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Establishing Self-Access

Author : David Gardner

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 42,12 MB

Release : 1999-03-11

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780521585569

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Book Description

Establishing Self-Access examines establishing, maintaining and developing self-access language learning (SALL). While much of it presents practical ideas dealing with issues related to SALL, they are supported by references to relevant literature and research. This link between theory and practice makes the debate about SALL accessible and makes this a useful resource for establishing and running self-access learning facilities. Its unique features include a typology of self-access facilities; a discussion about how to manage self-access; a step by step guide on evaluating self-access; a wide variety of practical suggestions for implementing self-access in different contexts. It is suitable for anyone concerned with self-access, from pre-service teacher trainees to experienced teachers and from managers of dedicated self-access centres to administrators concerned with financing self-access facilities.



Directions in Self-Access Language Learning

Author : David Gardner

Publisher : Hong Kong University Press

Page : 199 pages

File Size : 47,69 MB

Release : 1994-07-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9622093620

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This is a collection of articles on the topic of self-access language learning by a variety of experienced educators currently active in the field of English language teaching in Hong Kong. Separate chapters discuss a wide range of issues confronting ELT professionals in tertiary and secondary education, and in the private sector.



Literature and Language Teaching

Author : Gillian Lazar

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 283 pages

File Size : 48,79 MB

Release : 1993-01-28

Category : Education

ISBN : 052140651X

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Literature and Language Teaching is for teachers and trainers who want to incorporate literature into the language classroom. It is suitable for teacher trainers, teacher development groups or teachers working on their own. This book contains tasks and activities which encourage reflection on some of the issues and debates involved in using literature in the language classroom and explore different approaches to using literature with teenage and adult learners at all levels. It suggests criteria for selecting and evaluating materials for classroom use and identifies some of the distinctive features of novels, short stories, poems and plays so that these can be successfully exploited in the classroom. A wide range of practical ideas and activities for developing materials is provided. Tasks also encourage the observation and assessment of lessons using literacy texts, and draw on English language material by a variety of authors from all over the world.



Managing Self-Access Language Learning

Author : David GARDNER

Publisher : City University of HK Press

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 18,18 MB

Release : 2014-06-10

Category : Education

ISBN : 9629372312

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Book Description

Self-Access Language Learning (SALL) has played a prominent part in language education in universities. Its role is to foster autonomous learning among students. With the wide-spread implementation of SALL and its increasing impacts on students, it is important to understand how SALL is managed in order to meet the learning needs of the users in the most resource-effective way. This book provides readers with an understanding of SALL management by setting the discussion against a wider backdrop and also examining details of current good practice. The authors examine issues of leadership and management in education before turning to look at the roles of a SALL manager, and suggest how these roles are changing and what the future may hold for managing SALL. Case studies are used to illustrate how SALL is managed in different universities as a way of contextualising the issues discussed in the book. The book is of relevance to institutional and departmental managers, classroom-based language teachers, teachers more directly involved in providing SALL opportunities and, of course, SALL managers. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。



English Language Learning Materials

Author : Brian Tomlinson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 15,52 MB

Release : 2008-03-17

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1441178562

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Book Description

This research collection presents a critical review of the materials used for learning English around the world. The first section includes a discussion of materials for specific learners and purposes, such as young learners, self-study, academic writing and general proficiency. The second section presents a detailed study of the materials used in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa and Australia, and critically evaluates their effectiveness in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Taking both the teacher's and the learner's needs into consideration, the book makes a positive contribution to the future of research in materials development, and has practical applications. This comprehensive, critical analysis of materials in use around the world will be useful for academics researching materials development and applied linguistics and for students on post-graduate applied linguistics and ELT courses.



Directory of Language Training and Services for Business

Author : Colin Mellors

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 609 pages

File Size : 33,8 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Language and languages

ISBN : 1134856709

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Book Description

Language acquisition and training is a key concern for businesses of all types and sizes. This Directory is an invaluable resource for anyone needing information on language training for business. The Directory also provides information on services for business such as translation and interpreting. Ordered A-Z by institution, the Directory will enable speedy identification of providers from a bank of over 400 institutional and other contacts across the UK.



Teaching and Researching: Autonomy in Language Learning

Author : Phil Benson

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 42,85 MB

Release : 2013-11-04

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1317862848

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Book Description

Autonomy has become a keyword of language policy in education systems around the world, as the importance of independent learning and new technologies has grown. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Teaching and Researching Autonomy provides an accessible and comprehensive critical account of the theory and practice of autonomy. Examining the history of the concept, it addresses important questions of how we can identify autonomy in language learning behaviours and how we can evaluate the wide variety of educational practices that have been designed to foster autonomy in learning. Topics new to this edition include: - Autonomy and new technologies - Teacher autonomy - The sociocultural implications of autonomy With over three hundred new references and five new case studies of research on autonomy providing practical advice on research methods and topics in the field, Teaching and Researching Autonomy will be an essential introduction for teachers and students to a subject at the cutting edge of language teaching and research.



Taking Control

Author : Richard Pemberton

Publisher : Hong Kong University Press

Page : 351 pages

File Size : 25,25 MB

Release : 1996-06-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 9622094074

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TAKING CONTROL: Autonomy in Language Learning focuses on an area of language learning and teaching that is currently receiving an increasing amount of attention. The book, featuring 18 chapters from key figures around the world in the field of autonomous and self-access language learning, provides insightful coverage of the theoretical issues involved, and represents a significant contribution to research in this area. At the same time, it provides a variety of examples of current practice, in classrooms and self-access centres, at secondary and tertiary levels, and in a number of different cultural contexts. This volume is a timely publication which will be of interest to all those concerned with learner autonomy and self-directed language learning.



Materials Development in Language Teaching

Author : Brian Tomlinson

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 40,25 MB

Release : 2011-04-07

Category : Education

ISBN : 0521762855

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Comprehensively revised and updated to take account of the impact of technology on the field of materials development



Collaborative Learner Autonomy

Author : Soufiane Blidi

Publisher : Springer

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 40,96 MB

Release : 2016-09-20

Category : Education

ISBN : 9811020485

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The book investigates interest groups and various learning circles, Reading Circles (RCs) learning opportunity in particular, as a mode of in-class and beyond class autonomous learning in the context of English Language Teaching (ELT) at tertiary level in Oman, and in similar contexts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This investigation presents learners’ positive perceptions of learner autonomy and their readiness to adopt related practices. Building on findings from these RCs, the book introduces collaborative learner autonomy (CLA) as a novel concept of learner autonomy for use in educational contexts in the MENA region. As a concept of gradual development of learner autonomy, the CLA represents a new dynamic learner autonomy development process consisting of individual, competitive, collaborative, and autonomous stages. The CLA advocated in the book emphasizes the constructive role of teachers and educational institutions can play with other stakeholders in developing autonomy in their learners. The book also suggests that it is a shared responsibility that students, teachers, educational establishments, families, society and the educational systems should assume in a spirit of partnership.