Transforming Practices for the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

by Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Lopriore, Lucilla

• ISBN13: 9781942799511
• ISBN10: 1942799519
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-11-01
• Publisher: TESOL Press

Summary

Discover ways in which teachers interpret and innovate research findings into actual classroom practice to create positive classroom transformations. Given the diversity of the contexts explored in this volume, the chapters are divided into three main sections with lessons taking place at the primary and middle school level, the lower- and upper-secondary school level, and the tertiary and university level. Discover new linguistic landscapes where English has been modified by societal changes and new technologies. Understand the emerging role of English as an international language and the importance of diverse perspectives in English teaching. Learn about research-based practices covering topics such as intercultural awareness, pragmatics, literature study, conceptual metaphors, and utilizing visual aids. Identify ways to prepare students in non-English-dominant contexts to meet their learning objectives.

Author Biography

Holly Hansen-Thomas is Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Corporate Engagement, and Professor of ESL and Bilingual Education at Texas Woman’ s University. A two-time Fulbright Scholar and successful grant writer/manager of approximately 8 million dollars in extramural funding, she has worked with language educators and emergent bilinguals for decades. Her research interests include language awareness, ESL training for content area teachers, and academic language development. Lucilla Lopriore, PhD, is Senior Professor of English at Roma Tre University. Past TESOL Italy president and TESOL International Association board member, her primary research interests include language teacher education, CLIL, early language learning, teacher professional development, World Englishes, and English as a lingua franca in multilingual classrooms and migration contexts.

Table of Contents

Series Editor’ s Preface Introduction Section 1: EFL at the Primary- and Middle-School Levels Chapter 1. Mediation and Mode Continuum in Primary Bilingual (English and Italian) Education Chapter 2. Language and Intercultural Awareness Through Authentic Student-Produced Discourse Section 2: EFL at the Lower- and Upper-Secondary Levels Chapter 3. Noticing in Output Production: Investigating the Dictogloss Task Chapter 4. Teaching Pragmatics in the Multilingual EFL Class Chapter 5. Dialogue and Drama in High-School Contexts: Using Literary Awareness in English as a Foreign Language Education Section 3: EFL at the Tertiary and University Levels Chapter 6. Breaking Through Opacity and Idiomaticity: Teaching English Phrasal Verbs Using Conceptual Metaphors Chapter 7. Introducing Mediation Strategies in the Classroom: From “ Schema-Biased” Representations to ELF Lingua-Cultural Negotiation Chapter 8: Promoting an ELF-Aware Approach in the ELT Classroom Conclusion Appendix