Understanding the courses we teach : local perspectives on English language teaching /
edited by John Murphy, Patricia Byrd.
- ix, 493 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-477) and index.
A Time for Local Perspectives / Background and General Principles / Precursors to the Understanding Collection / A Framework for Discussion - Part 1 / A Framework for Discussion - Part 2 / English in the Workplace at Goodwill Industries / Families as Curriculum Partners in an Urban Elementary Inclusion Classroom / Community-Based ESL: Exploring "Critical Citizenship" / Building a Community of Adult ESL Learners / An Australian Adult ESL Settlement Classroom / Videoing Conversations for Self-Evaluation in Japan / FocalSpeak: Integrating Rhythm and Stress in Speech-Pronunciation / "Extensive Reading" for Japanese English Majors / English for Engineers in Hong Kong / EAP Support for Matriculated University Students / A Theme-Based Literature Course: Focus on the City of Angels / Canadian Language and Culture: A Course for Nine Academic Credits / Teaching "Writing for Proficiency" in Summer School: Lessons from a Foxhole / A Course in Grammar-Editing for ESL Writers / Strategic Reading on a Sustained Content Theme / Theme-Based Instruction: Fieldwork in a Small Connecticut Town / Academic Speaking: Learning to Take "Longer Turns" / English through Web Page Creation / Looking Forward: Connectivity through the Internet / John Murphy -- John Murphy -- John Murphy -- John Murphy and Patricia Byrd -- John Murphy and Patricia Byrd -- Marjorie Terdal, Janice Ruhl and Carolyn Armstrong -- Jo-Anne Wilson-Keenan, Jerri Willett and Judith Solsken -- Brian Morgan -- Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang -- Anne Burns and Pam McPherson -- Tim Murphey -- William Acton -- Thomas N. Robb -- Lindsay Miller -- Janet M. Goodwin -- Donna M. Brinton -- David J. Mendelsohn -- Dana R. Ferris -- May Shih -- Joy Janzen -- Carol Numrich -- Janet G. Graham and Susan M. Barone -- Heidi Shetzer and Mark Warschauer -- John Murphy and Patricia Byrd. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
"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.
0472097709 9780472097708 0472067702 9780472067701
2001001993
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.