Method and postmethod in language teaching
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Method and postmethod in language teaching
(Routledge key guides to applied linguistics / Graham Hall, series editor)
Routledge, 2025
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Glossary: pages 191-201
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-217) and index
Summary:"Method and Postmethod in Language Teaching is both an accessible and engaging introductory textbook and a handy reference guide that explores the different ways language teaching methods have been understood and valued. Divided into three sections, this book considers the contexts, concepts and debates around the methods in language teaching. It sets out 'traditional' understandings of method(s) and outlines the key practical debates by examining alternative accounts and critiques which inform, and at times go beyond, postmethod thinking within language teaching. This volume highlights the importance of teachers' understanding of their own classrooms and seeks to clarify understandings of language teaching, in terms of pedagogic practices, classroom possibilities and the development of this field. Throughout this guide, readers are encouraged to develop their own thinking and practice in contextually appropriate ways, assisted by discussion questions and key readings that accompany every chapter. ...