Summary:
"This popular textbook offers a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principles and practice of teaching English as a foreign/second language. It is written both for teachers for those taking professional courses in English language teaching."--BOOK JACKET.



0631227369 (hbk) 0631227377 (pbk) 9780631227366


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

428.0071 / MCM 2003