Research in the language classroom : 1989
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Research in the language classroom : 1989
(ELT documents, 133)
Modern English in association with the British Council, c1990
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Description
Intended for teachers, this text provides a survey of how research can be utilized and how classroom practices can be examined. Topics covered include the roles of systematic and unsystematic observation, research into learner and teacher behaviour, teaching theory and writing up research. The research described relates directly with ways of approaching practical problems.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 General issues: the language classroom as a focus for research, Christopher Brumfit and Rosamund Mitchell
- the teacher as researcher, David Nunan
- ethnography - band-aid, band-wagon, or contraband, Leo Van Lier
- researching classroom language learning, Rod Ellis
- the I-language approach and classroom observation, Vivian Cook. Part 2 Specific approaches: a look at the research process in classroom observation, Nina Spada
- investigating learners' language, Peter S.Green and Karlheinz Hecht
- researching teachers - behaviour and belief, Tony Lynch
- learner diaries, Brian Parkinson and Christina Howell Richardson
- classrooms and display questions, Lynn Banbrook and Peter Skehan. Part 3 Special issues: who should evaluate L2 programs?, Alan Beretta
- second language classroom research and teacher education, Michael H.Long.
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