This text provides a systematic introduction to the issues involved in developing, managing, and evaluating effective second and foreign language programs and teaching materials. Key stages in the curriculum development process are examined, including situation analysis, needs analysis, goal-setting, syllabus design, materials development and adaptation, teaching and teacher-support, and evaluation.

Teaching Young Children presents early childhood students and staff with a broad and diverse range of teaching techniques to support children’s learning. It examines 26 techniques ranging from simple ones—such as describing and listening—to more complex techniques such as deconstruction and scaffolding. It defines each technique and discusses how, when, and why staff might use it.

A perfect tool for both teachers and students, for it provides them with paragrahs full of spoken (REAL) language - vocabulary & grammar - written and brought by Richard Vaughan - a person whose name in Spain has long become a synonym of  THE BEST English teacher. It's a big fun learning and even bigger one teaching English having these materials at one's disposal. Enjoy!!Is meant for Spanish speakers

Parts 3 & 4 added Thanks to alexshemrock!

Teaching is a profession which is so enormous and so packed with significance that the issues related to it have a consistently high ranking with members of society in virtually every public opinion poll. These issues include multicultural education, teacher training and accreditation, burn-out, teaching under conditions particular to a world-wide certain country, student behaviour and preparation, computers in the classroom, parental influence on the teaching process, the changing curriculum and ...

This resource book for teachers contain an exciting and innovative collection of 12 units of teaching materials for classroom use which exploit short extracts from popular films.
These materials include film quizzes, listening practice, discussion work, grammar exercises, vocabulary activities, and related writing tasks.  It provides materials for pair and group work. The tasks are suitable for all levels and can be used in a variety of teaching situations.
Teacher's notes added Thanks to Hellentch!