Provides advanced introductions to the main areas of study in contemporary Applied Linguistics, with a principal focus on the theory and practice of language teaching and language learning and on the processes and problems of language in use.
Provides advanced introductions to the main areas of study in contemporary Applied Linguistics, with a principal focus on the theory and practice of language teaching and language learning and on the processes and problems of language in use.
Ian McGrath has over 30 years' experience as a materials writer and as a teacher and educator in the UK and overseas, most recently as a Visiting Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. He is now an educational consultant based in the UK.
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Introduction 1 Materials, courses, teachers 2 Choosing materials: first steps 3 Choosing materials: close evaluation 4 Coursebook-based teaching: selection and adaptation 5 Supplementation: exercises and worksheets 6 Using the real 7 Systematising materials design 8 Learner-produced materials 9 Evaluating effects 10 Materials and ... Appendices; Tasks: Keys and Commentaries; References; Index
