Debates in Second Language Education (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Macaro, Ernesto; Woore, Robert

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This rich text encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues in second language teaching and learning. It introduces key concepts and tensions in order to help you develop a critical approach and respond to the changing fields of second language education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000478464
• Artikelnr.: 62911861

Autorenporträt

Ernesto Macaro is Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford. Before becoming a teacher trainer and researcher, he was a language teacher for 16 years. His current research focuses on second language learning strategies and on the interaction in second language classrooms or in classrooms where English is the Medium of Instruction. Robert Woore is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. He teaches and supervises on Master's courses (including the MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition), PGCE (initial teacher education) and doctoral programmes. Formerly a secondary school teacher of French and German, his research interests include the learning and teaching of second languages in instructed classroom settings, with a particular emphasis on phonology and reading. He is interested in the interface between research and classroom practice, and has undertaken various research and professional development projects in this area.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
INTRODUCTION: Ernesto Macaro and Robert Woore
PART 1: Framing the Debates
Chapter 1: Identifying key debates in second language teaching and
learning. Robert Woore and Ernesto Macaro
Chapter 2: Learning English and learning languages other than English in
Asia and Europe: Current scenarios and debates. Bruna Di Sabato and Andy
Kirkpatrick
Chapter 3: Is there a best age for second language learning? Evidence from
across the lifespan. Simone Pfenninger and David Singleton
Chapter 4: Multilingual Learners, linguistic pluralism and implications for
education and research. Hamish Chalmers and Victoria Murphy
Chapter 5: Learning Language by Studying Content. David Lasagabaster
Chapter 6: Aptitude or motivation: Which is the better predictor of
successful language learning? Suzanne Graham
Chapter 7: Key Issues in Pre-Service Language Teacher Education. Laura
Molway
Chapter 8: Systemic In-Service Language Teacher Education. Simon Borg
PART 2: Applying the debates to second language learning contexts
Chapter 9: Implicit versus explicit grammar learning and teaching. Miros¿aw
Pawlak
Chapter 10: Vocabulary Learning in Theory and Practice: Implicit and
explicit mechanisms. Ron Martinez
Chapter 11: The L2-Only Versus the Multilingual Debate. Ernesto Macaro
Chapter 12: Teaching Phonics in a Second Language. Robert Woore.
Chapter 13: What Kind of Pronunciation Learning Should Teachers Expect of
Their Learners? Sara Kennedy and Pavel Trofimovich
Chapter 14: Teaching the Language or Teaching the Process. Peter Yongqi Gu
Reflections: Ernesto Macaro and Robert Woore
Index