Course design for TESOL : a guide for integrating curriculum and teaching / Florin M. Mihai (University of Central Florida) and Kerry Purmensky (University of Central Florida).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. An introduction to the integrated nature of teaching and curriculum design in TESOL -- Part I. Language acquisition theories and their influence on teaching practices : -- 2. Behaviorism and the audiolingual method -- 3. Input theories and communicative language teaching -- 4. Sociocultural theory and task-based learning -- PartII, From needs analysis to goal setting, to syllabus design and lesson planning -- 5. Needs analysis as a basis for goal setting -- 6. Designing goal-based syllabi and lesson plans -- Part III. Instructional activities and assessment techniques. : -- 7. Listening activities and assessment techniques -- 8. Speaking activities and assessment techniques -- 9. Reading activities and assessment techniques -- 10. Writing activities and assessment techniques -- 11. Grammar activities and assessment techniques -- 12. Culture activities and assessment techniques -- Part IV. Contemporary trends in TESOL course design : -- 13. Curriculum trends in English language teaching in Europe and North America -- 14. Teaching practices in Asia : a focus on China and South Korea -- 15. Technology-transformed language learning -- Final notes on integrating curriculum design with teaching activities -- Appendix : The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).