Becoming a Language Teacher: A Practical Guide to Second Language Learning

by Elaine K. Horwitz

Becoming a Language Teacher is a comprehensive guide to the knowledge and classroom skills teachers need to meet the needs of all language learners. The book encourages each reader to develop a personal approach to language teaching. A much-needed resource in an era when all mainstream classroom teachers need to always be focusing on language, Becoming a Language Teacher recognizes that the development of academic literacy is the goal of many language teachers and essential to the school success of English language learners–unlike most methods books, which concentrate on language for communication purposes rather than for academic needs. Employing a warm and supportive tone, respected author Elaine K. Horwitz clearly explains fundamental knowledge about second language acquisition and language teaching, as well as answers to pract

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Academic, Language, Linguistics

272 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2007

Reviews

[Joli Wake]

Headings are misleading (not names properly) and organization of the theories is jumbled with descriptions in area and applications to benefit students in another. Author also uses language with a bias slanting negative connotation for interference from first language acquisition when, in fact, interference is neutral.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A textbook for my college Language Acquisition class. A useful, lucid perspective on second language learning.