Optimise Your Teaching Competences: New Teaching Methodologies and CLIL Applications in Foreign Languages: Content and Language Integrated Learning Te

By Eugenia Papaioannou

Foreign language teaching can be challenging in many ways. With that in mind, an award-winning EFL teacher offers insight into significant aspects of the learning process, the ideal learning environment, alternative learning settings, CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) applications--all while presenting innovative, proven teaching methodologies. Eugenia Papaioannou shares pair and group activities designed to assist foreign language teachers/trainers in optimising their teaching competences for learners ranging in age and abilities. While emphasising the development of a learner's linguistic skills, Papaioannou presents case studies and approaches intended to: * illustrate the benefits of an effective learning environment in L2, * boost a learner's confidence, * enhance teacher/trainer competences, * help teachers create conditions for active learning, and * offer insight into course design, teaching approaches, and positive outcomes. Optimise Your Teaching Competences offers a step-by-step description of the ideal learning environment that will help foreign language teachers adjust teaching approaches to respond to the way the brain learns, ultimately ensuring a world full of assured, successful learners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491738804
• ISBN13: 9781491738801
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"