Understanding Language Teaching From Method to Postmethod ESL Applied Linguisti

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add Square Britain to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series) Product DescriptionThis book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of each. Drawing from seminal, foundational texts and from critical commentaries made by various scholars, Kumaravadivelu examines the profession's current transition from method to postmethod and, in the process, elucidates the relationship between theory, research, and practice. The chief objective is to help readers see the pattern that connects language, learning, teaching methods, and postmethod perspectives.In this book, Kumaravadivelu:*brings together a critical vision of L2 learning and teaching--a vision founded at once on historical development and contemporary thought*connects findings of up-to-date research in L2 learning with issues in L2 teaching thus making the reader aware of the relationship between theory, research and practice*presents language teaching methods within a coherent framework of language-, learner-, and learning-centered pedagogies, thus helping the reader to see how they are related to each other*shows how the three categories of methods evolved historically leading ultimately (and inevitably) to the emergence of a postmethod condition and*provides the reader with a solid background in several interconnected areas of L2 pedagogy, such as concepts of competence, input factors, intake processes, interactional modifications, and instructional design.Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod is intended for an international audience of teacher educators, practicing teachers and graduate students, researchers, curriculum planners, and materials designers in the field of second and foreign language teaching.Review"As a teacher, I found Kumaravadivelu's book insightful, unique, and at times inspiring."--TESL-EJ December 2007Synopsis Kumaravadivelu (San Jose State U.) follows the work of Bateson's Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity in this analyses of "the pattern which connects" learning, teaching, and teacher education in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages. In describing language, learning and teaching he explores language in terms of concepts and pr Shipping FREE SHIPPING. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail (treated as First Class Mail once with the U.S. Postal Service) which is air freighted to your nearest USPS Post Distribution Center (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or San Francisco) from where they are delivered to your address by USPS. Please allow 7-14 days for delivery, although please note delivery can be even quicker than from domestic US sellers! Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 - 2024 Square Britain. All rights reserved.

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