Includes index.

"Designed as an all-in-one guide, this practical, easy to use text is essential to all courses offering instruction to students who are training to become language teachers in Canada and abroad. Awarded the 2017 TESL Canada Innovation Award for Teacher Professional Development Resource, this wonderfully concise textbook covers key topics including course design, lesson planning, and classroom management. It also identifies how to teach speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with special attention to language acquisition and intercultural communication. This essential resource is ideal for courses in teaching English as a second or foreign language and for certificates in TESL, TEFL, TESFL, or TESOL." (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS

Preface

PART I TEACHING LANGUAGE: AN OVERVIEW

Chapter 1: All about Teachers
Meet the Teachers -- Discovering Our Assumptions -- The Perfect Language Teacher? -- What Does a Language Teacher Teach? -- What Does a Language Teacher Really Do?

Chapter 2: Learning about Learners
Meet the Learners -- Who Studies English, and Where? -- Why Do People Study English? -- How Much English Do They Already Know? -- How Do Students Learn? -- What Will Students Expect? -- Learning about Learners -- Observing the Variety

Chapter 3: Learning from Others: Approaches and Methods
Encountering a Variety of Approaches and Methods -- Grammar-First Methods -- Fluency-First Methods -- Comprehension-First Methods -- Learner-Centred Methods -- Teaching with Technology -- Reflecting on Approaches and Methods

Chapter 4: Planning Courses
Selecting Course Goals -- Planning with Textbooks -- Planning a Course from Scratch

Chapter 5: Planning Lessons and Activities
Lesson Objectives: Giving Activities a Purpose -- Planning Activities -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Activities -- Lesson Plans

Chapter 6: Class Management
Planning and Preparation -- Welcoming Students and Creating Atmosphere -- Running an Activity -- Managing the Flow: A Matter of Choices -- Dealing with Errors -- Reflection and Development -- Other Best Practices for the Classroom

Chapter 7: Assessment
Assessment: More than a Measure -- Assessment for Learning -- Assessment as Learning -- Assessment of Learning -- Portfolio-Based Assessment -- Assessment Tools -- Using a Rubric -- Remembering the Purpose

PART II TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS AND SUBSKILLS

Chapter 8: Teaching Speaking
''Conversational" English? -- The Teacher as Language Counsellor -- Topics and Tasks -- Common Speaking Activities -- Necessary Subskills -- The Teacher's Role -- Integrating Skills: Speaking in Various Contexts -- The Reward

Chapter 9: Teaching Listening Comprehension
Listening Gaps -- Intensive Listening Practices -- Running a Listening Activity -- Integrating Skills: Listening in Various Contexts -- Extensive Listening -- Feedback and Encouragements

Chapter 10: Teaching and Reading
Types of Writing Activities -- One Topic, Many Tasks -- Process Writing -- Giving Feedback -- Integrating Skills: Writing in Various Contexts

Chapter 12: Understanding and Teaching Vocabulary
Why Learn Vocabulary? -- Defining Vocabulary -- Semantics and Language Learners -- Understanding Meaning and Usage -- Teaching Vocabulary: General Tips -- Vocabulary Lessons -- Integrating Vocabulary in Various Contexts -- The Reward

Chapter 13: Understanding Grammar
What Should a Teacher Know? --The Structure of Words -- Word Categories (Parts of Speech) -- Phrases -- Clause Structure -- Types of Clauses -- Sentences -- Looking Ahead

Chapter 14: Teaching Grammar
Why Teach Grammar? -- What Kind of Grammar Do We Teach? -- When Do We Teach Grammar? -- Preparing to Teach Grammar -- Controlled Grammar Practice -- Authentic Grammar Practice -- Grammar Lesson -- Integrating Grammar in Various Contexts -- Motivated for Grammar?

Chapter 15: Understanding Speech Sounds
Speech Sounds -- Identifying Speech Sounds: The International Phonetic Alphabet -- Vowel Sounds -- Consonant Sounds -- Speech Sound Patterns -- Issues for Language Learners -- Looking Ahead

Chapter 16: Teaching Sound Perception and Pronunciation
Which Pronunciation? -- Sounds in Words -- Sounds in Sentences -- Pronunciation and Spelling -- Word Stress -- Sentence Stress -- Sentence Intonation -- Using Thought Groups -- Integrating Pronunciation Practice in Various Contexts

Chapter 17: Linguistic Factors in Language Acquisition
Interlanguage -- Language Transfer -- Language Universals and Markedness -- Developmental Process -- Patterns in Language Acquisition -- Theory in Practice

Chapter 18: Intercultural Communication
Ayako's Story -- Language and Culture -- Cultural Norms: Communication -- Cultural Norms: Social Interaction -- Generalizations and Stereotypes -- Intercultural Competence and Accommodation -- We're All Different

Chapter 19: Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix 1A: Common Acronyms

Appendix 2A: Student Details

Appendix 2B: Common Frameworks for Describing Language

Appendix 2C: Appropriate Instruction for Particular Language Levels

Appendix 2D: Sample Needs Assessment

Appendix 3A: Sample GTM Grammar Worksheets

Appendix 3B: Sample GTM Reading Activity

Appendix 3C: Sample Audio-Lingual Drills

Appendix 3D: Sample Communicative Lesson

Appendix 3E: Sample Content-Based Lesson

Appendix 3F: Sample Lexical Approach Activities

Appendix 7A: Commonly Used (International) Proficiency Tests

Appendix 8A: Common Discourse Markers

Appendix 8B: Sample Simulation and Role-Play Scenarios

Appendix 9A: Sample Listening Activities

Appendix 10A: Sample Reading Lesson

Appendix 11A: Sample Writing Lesson

Appendix 12A: Sample Vocabulary Lesson

Appendix 13A: Verb Tenses in English

Appendix 14A: Sample Grammar Lesson (Tense)

Appendix 14B: Sample Grammar Lesson (Conditionals)

Appendix 15A: IPA Vowel Chart for North American English

Appendix 16A: Sound Families for Common North American Vowel Sounds

Appendix 16B: Sound Families for Tricky Consonant Sounds

Glossary of Key Terms

Index