Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching

Author: R. Keith Sawyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139500341
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 319

Book Description
With an increasing emphasis on creativity and innovation in the twenty-first century, teachers need to be creative professionals just as students must learn to be creative. And yet, schools are institutions with many important structures and guidelines that teachers must follow. Effective creative teaching strikes a delicate balance between structure and improvisation. The authors draw on studies of jazz, theater improvisation and dance improvisation to demonstrate that the most creative performers work within similar structures and guidelines. By looking to these creative genres, the book provides practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals.

Conversation

Author: Scott Thornbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052181426X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 365

Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive account of conversation in English and its implications for the ELT classroom. After a general overview and definition of conversation it provides the reader with a systematic description of conversational English, from the vocabulary of conversation, to grammar, discourse and genre. This is followed by an informed account of the development of conversation in both first and second language acquisition. It then describes a range of methodological approaches, procedures and techniques for teaching conversation in English. On this basis, an integrated approach to the teaching of conversation is provided, along with practical classroom applications.

Teaching and Researching: Speaking

Author: Rebecca Hughes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317862759
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Speaking is a dynamic, interpersonal process and one that strongly influences how we are perceived by others in a range of formal and everyday contexts. Despite this, speaking is often researched and taught as if it is simply writing delivered in a different mode. In Teaching and Researching Speaking, Rebecca Hughes suggests that we have less understanding than we might of important meaning-making aspects of speech such as prosody, gaze, affect, and the ways speakers collaborate and negotiate with one another in interaction. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition looks to the future of the field, offering: A new chapter on assessment, discussing 'high stakes' oral language testing contexts such as immigration New material considering access to spoken data via the worldwide web and new technologies that allow neurolinguistic insights formerly hidden from view Summaries and case studies to help the reader understand how to approach researching speaking and encourages practitioners to question the models of speaking that they are using in their classrooms. Reviewing materials and assessment practices in the light of current knowledge about spoken language, and highlighting areas for new work and collaboration between researchers and practitioners, this book will be a valuable resource for anyone involved in language teaching.

The Sounds, Forms, and Uses of Italian

Author: Gianrenzo P. Clivio
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802083388
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Filling a major gap in the curriculum of undergraduate and graduate programs in Italian linguistics, this is a text on Italian linguistics that clearly presents all of the key concepts in a form designed specifically for English-speaking students.

Changing Methodologies in TESOL

Author: Jane Spiro
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 074867764X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Covering core topics from vocabulary and grammar to teaching, writing speaking and listening, this textbook shows you how to link research to practice in TESOL methodology. Guided tasks prepare you to engage critically with research literature and use thi

Teaching and Researching Listening

Author: Michael Rost
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040018882
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 451

Book Description
Widely considered to be a foundational work in the field of listening, Teaching and Researching Listening is among the most recommended textbooks in applied linguistics oral communication courses, and the most cited reference in current research on second language listening development. Known for its comprehensiveness, clarity, insight, and practical applications, this fourth edition has been substantially revised to reflect the latest research in the areas of linguistics, neuroscience, applied technologies, and teaching methodology, with expanded sections on teaching applications and explorations in social research related to listening. This completely revised edition includes: • Detailed overviews of the underlying processes of listening, with additional coverage of decoding processes • Expansion of sections dealing with artificial intelligence (AI), speech recognition, and input enhancement software • Emphasis on research of listening in spoken interaction and cross-cultural communication • Clear templates for instructors and curriculum designers, with an expansive set of practical resources • Guidance in using observational methods for exploring listening in a range of educational and professional contexts • Website support, with presentation slides, infographics, and question banks for each chapter This fourth edition of Teaching and Researching Listening serves as an authoritative and comprehensive survey of issues related to teaching and researching oral communication, providing value for language teachers, educational researchers, instructional designers, interpreters, and other language practitioners.

Academic English Course Book

Author: Robert Chalmers
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0980798531
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Academic English is an EAP Course Book & Syllabus, including IELTS Practice sections. It combines a comprehensive syllabus and reliable teaching resources, work book exercises, and complete resource lists, making it the primary text for EAP teachers and students alike, both as a study guide for students, and a source book for teachers. This course book has been designed for the International Student wishing to study Academic English and seeking to achieve a level that will gain Direct Entry into a college or university of choice in a Western country like Australia, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America. It is also designed for students who wish to bring their level of English up to an acceptable International Standard, but not necessarily wishing to go overseas for further study. The lesson structure has been designed by a team of professional IELTS and Academic English teachers, and is enhanced by a set of published resources readily available in most countries of the world.

Grammar

Author: Rob Batstone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780194371322
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Includes a sequence of tasks designed to help teachers apply to their own classroom practice the information in the text.

A Spell For Destruction

Author: Alex Ankarr
Publisher: Dangerous Spinster
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Pell is a powerful Magician, financially successful, with a rewarding life. He doesn't think about or pine for his old human boyfriend, Stephen. Honestly. So when Stephen hires him to scan and vouch for his new fiancee, it's no big deal. Just Magical business as usual. Right?

Cryptic Creatures

Author: Brian C. Anderson
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1606939963
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
Cryptic Creatures is a collection of five short stories featuring the horrifying and elusive monsters of legend and abominations science refuses to acknowledge. Whether it's a giant flesh-eating hog/man or a soul-sucking parasite, this cryptozoological study in terror redefines the mysterious creatures that exist on the edges of human consciousness. You might want to leave all the lights on when you read these terrifying stories!