Maurice Claypole

Controversies in ELT

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This thought-provoking and informative collection of essays covers a broad spectrum of topics including: - Why the communicative approach is dead and what to do about it - How to implement blended learning in day-to-day English teaching - Virtual worlds and why English teachers should get a second life - The different roles played by the language teacher - The value of translation in language teaching - Whether native English speakers really make better teachers - Why you should NOT be teaching International English - A more effective way to teach Technical English - The truth about Superlearning and suggestopaedia - The secret to being a good English teacher - Teaching the language of sex. Also included are chapters on the author's unique insight into the issue of complexity in language teaching as manifested in the correlation between language, set theory and fractal mathematics - and the consequences for learners and teachers of English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: LinguaBooks
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9781911369004
• ISBN-10: 1911369008
• Artikelnr.: 52158511

Autorenporträt

Maurice Claypole has a close association with the the cultural and theatrical life of the Calder Valley, having appeared on stage in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge, not far from where the Cragg Vale Coiners were based. He is an active member of the RSC's Shakespeare Nation project run in conjunction with the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, where he appeared in A Drop in the Ocean, based on Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. His comedy drama Narrowboat Blues was performed at the Halifax Playhouse in June 2021. His other works include a clollection of short stories entitled A Parting Shot and The Legend of Sidora, a waterways fantasy in prose and verse.