TESOL Quarterly · 1992 · 388 citations · 0 references
Language StudiesCurriculumTeachingSecond Language EducationSecond Language LearningSecond Language TeachingLanguage LearningLanguage Teacher EducationLanguage TeachingReading InstructionSecond Language AcquisitionSecond Language DevelopmentEnglish Language Teacher EducationInstructional Materials DevelopmentL2 Classroom TalkSecond Language PedagogySecond Language Reading AcquisitionTeacher Knowledge DevelopmentTeacher Skills Development
Effective language teaching is framed as a network of interactions among curriculum, methodology, teachers, learners, and instructional materials, emphasizing understanding of these factors rather than prescribing specific practices. The book aims to present key issues in language teaching in an accessible, readable manner, encouraging teachers and trainees to engage in investigating classroom teaching and learning. Each chapter examines theoretical and practical aspects of language teaching, covering topics such as effective teaching, teacher self‑monitoring, language and content integration, and the four language skills.
Richards explains how effective language teaching involves a network of interactions between curriculum, methodology, teachers, learners, instructional materials. Each chapter discusses and examines the theoretical and practical dimensions of a central issue in language teaching. Topics covered include the nature of effective teaching, self-monitoring in teacher development, language and content, and teaching listening, speaking, reading and writing. Richards presents key issues in an accessible and highly readable style, and shows how teachers and teachers-in-training can be involved in the investigation of classroom teaching and learning. The emphasis is not on prescriptions but rather on developing effective teaching through understanding the various factors that interact in second language learning and in the second language classroom.