The Handbook of Language Teaching (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)

bringing Together An International And Interdisciplinary Team Of Contributors, This handbook Is A Wide-ranging And Invaluable Reference Guide To Language Teaching. a Comprehensive Reference Work On Language Teaching, Which Combines The Latest Research Findings, Coverage Of Core Topics, And Examples Of Teaching Experience From A Variety Of Languages And Settings provides A Unique Breadth Of Coverage, Including: The Psycholinguistic Underpinnings Of Language Learning; Social, Political, And Educational Contexts; Program Design; Materials Writing And Course Design; Teaching And Testing; Teacher Education; And Assessment And Evaluation offers A Balanced Evaluation Of The Major Positions And Approaches, Including Examining The Increasingly Important Social And Political Context Of Language Teaching written By An International And Interdisciplinary Group Of Authors From A Dozen Different Countries; English Is Only One Of The Many Languages Used As Examples Throughout The Volume "Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, this Handbook is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide to language teaching. A comprehensive reference work on language teaching, which combines the latest research findings, coverage of core topics, and examples of teaching experience from a variety of languages and settings Provides a unique breadth of coverage, including: the psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learning; social, political, and educational contexts; program design; materials writing and course design; teaching and testing; teacher education; and assessment and evaluation Offers a balanced evaluation of the major positions and approaches, including examining the increasingly important social and political context of language teaching Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of authors from a dozen different countries; English is only one of the many languages used as examples throughout the volume ."--Publisher's website Bringing together an international team of specialists from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, linguistics, education, and psychology, The Handbook of Language Teaching is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide.