Case studies in language curriculum design concepts and approaches in action around the world / edited by John Macalister and I.S.P. Nation.
| Other author | Macalister, John, 1956- |
| Other author | Nation, I. S. P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2011. |
| Description | xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | ESL & applied linguistics professional series ESL and applied linguistics professional series. |
| Contents | A survival language learning syllabus for foreign travel / Paul Nation and David Crabbe -- Design meeting context: A general English course for Burmese adults / Katie Julian and Derek Foster -- Designing English language courses for Omani students / Angela Jo -- My ideal vocabulary teaching course / Paul Nation -- Opening the door to international communication: Peruvian officials and APEC / Susan Smith -- Helping skilled migrants into employment: The workplace communication program / Nicky Riddiford -- The blended language learning course in Taiwan: Issues & challenges of instructional design / Gi-Zen Liu -- Designing the assessment of a university ESOL course / John Read and Lizzy Roe -- Refreshing a writing course: The role of evaluation / John Macalister -- Localizing Spanish in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership: Developing and using a 'teachable' curriculum / Donald Freeman, Maria Coolican and Kathleen Graves -- Learning to teach Spanish: Identifying, inducting, and supporting apprentice teachers in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership / Donald Freeman, Maria Coolican and Kathleen Graves -- Negotiated syllabuses: Do you want to? / Andrew Boon -- Enhancing consumerist literacy practices in an urbanizing community / Moses Samuel and Saratha Sithamparam -- The teacher as intermediary between national curriculum and classroom / Kevin Parent -- Developing a blogwriting program at a Japanese university / Patrick Foss. |
| Abstract | "Case studies are a powerful pedagogical tool for illuminating constructs and models in real-life contexts. Covering a wide range of teachingùlearning contexts and offering in-depth analyses of ESL/EFL language curriculum design issues, this casebook is distinctive and unique in that each case draws on and is clearly linked to a single model presented in Nation and Macalister's Language Curriculum Design (www.routledge. com/9780415806060), giving the book a high degree of coherence. A short commentary by the editors after each case highlights features of note and/or issues arising from it. This is a versatile text, designed to work as a companion to Language Curriculum Design (adding meaning and depth to the model presented there by relating it to a range of applications), as a stand-alone text, or as a resource for language teacher trainees, teacher educators, practicing teachers, program administrators, and materials writers in the field."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016591322 |
| ISBN | 9780415882316 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415882311 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415882323 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 041588232X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |