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Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing
personal achievement at the expense of social values and the
impacts of global capitalism, mass media, and digital culture on
the lives of children, this book challenges the potential of
science and business to solve the world's problems without a
complementary emphasis on social values. The selection of literary
works discussed illustrates the power of literature and human arts
to instill such values and foster change. The book offers a
valuable foundation for the field of literacy education by
providing knowledge about the importance of language and literature
that educators can use in their own teaching and advocacy work.
Phonology in English Language Teaching is an introductory text,
specifically directed at the needs of language teachers
internationally. Combining an overview of English phonology with
structured practical guidance, this text shows how phonology can be
applied in the classroom. An introductory chapter provides the
philosophical framework, followed by separate chapters on the
phonology of consonants, vowels and prosody. As well as presenting
core material on English phonology, the book explores the
relationship of orthography to the English sound system from a
historical and a present-day perspective. The final chapter focuses
on lesson design and provides practical advice to teachers on
diagnosing and responding to students' pronunciation difficulties.
As central themes, the book examines English seen from the
perspective of international usage and considers the relationship
of phonology to communication and the broader language curriculum.
Consistent with its practical and communicative orientation each
chapter concludes with pedagogical exercises and ideas for
classroom and community research projects.
Phonology in English Language Teaching is an introductory text,
specifically directed at the needs of language teachers
internationally. Combining an overview of English phonology with
structured practical guidance, this text shows how phonology can be
applied in the classroom. An introductory chapter provides the
philosophical framework, followed by separate chapters on the
phonology of consonants, vowels and prosody. As well as presenting
core material on English phonology, the book explores the
relationship of orthography to the English sound system from a
historical and a present-day perspective. The final chapter focuses
on lesson design and provides practical advice to teachers on
diagnosing and responding to students' pronunciation difficulties.
As central themes, the book examines English seen from the
perspective of international usage and considers the relationship
of phonology to communication and the broader language curriculum.
Consistent with its practical and communicative orientation each
chapter concludes with pedagogical exercises and ideas for
classroom and community research projects.
Every writing teacher needs a toolkit of good lesson plans and
inspiring assignments. "The College Writing Toolkit: Tried and
Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing" is just such a practical
resource, offering practical tools for both new and experienced
teachers seeking to expand their professional repertoire. The
Toolkit provides a collection of tried and tested methods and
techniques for eliciting and working on students' writing in a
college or university environment. Contributors from all over the
world reflect on best practices for teaching writing and for
generating writing assignments that help college or university
students to learn and to express themselves with confidence,
clarity, and originality and in a range of genres. Each
contribution is written in a format specifying the theoretical and
conceptual framework of the pedagogical activity, its purpose,
audience, and intended outcomes. Contributors also describe the
situations in which the activity has been tried, what the results
have been, and how the activity has been modified accordingly. An
important aspect of the descriptions is the contributors'
reflections on the value of the activity and their recommendations
for applying it for best results in the same and different types of
contexts, such as for different types of institutions and audiences
of students. Those who incorporate the practices of the Toolkit in
their own teaching can therefore benefit from another
practitioner's understanding and experience gained from refining an
activity over time to enhance its effectiveness. College and
university writing teachers can use and creatively adapt these
activities to help their students improve their writing process,
use writing as a mode of thought and reflection, master writing
genres, and write effectively in their course assignments. The
Toolkit is a resource for both novice and experienced writing
teachers looking to try something different or new in their classes
with a knowledge of a previous context in which it has been
successful. By using the practical tools in "The College Writing
Toolkit", college/university writing teachers can expand their
repertoire while gaining experience that connects them to the
practices of others in the field in the ongoing expansion and
refinement of the tools of the writing trade.
Creativity and Writing Pedagogy offers a unique view of creative
practices and pedagogy in writing from the perspective of writing
teachers, creativity researchers and scholars, and writers
themselves. The volume, collected and edited by a poet and a
scholar who are both involved in the teaching of writing, seeks to
bridge between the creative writing and the academic writing
communities in building a case for creativity as central to all
writing programs and showcasing creative practices in writing. With
this goal in mind, the book combines a practical emphasis on
creativity in writing pedagogy and curriculum with research and
reflections on writing practices. The collection should be of
interest to all writers and teachers of writing who want to expand
their knowledge of creativity and creative practices in writing and
the teaching of writing.
Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing
personal achievement at the expense of social values and the
impacts of global capitalism, mass media, and digital culture on
the lives of children, this book challenges the potential of
science and business to solve the world's problems without a
complementary emphasis on social values. The selection of literary
works discussed illustrates the power of literature and human arts
to instill such values and foster change. The book offers a
valuable foundation for the field of literacy education by
providing knowledge about the importance of language and literature
that educators can use in their own teaching and advocacy work.
This book offers contemporary perspectives on English pronunciation
teaching and research in the context of increasing multilingualism
and English as an international language. It reviews current theory
and practice in pronunciation pedagogy, language learning, language
assessment, and technological developments, and presents an
expanded view of pronunciation in communication, education, and
employment. Its eight chapters provide a comprehensive and
up-to-date analysis of pronunciation and the linguistic and social
functions it fulfils. Topics include pronunciation in first and
second language acquisition; instructional approaches and factors
impacting teachers' curriculum decisions; methods for assessing
pronunciation; the use of technology for pronunciation teaching,
learning, and testing; pronunciation issues of teachers who are
second-language speakers; and applications of pronunciation
research and pedagogy in L1 literacy and speech therapy, forensic
linguistics, and health, workplace, and political communication.
The chapters also critically examine the research base supporting
specific teaching approaches and identify research gaps in need of
further investigation. This rigorous work will provide an
invaluable resource for teachers and teacher educators; in addition
to researchers in the fields of applied linguistics, phonology and
communication.
This book offers contemporary perspectives on English pronunciation
teaching and research in the context of increasing multilingualism
and English as an international language. It reviews current theory
and practice in pronunciation pedagogy, language learning, language
assessment, and technological developments, and presents an
expanded view of pronunciation in communication, education, and
employment. Its eight chapters provide a comprehensive and
up-to-date analysis of pronunciation and the linguistic and social
functions it fulfils. Topics include pronunciation in first and
second language acquisition; instructional approaches and factors
impacting teachers' curriculum decisions; methods for assessing
pronunciation; the use of technology for pronunciation teaching,
learning, and testing; pronunciation issues of teachers who are
second-language speakers; and applications of pronunciation
research and pedagogy in L1 literacy and speech therapy, forensic
linguistics, and health, workplace, and political communication.
The chapters also critically examine the research base supporting
specific teaching approaches and identify research gaps in need of
further investigation. This rigorous work will provide an
invaluable resource for teachers and teacher educators; in addition
to researchers in the fields of applied linguistics, phonology and
communication.
Creativity and Writing Pedagogy offers a unique view of creative
practices and pedagogy in writing from the perspective of writing
teachers, creativity researchers and scholars, and writers
themselves. The volume, collected and edited by a poet and a
scholar who are both involved in the teaching of writing, seeks to
bridge between the creative writing and the academic writing
communities in building a case for creativity as central to all
writing programs and showcasing creative practices in writing. With
this goal in mind, the book combines a practical emphasis on
creativity in writing pedagogy and curriculum with research and
reflections on writing practices. The collection should be of
interest to all writers and teachers of writing who want to expand
their knowledge of creativity and creative practices in writing and
the teaching of writing.
Every writing teacher needs a toolkit of good lesson plans and
inspiring assignments. "The College Writing Toolkit: Tried and
Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing" is just such a practical
resource, offering practical tools for both new and experienced
teachers seeking to expand their professional repertoire. The
Toolkit provides a collection of tried and tested methods and
techniques for eliciting and working on students' writing in a
college or university environment. Contributors from all over the
world reflect on best practices for teaching writing and for
generating writing assignments that help college or university
students to learn and to express themselves with confidence,
clarity, and originality and in a range of genres. Each
contribution is written in a format specifying the theoretical and
conceptual framework of the pedagogical activity, its purpose,
audience, and intended outcomes. Contributors also describe the
situations in which the activity has been tried, what the results
have been, and how the activity has been modified accordingly. An
important aspect of the descriptions is the contributors'
reflections on the value of the activity and their recommendations
for applying it for best results in the same and different types of
contexts, such as for different types of institutions and audiences
of students. Those who incorporate the practices of the Toolkit in
their own teaching can therefore benefit from another
practitioner's understanding and experience gained from refining an
activity over time to enhance its effectiveness. College and
university writing teachers can use and creatively adapt these
activities to help their students improve their writing process,
use writing as a mode of thought and reflection, master writing
genres, and write effectively in their course assignments. The
Toolkit is a resource for both novice and experienced writing
teachers looking to try something different or new in their classes
with a knowledge of a previous context in which it has been
successful. By using the practical tools in "The College Writing
Toolkit", college/university writing teachers can expand their
repertoire while gaining experience that connects them to the
practices of others in the field in the ongoing expansion and
refinement of the tools of the writing trade.
An excellent collection of research studies carried out with mature
(late adolescent or adult) language learners in second and foreign
language instructional contexts. The computer medium of these
qualitative and quantitative studies embraces not only word
processing, but also email, hypertext and webpages. Chapters
include: Word Processing and Beyond; Word Processing in the EFL
Classroom; A Comparative Study of Text Analysis and Peer Tutoring
as Input to Writing on Computer in an ESL Context; The Effect of
Peer Feedback versus Self-Assessment on the Quality and Revisions
of Compositions; Effects of Teaching of Revision Strategies in a
Computer-Based Environment; and Investigating Academic Writing
Online.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of
computer-assisted language learning (CALL) written by specialists
in specific areas of electronic media. It is designed to be an
accessible treatment of CALL for educators and would also make a
suitable textbook for a course on CALL. The book includes nine
chapters, each written by an authority in the area of the chapter
content. The material is divided into three sections: Background,
Technology and Language Skills.
Creativity and Discovery in the University Writing Class presents
ideas for teaching writing at university level which recognize the
need in the current world to be continually innovating in response
to rapidly changing student populations and conditions, including
advances in media and writing technologies. The volume emphasizes
the creativity of all forms of writing and the important role of
discovery in teaching, learning, and the acquisition of knowledge
of all kinds.The volume brings together distinguished scholars in
writing pedagogy from different educational and cultural contexts
who took part in a Summer Institute on Creativity and Discovery in
the Teaching of Writing at City University of Hong Kong in June
2013. Designed for teachers of writing based on lectures and
workshops given at the summer institute, this collection offers
both theoretical insights and practical suggestions for classroom
activities that teachers of writing will be able to go to for
materials and guidance.
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