Understanding the courses we teach : local perspectives on English language teaching / edited by John Murphy, Patricia Byrd.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-477) and index.

1. A Time for Local Perspectives / John Murphy -- 2. Background and General Principles / John Murphy -- 3. Precursors to the Understanding Collection / John Murphy -- 4. A Framework for Discussion - Part 1 / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd -- 5. A Framework for Discussion - Part 2 / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd -- 6. English in the Workplace at Goodwill Industries / Marjorie Terdal, Janice Ruhl and Carolyn Armstrong -- 7. Families as Curriculum Partners in an Urban Elementary Inclusion Classroom / Jo-Anne Wilson-Keenan, Jerri Willett and Judith Solsken -- 8. Community-Based ESL: Exploring "Critical Citizenship" / Brian Morgan -- 9. Building a Community of Adult ESL Learners / Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang -- 10. An Australian Adult ESL Settlement Classroom / Anne Burns and Pam McPherson -- 11. Videoing Conversations for Self-Evaluation in Japan / Tim Murphey -- 12. FocalSpeak: Integrating Rhythm and Stress in Speech-Pronunciation / William Acton -- 13. "Extensive Reading" for Japanese English Majors / Thomas N. Robb -- 14. English for Engineers in Hong Kong / Lindsay Miller -- 15. EAP Support for Matriculated University Students / Janet M. Goodwin -- 16. A Theme-Based Literature Course: Focus on the City of Angels / Donna M. Brinton -- 17. Canadian Language and Culture: A Course for Nine Academic Credits / David J. Mendelsohn -- 18. Teaching "Writing for Proficiency" in Summer School: Lessons from a Foxhole / Dana R. Ferris -- 19. A Course in Grammar-Editing for ESL Writers / May Shih -- 20. Strategic Reading on a Sustained Content Theme / Joy Janzen -- 21. Theme-Based Instruction: Fieldwork in a Small Connecticut Town / Carol Numrich -- 22. Academic Speaking: Learning to Take "Longer Turns" / Janet G. Graham and Susan M. Barone -- 23. English through Web Page Creation / Heidi Shetzer and Mark Warschauer -- 24. Looking Forward: Connectivity through the Internet / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd.

"Understanding the Courses We Teach is a collection of pieces by teachers about actual teaching situations. This volume provides current and prospective ESL teachers with the opportunity to examine experienced teachers' ways of addressing locally situated issues of teaching and learning within ESL and EFL classrooms. By focusing on individual teachers' discussions of instructional plans, decisions, and experiences in specific courses, this collection complements other training and development resources, such as methods-course textbooks.Individual chapters are rich in descriptive details and resonate with the contributor-teachers' personal investment in teaching. John Murphy and Patricia Byrd have arranged these chapters in four thematic clusters, the first dealing with general purposes instruction, including workplace literacy, community-based ESL, and courses designed for rich recent immigrants; the second with the teaching of English as a foreign language; the third with university credit-bearing courses focused on the teaching of English for academic purposes; and the fourth with noncredit university-affiliated courses offered through intensive English programs.The contributors represent a variety of educational settings and many different countries and include many of the most well-known researchers in the field.."--Publisher description.

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