Teaching and Assessing EIL in Local Contexts Around the World

Sandra Lee McKay, James Dean Brown (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-78267-9 (ISBN)

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This text introduces a framework for teaching English as an International Language (EIL) in which needs analysis, pedagogical principles, and assessment are integrated. The need for decisions to be based on the learning and teaching needs of each specific EIL context is emphasized.

English today is a global language embedded in a great variety of social contexts, resulting in linguistic and pedagogical variation. Taking a new look at the teaching and assessing of English as an international language (EIL), this text highlights overarching principles and provides specific strategies for responding to questions and challenges posed by the changing demographics of English language learners and users around the world.

Teaching and Assessment in EIL Classrooms

introduces an original, coherent framework in which needs analysis, pedagogical principles, and assessment are integrated

describes variables that influence effective teaching and assessment and the characteristics of various EIL teachers and learners

emphasizes that pedagogical and assessment decisions need to be based on the learning and teaching needs of each specific EIL context

includes specific principles and strategies for teaching and assessing grammar, oral language, and literacy skills in EIL classrooms

provides strategies for integrating computer-mediated language into EIL classrooms in ways that promote cross-cultural awareness, language development, and individualized learning

Timely, accessible, and practical, this text for graduate and pre- and in-service courses on language teaching and assessment is at the forefront in providing valuable information and guidance for enabling principled and context-sensitive praxis in EIL classrooms worldwide.

Sandra Lee McKay is Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University, USA and Affiliate Member, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA. James Dean (JD) Brown is Professor of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA.

Introduction

1. The Social and Educational Context of EIL classrooms

2. EIL Teachers, Learners, and Classroom Interaction

3. Key Aspects of EIL Students’ English Needs

4. Teaching and Assessing Grammar

5. Teaching and Assessing Oracy

6. Teaching and Assessing Literacy

7. Integrating Computer-Mediated Language into EIL Classrooms

EIL Teaching/ Learning Principles

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.8.2015
Reihe/Serie	ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
Zusatzinfo	19 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-138-78267-X / 113878267X
ISBN-13	978-1-138-78267-9 / 9781138782679
Zustand	Neuware