Cooperative Learning and Second Language Teaching

Autor: Edited by Steven G. McCafferty, George M. Jacobs, Ana Christina DaSilva Iddings

Although Cooperative Learning has steadily grown in popularity in second-language classrooms, few resources are available that cover the topic in depth. Cooperative Learning in Second Language Teaching is a comprehensive overview, suitable for MA TESOL programs and for in-service teachers. Part I provides a grounding for collaborative/cooperative learning by discussing the educational research, issues that surround its implementation, and how it relates to theories of second language learning. Part II is a series of six narrative chapters written by teachers from around the world. These teachers share their experiences using cooperative learning in their classrooms, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach, in both second and foreign language contexts, for elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels of instruction. An appendix outlining the techniques in these chapters is also included.

Uz proizvod možete kupiti

• Teachers' Narrative Inquiry as Professional Development
• Using Corpora in the Language Classroom
• Agendas for Second Language Literacy
• Educating Second Language Children
• Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms
• Functional English Grammar
• Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms
• Teachers as Course Developers
• The Self-Directed Teacher
• From Reader to Reading Teacher