Chapter contents: • Introduction: what is research and why do we need it? • Research into language • Research into language learning • Other ways of knowing: looking at our classroom behavior • Researching classrooms: action research and exploratory practice • Conclusion
The History of English Language Teaching Methodology
Chapter contents: • Concept of language teaching method • Grammar-translation method • Direct method • Audiolingual method • The Silent Way • Total Physical Response • Community language learning • Suggestopedia • Natural approach • Notional-functional approach • Lexical approach • Task-based language learning • Dogme language teaching
Cultural, Social and Educational Aspects of English as a World Language
Chapter contents: • English within yet beyond the classroom • From English in education to English as education • Global literacy or colonization? • Bridging the gap between cultures and Culture
Understanding the Curriculum
Chapter contents: • The reasons given for teaching foreign languages • The main language objectives in teaching English as a foreign language • Key competences • How does learning a foreign language contribute to the acquisition of key competences? • The contents of the curriculum • Assessment criteria
The Common European Framework of Reference
Chapter contents: • Origins and background • Structure of the CEFR • Common Reference Levels • Competences • General competences of the learner • Communicative language competences • Self-assessment • European Language Portfolio
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Secondary School
Chapter contents: • CLIL in Spain • Integrating language and content • Focus areas for CLIL teacher development in secondary education: a framework • Interaction in CLIL • The language of the disciplines in the CLIL classroom – the example of history • Conclusions and pedagogical implications
Language Learning, Technoloy and Appropriate Pedagogy
Chapter contents: • The role of SLA • Learning • Technologies themselves • Lesson planning with technology • Project work • Enquiry/problem-based learning • Concluding remarks
The importance of Teachers' Thoughts and Beliefs
Chapter contents: • Shifting to a focus on «the hidden side of teaching» • What are teachers’ beliefs? • Teacher knowledge and teacher beliefs • The origin of teachers’ beliefs • The inflexibility of teacher’s beliefs • How can teachers’ beliefs be accessed? • Summary and conclusions
Los ocho capítulos de este libro abordan la teoría y la práctica de la enseñanza del Inglés como lengua extranjera e incluyen información sobre: la influencia de la investigación en la práctica; las creencias de los profesores; la historia de la teoría de la enseñanza del Inglés como lengua extranjera; sus aspectos sociales y culturales; el conocimiento del currículo oficial; el aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lenguas extranjeras (CLIL); el marco europeo para el aprendizaje de lenguas utilizando la tecnología. Cada capítulo incluye tareas para consolidar la información, así como actividades de evaluación más exhaustivas.
