We have written this book for people who teach English to speakers of other languages, for people who are training to do so, and for people who work with trainee teachers. Although it is primarily intended for those nearer the beginning of their careers, it will also be of use to more experienced teachers who are moving into new areas, such as course design, self-access provision or teacher training. So, whether you are just starting your career or whether you have been teaching for a long time now, we hope you will find useful suggestions in our book.
Academic teachers face a range of competing pressures and tasks as part of their professional lives. In this context, we believe that there is room for teachers to consider approaches that provide simple ideas for enhancing competence, reducing stress, increasing enjoyment and for helping them to teach with pleasure and satisfaction.
This book contains a collection of advice that we hope will provide practical, thoughtful and actionable ideas to support your teaching. The strategies and tactics that are presented together provide a positive, empowered approach to teaching at university and college.
This volume belongs in the library of everyone who teaches or studies composition theory.... This collection...,drawn from three decades of musings and reflections, demands the attention of anyone seriously interested in teaching writing. With Writing without Teachers (OUP 1975) and Writing with Power (OUP 1995) Peter Elbow revolutionized the teaching of writing. His process method--and its now commonplace "free writing" techniques--liberated generations of students and teachers from the emphasis on formal principles of grammar that had dominated composition pedagogy. This new collection of essays brings together the best of Elbow's writing since the publication of Embracing Contraries in 1987. The volume includes sections on voice, the experience of writing, teaching, and evaluation. Implicit throughout is Elbow's commitment to humanizing the profession, and his continued emphasis on the importance of binary thinking and nonadversarial argument. The result is a compendium of a master teacher's thought on the relation between good pedagogy and good writing; it is sure to be of interest to all professional teachers of writing, and will be a valuable book for use in composition courses at all levels.
An ESL Vocabulary Resource Book for Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate Level Teaching. With over 500 top quality printable PDF worksheets, this ESL Vocabulary Worksheet E-book is the ultimate timesaver for busy teachers. The exercises best serve teachers of beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate levels.
Perfect for new teachers and pre-service educators, this resource provides up-to-date, research-based theory and practical applications to help teachers effectively develop ways to teach English language learners through a deeper understanding of these students' needs. Featuring best practices based on solid research and proven methodology, this indispensable resource is packed with background information, underlying principles, and ideas-making it ideal for staff development sessions.
