An Introduction to English Language Teaching

This book is designed for those who know little or nothing about teaching English as a foreign or second language. It is, therefore, suitable pre-course reading for an RSA Preparatory Certificate, or any other form of initial training. Conspicuous for its lack of jargon, and minimal philosophic theory, it provides a basic outline of many of the practical approaches and techniques which need to be applied in the classroom.
Everything in this book has been taught in one form or another on International House teachers’ courses. Because the most unfamiliar problem for new teachers is communication with those who speak little English, the book deals mainly with the stage from Beginners to Intermediate, and concentrates principally on the oral approach.