Language teaching theory & Methods

Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary ...

Interrogating Privilege is a welcome combination of personal essays and academic research, blending theory, analysis, and narrative to explore the ...

This volume was written by language teachers for language teachers and administrators and reflects the growing interest in teacher evaluation and a...

Connecting Speaking & Writing in Second Language Writing Instruction provides both a theoretical perspective on the importance of L2 learners' ...

Language is perhaps the most common issue that surfaces in debates over school reform, and plays a vital role in virtually everything we are involv...

The rise of New Literacy Studies and the shift from studying reading and writing as a technical process to examining situated literacies—what peopl...

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Corpora is a state-of-the-art collection of cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection ...

Although it is a natural way for students to improve their language skills, a classroom book club can also be challenging for teachers to facilitat...

Pedagogical interaction can be observed through many different landscapes, such as the graduate seminar, the writing skills center, the after-schoo...

Planning Change, Changing Plans provides examples of educational innovation and change—case studies that invite teachers and administrators alike t...

Leadership skills are indispensable in language teaching and learning, and the effectiveness of these skills directly affect the quality of languag...

This volume offers an updated analysis of the methodology of reading and reading research since 1995, when the landmark book Verbal Protocols of Re...

Teaching language and teaching with languages is what is called for in contemporary classrooms, be they language classrooms or otherwise. When the ...

This book addresses the issue of using texts of culture in the EFL classroom. It analyzes some of the common problems observed in the teaching of E...

The ESOL classroom presents challenges that go beyond technology, linguistic knowledge, or what is covered in teacher education programs: there are...

This book deals with reading authentic English picture books in the primary school EFL classroom in Germany. Questioning whether teachers and rese...

As enrollment figures for ESL and former ESL students in higher education continue to grow, it’s necessary for educators who work with these studen...

Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuatio...

This companion offers a unique introductory study of linguistics in India. Well supplemented with sample problems and linguistic puzzles to bolster...

Focus on Assessment recognizes the multiple roles teachers play in language assessment and the importance of teacher assessment competence. It expl...

For over four decades, textbooks have been enhanced with digital components, and today, it is almost impossible to find a textbook that does not co...