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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1) PART I - OVERVIEW

1) Language Teaching / Michael H. Long

PART II - SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING

2) The Social and Sociolinguistic Context of Language Learning and Teaching / Sandra Le McKay and Rani Rudby

3) The Politics and Policies of Language and Learning Teaching / Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas

4) History of Language Teaching / Diane Musumeci

PART III - PSYCHOLINGUISTIC UNDERPINNINGS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING

5) The Language-Learning Brain / Alan Beretta

6) Sequences and Processes in Language Learning / Lourdes Ortega

7) The Importance of Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning / Hakan Ringbom and Scott Jarvis

8) Cognitive-Psychological Processes in Second Language Learning / Robert M. DeKeyser

9) Optimizing the Input: Frequency and Sampling in Usage-Based and Form-Focused Learning / Nick C.Ellis

PART IV - PROGRAM DESIGN

10) Bilingual and Immersion Programs / Jim Cummins

11) Heritage Language Programs / Sylvina Montrul

12) Specific Purpose Programs / Ken Hyland

13) Study Abroad Research: Findings, Implications, and Future Directions / Joseph Colletine

14) Less Commonly Taught Languages: Issues in Learning and Teaching / Kira Gor and Karen Vatz

15) Third Language Acquisition Theory and Practice / William P. Rivers and Ewa M. Golonka

PART V - COURSE DESIGN AND MATERIAL WRITING

16) Foreign and Second Language Needs Analysis / James Dean Brown

17) Syllabus Design / Peter Robinson

18) Advances in Material Design / Alan Waters

19) Corpora in Language Teaching / John Flowerdew

20) Technology-Enhanced Materials / David Brett and Marta Gonzales-Lloret

PART VI - TEACHING AND TESTING

21) Methodological Principles for Language Teaching / Michael H. Long

22) Teaching and Testing Listening Comprehension / Larry Vandergrift and Christine Goh

23) Teaching and Testing Speaking / Martin Bygate

24) Teaching and Testing Reading / William Grabe

25) Learning to Read in New Writing Systems / Keiko Koda

26) Teaching and Testing Writing / Charlene Polio and Jessica Williams

27) Teaching and Testing Grammar / Diane Larsen-Freeman

28) Teaching and Testing Vocabulary / Paul Nation and Teresa Chung

29) Teaching and Testing Pragmatics / Carsten Roever

30) Task-Based Teaching and Testing / John M. Norris

31) Radical Language Teaching / Graham Crookes

32) Diagnostic Feedback in Language Assessment / Antony John Kunnan and Eunice Eunhee Jang

33) Computer-Assisted Teaching and Testing / Carol A. Chapelle

PART VII - TEACHING EDUCATION

34) Language Teacher Education / Renée Jourdenais

35) Diffusion and Implementation of Innovations / Kriss Van Den Branden

PART VIII - ASSESSING AND EVALUATING INSTRUCTION

36) Current Trends in Classroom Research / Rosamond F. Mitchell

37) Issues in Language Teacher Evaluation / Kathleen M. Bailey

38) Investigating the Effects and Effectiveness of L2 Instruction / Rick De Graaff and Alex Housen

39) Program Evaluation / Steven J. Ross

Author Index

Subject Index

"Bringing together an international team of specialists from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, linguistics, education, and psychology, The Handbook of Language Teaching is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide. Following an overview, the chapters are structured into seven major sections: the psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learning; social, political, and educational contexts; program design; material writing and course design; teaching and testing; teacher education; and assessment and evaluation.

Providing a unique breadth of coverage, the Handbook combines the latest research findings on core topics, as well as several rapidly developing areas, including the language-learning brain, heritage language programs, study abroad, and less commonly taught languages. English is only one of the many languages used as examples throughout. The volume also explores the increasingly important political and social implications of language teaching. The result is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in second or foreign language teaching, SLA, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics." (Book Cover)