Effective Learning And Teaching In Modern Languages

by Coleman; James

• ISBN13: 9780415346634
• ISBN10: 0415346630
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Tailored to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors of modern languages, this comprehensive guide will help you to improve your understanding of modern languages and will also enhance your practice in the classroom. Effective Learning and Teaching inModern Languages offers insights from the latest research into learning and teaching within the discipline, and also outlines innovative teaching techniques, covering all the subjects critical to a lecturer of modern languages, including: * The demands made of students and staff in modern languages * The 'four skills' of assessment, grammar, vocabulary and translation * Technology-enhanced learning * Residence abroad * Subdisciplines such as linguistics and business, area, cultural and literary studies * Professional development Providing both a clear overview of the discipline and a wealth of techniques, practical advice and useful resources, this book will be welcomed by lecturers or tutors new to the professionand experienced lecturers wanting to keep up with the latest developments and improve their students' learning.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	viii
Foreword	x
Michael Kelly
Introduction	xii
James A. Coleman
John Klapper
Part I University Modern Languages: students and staff	1	(28)
Modern Languages as a university discipline	3	(7)
James A. Coleman
Who are our students and what do they bring from previous experience?	10	(7)
Norbert Pachler
Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers	17	(6)
James A. Coleman
Who teaches our students? University teachers and their professional development	23	(6)
John Klapper
Part II The theory and practice of language teaching	29	(86)
Research into language learning	31	(13)
James A. Coleman
John Klapper
Curriculum design	44	(8)
James A. Coleman
Elizabeth Hauge
The four language skills or `juggling simultaneous constraints'	52	(15)
Elspeth Broady
Teaching grammar	67	(8)
John Klapper
Teaching and learning vocabulary	75	(5)
Paul Meara
Assessment in Modern Languages	80	(10)
John Klapper
Assessing language skills	90	(12)
John Klapper
Using the foreign language assistant	102	(6)
Agnes Gower
Translating and interpreting	108	(7)
James A. Coleman
Isabelle Perez
Part III Modes and contexts of university language learning	115	(64)
Institution-wide languages programmes and non-specialist learners	117	(9)
Derrik Femey
Residence abroad	126	(7)
James A. Coleman
Independent learning	133	(9)
Vicky Wright
Distance learning in Modern Languages	142	(6)
Stella Hurd
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)	148	(5)
June Thompson
The internet and computer-mediated communication	153	(12)
Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou
The effective learning of languages in tandem	165	(8)
Tim Lewis
Corpora and concordances	173	(6)
Marie-Madeleine Kenning
Part IV A diverse discipline	179	(36)
Cultural Studies	181	(6)
Michael Kelly
Languages and Business Studies	187	(5)
David Head
Linguistics	192	(9)
Rosalind Temple
Area Studies	201	(6)
Alison Phipps
Literary Studies	207	(8)
Diana Holmes
David Platten
References	215	(19)
Index	234