What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume I

What English Language Teachers Need to Know #1

by Denise E. Murray, MaryAnn Christison

Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, What English Teachers Need to Know I and II are companion textbooks organized around the key What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English? The focus throughout is on outcomes, that is, student learning. Volume I, on understanding learning , provides the background information that teachers need to know and be able to use in their Volume II, on facilitating learning , covers the three main facets of The texts work for teachers across different contexts (countries where English is the dominant language, one of the official languages, or taught as a foreign language); different levels (elementary/primary, secondary, college or university, or adult education), and different learning purposes (general English, workplace English, English for academic purposes, or English for specific purposes).

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Linguistics

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Petr]

Too many pages reserved for identity, multiculturalism, and other vague, inapplicable concepts.
I have enjoyed the chapters about learning and memory though.

[Benjamin]

It gave basic knowledge to help with recognition of how to help with ELL. the diagrams helped with what was written.