The Language Teacher Toolkit Second Edition

<p>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:</p><p>Language teaching methods</p><p>Lesson and curriculum planning</p><p>Intercultural understanding</p><p>Listening speaking reading and writing</p><p>Teaching in the target language</p><p>Vocabulary grammar and phonics</p><p>Fluency and lexicogrammar</p><p>Assessment</p><p>Meeting the needs of all learners</p><p>Teaching advanced level students</p><p>Motivation</p><p>Songs and drama</p><p>Subject knowledge</p><p><br></p><p>Language teachers of any experience will be introduced to a wide range of findings from</p><p>second language acquisition and cognitive science research along with a wealth of practical</p><p>classroom ideas to enhance their practice. This new edition lays greater emphasis on</p><p>lexicogrammar fluency intercultural understanding meeting diverse learner needs lesson and curriculum planning.</p><p><br></p><p>About the first edition:</p><p><br></p><p>A treasure chest for every language teacher.</p><p>(Languages Today the magazine of the Association for Language Learning.)</p>