Contemporary English Language Teaching and Research

Description

As the English language has spread around the globe and the English teaching industry has expanded, so interest in the theory behind the methods of teaching and curiosity regarding innovative classroom techniques have also grown. Recently, advances in technology have had a major impact on the way teachers at all levels work, as has the greater interest in the learner as an individual. This book provides detailed insight into both of these forces. Contemporary English Language Teaching and Research will appeal both to researchers in the field, since it contains a number of new and exciting studies, as well as reflections on the research process itself, and to language teachers, both those practising and those in training, who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in teaching techniques and understanding of learners. The book provides a snapshot of today's research environment in the field of teaching and learning English as a foreign language. It brings together work from established academics and young researchers, with a wide variety of classroom teaching experience, and an equally wide range of perspectives and priorities. Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Introduction Part One Extending Teacher Training into the Virtual Space Communities of Practice in Peer Assessment of Speaking with the EPSS (Electronic Performance Support System) Online Collaborative Writing The Role of Computer-Mediated Communication and its Impact on Learning Foreign Languages The Effect of Group Gender on a Teacher’s Choice of Guidance Strategies when Teaching English to Separate Groups of Boys and Girls in a Polish Primary School Informal Reading Assessment. Motivating L2 Learners to Read Part Two “I Don’t Want to Sound Like a Native Speaker of English!” and Other Opinions on L2 Pronunciation The Individual Differences Myth and How to Respond to It Exploring the Attitudes towards Word Clouds in Junior High Students with a Different Multiple Intelligence Type Blind Learners and Comprehension Tasks British English versus Polish Compassion