Controversies in ELT: What You Always Wanted to Know About Teaching English but Were Afraid to Ask

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Maurice Claypole

Controversies in ELT

What You Always Wanted to Know About Teaching English but Were Afraid to Ask

Maurice Claypole

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LinguaBooks
01 April 2016

ELT: teaching theory & methods; ELT: specific skills

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This thought-provoking and informative collection of essays covers a broad spectrum of topics including: - Why the communicative approach is dead and what to do about it - How to implement blended learning in day-to-day English teaching - Virtual worlds and why English teachers should get a second life - The different roles played by the language teacher - The value of translation in language teaching - Whether native English speakers really make better teachers - Why you should NOT be teaching International English - A more effective way to teach Technical English - The truth about Superlearning and suggestopaedia - The secret to being a good English teacher - Teaching the language of sex. Also included are chapters on the author's unique insight into the issue of complexity in language teaching as manifested in the correlation between language, set theory and fractal mathematics - and the consequences for learners and teachers of English.

By: Maurice Claypole
Imprint: LinguaBooks
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 163g
ISBN: 9781911369004
ISBN 10: 1911369008
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 April 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT/ESL , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active