The Language Teacher Toolkit, Second Edition

By Gianfranco Conti, Steve Smith, Steve Smith

This heavily revised and updated new edition of the best-selling language teacher handbook is a comprehensive introduction to research-informed classroom practice. Topics explored include:

Language teaching methods

Lesson and curriculum planning

Intercultural understanding

Listening, speaking, reading and writing

Teaching in the target language

Vocabulary, grammar and phonics

Fluency and lexicogrammar

Assessment

Meeting the needs of all learners

Teaching advanced level students

Motivation

Songs and drama

Subject knowledge

Language teachers of any experience will be introduced to a wide range of findings from

second language acquisition and cognitive science research, along with a wealth of practical

classroom ideas to enhance their practice. This new edition lays greater emphasis on

lexicogrammar, fluency, intercultural understanding, meeting diverse learner needs, lesson and curriculum planning.

About the first edition:

"A treasure chest for every language teacher."

(Languages Today, the magazine of the Association for Language Learning.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3949651969
• ISBN13: 9783949651960
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Piefke Trading Singapore
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.7"