This book provides an up-to-date investigation of the developing discourses of English Language teachers in a variety of international contexts.It looks at spoken and written discourse from novices to experienced professionals. It contains 4 sections, each based on a different stage in the career of a hypothetical English language teacher. The chapters use the teachers' own voices to tell the stories of their professional development in a particular context, but each individual experience is made relevant to others in the field.

Cooperative learning processes have been rediscovered and are being used throughout the country on every level. The basic elements of cooperative goal structure are positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, and cooperative skills. The teacher's role in structuring cooperative learning situations involves clearly specifying lesson objectives, placing students in productive learning groups and providing appropriate materials, clearly explaining the cooperative goal structure, monitoring students, and evaluating performance.

Despite many hours in the classroom, many school students have poor learning skills. Few teachers know how to stimulate all their students to become active and purposeful learners. And most teachers find that academic research is too theoretical for the 'messy' world of the classroom. This book gathers research teachers have undertaken on challenges they have faced in their classrooms, and outlines solutions they have developed.

Teaching in the Global Business Classroom presents an educational framework for effective teaching and learning in the global classroom. It provides practical tools for teachers through suggestions for innovative curriculum design, lecture techniques, groupwork and participation activities, as well as the use of case studies and assessment methods.

The revised Third Edition of this indispensable classic on Piaget and teaching features a new introduction, a new chapter on critical exploration in the classroom, and a renewed belief in the need to educate children about peace and social justice.