Texts on theory and practice of language teaching
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:08 am
Hello,
I'm looking for text books on the theory and practice of language/English teaching.
I am a psychology graduate so I don't have many problems reading academic style texts. I have taught English for one year in S Korea.
I am hoping to give myself a more solid grounding as an EFL teacher (I didn't really get any training in Korea). I will probably take a TESOL course next year.
Books I am considering at the moment are:
Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (2nd Ed) - Jack Richards & Theodore Rodgers
Making it Happen: from Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching (3rd Ed) - Patricia Richard- Amato
Principles of Language, Learning and Teaching (5th Ed) - H. Douglas Brown
Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (2nd Ed) - H. Douglas Brown
Teaching How to Learn: Learning Strategies in ESL - Ken Willing
I would love to hear about your opinions of these texts and/or other texts you have found useful in guiding your teaching, understanding the language learning process and inspiring you.
Thanks to all those who reply.
I'm looking for text books on the theory and practice of language/English teaching.
I am a psychology graduate so I don't have many problems reading academic style texts. I have taught English for one year in S Korea.
I am hoping to give myself a more solid grounding as an EFL teacher (I didn't really get any training in Korea). I will probably take a TESOL course next year.
Books I am considering at the moment are:
Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (2nd Ed) - Jack Richards & Theodore Rodgers
Making it Happen: from Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching (3rd Ed) - Patricia Richard- Amato
Principles of Language, Learning and Teaching (5th Ed) - H. Douglas Brown
Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (2nd Ed) - H. Douglas Brown
Teaching How to Learn: Learning Strategies in ESL - Ken Willing
I would love to hear about your opinions of these texts and/or other texts you have found useful in guiding your teaching, understanding the language learning process and inspiring you.
Thanks to all those who reply.