Practical English Language Teaching (PELT): Speaking

Vision and purpose. The Practical English Language Teaching series is designed for practicing teach­ers, or teachers in preparation who may or may not have formal training in second and foreign language teaching methodology. The core volume in this series, Practical English Language Teaching, provides an overall introduction to key aspects of language teaching methodology in an accessible yet not trivial way. The purpose of this book is to explore the teaching of speaking in greater depth than was possible in the core volume, while at the same time remaining both comprehensive and accessible.

Teaching Language: From Grammar to Grammaring (TeacherSource)

A must-read for every language teaching professional, "Teaching Language: From Grammar to Grammaring" explores the regular, predictable elements of language as well as the potential creativity of its underlying system. By combining a wide range of viewpoints with her own personal experiences and studies, Diane Larsen-Freeman challenges the static descriptive ideas of grammar, based on rules, and promotes the more fluid and dynamic notions of reason-driven grammaring, which she defines as "the ability to use grammar structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately".

English Today - April 2013

The magazine features English grammar, pronunciation, everyday conversations, vocabulary building, spelling, professional terms, English literature and much more.

English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States 2nd Edition

Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes towards language. Rosina Lippi-Green discusses the ways in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate social structures and unequal power relations.

Language Use and Language Learning in CLIL Classrooms

This volume explores a highly topical issue in second and foreign language education: the spreading practice in mainstream education to teach content subjects through a foreign language. CLIL has been enthusiastically embraced as a language enrichment measure in many contexts and finally research can offer principled insights into its dynamics and potentials. The editors’ introductory and concluding chapters offer a synthesis of current CLIL research as well as a critical discussion of unresolved issues relating both to theoretical concerns and research practice.