Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills

Alicia Martínez-Flor

ISBN 10: 3110189682 / ISBN 13: 9783110189681

Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2006

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills builds connections from theory in the four language skills to instructional practices. It comprises twenty-one chapters that are grouped in five sections. The first section includes an introductory chapter which presents a communicative competence framework developed by the editors in order to highlight the key role the four skills play in language learning and teaching. The next four sections each represent a language skill: Section II is devoted to listening, Section III to speaking, Section IV to reading and Section V to writing. In order to provide an extensive treatment of each of the four skills, each section starts with a theoretical chapter which briefly illustrates advances in the understanding of how each skill is likely to be learned and taught, followed by four didactically oriented chapters authored by leading international specialists. These pedagogical chapters deal specifically with four key topics: 1) areas of research that influence the teaching of a particular skill; 2) an overview of strategies or techniques necessary for developing a particular skill; 3) an approach to the academic orientation of a particular skill, and 4) unique aspects of teaching each skill. Moreover, all chapters incorporate two common sections: pre-reading questions at the beginning of the chapter in order to stimulate readers' interest in its content, and a section entitled suggested activities at the end of the chapter in order to allow readers put the ideas and concepts presented into practice. The accessible style and practical focus of the volume make it an ideal tool for teachers, teacher trainers, and teacher trainees who are involved in teaching the four language skills in a second or foreign language context.

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• Titolo: Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills
• Editore: De Gruyter Mouton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3110189682
• ISBN 13: 9783110189681
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 236 L x 160 A x 41 P (millimetri) 236 millimetri di larghezza per 160 millimetri di altezza per 41 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 1007 grammi

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Riassunto

Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills builds connections from theory in the four language skills to instructional practices and comprises twenty-one chapters that are grouped in five sections. The introductory chapter presents a communicative competence framework in order to highlight the key role the four language skills play in language learning and teaching. The next four sections each represent a language skill. Each section begins with a chapter which briefly illustrates advances in the understanding of how each skill is likely to be learned and taught. The following didactically oriented chapters expand this understanding by reviewing exemplary research and presenting innovative activities. The accessible style and practical focus of the volume make it ideal for method courses on teaching the four language skills.

Informazioni sull?autore

Alicia Martínez-Flor, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain; Esther Usó-Juan, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.