Language Teaching - Linguistic Theory in Practice (Paperback)

How can theories of language development be understood and applied in your language classroom? By presenting a range of linguistic perspectives from formal to functional to cognitive, this book highlights the relevance of second language acquisition research to the language classroom. Following a brief historical survey of the ways in which language has been viewed, Whong clearly discusses the basic tenets of Chomskyan linguistics, before exploring ten generalisations about second language development in terms of their implications for language teaching. Emphasising the formal generative approach, the book explores well-known language teaching methods, looking at the extent to which linguistic theory is relevant to the different approaches. This is the first textbook to provide an explicit discussion of language teaching from the point of view of formal linguistics. Key features * Deconstructs a lesson plan to show the translation of theory to classroom practice * Provides 'For Discussion' sections at the end of every chapter * Includes a Glossary of key terms and concepts in the field

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Melinda Whong
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-3635-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching theory & methods Promotions
LSN:	0-7486-3635-8
Barcode:	9780748636358

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