DVD included.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The highly acclaimed The Practice of English Language Teaching is an essential guide for teachers of English. The fourth edition has been completely revised to reflect new development in language teaching. It includes:

- a discussion of English as a world language
- an evaluation of new technologies in the classroom
- a wide range of practical teaching ideas reflecting current methodological practice
- an increased focus on issues such: teacher development, learner autonomy and context-sensitive teaching
- a DVD showing extracts from real classes and discussions between the author and the teachers" (Back Cover)

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Part 1: LANGUAGE
Chapter 1: The changing world of English
Chapter 2: Describing the English Language

Part 2: THEORIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
Chapter 3: Background issues in language learning
Chapter 4: Popular methodology

Part 3: LEARNERS AND TEACHERS
Chapter 5: Describing learners
Chapter 6: Describing teachers
Chapter 7: Describing learning contexts

Part 4: MANAGING LEARNING
Chapter 8: Mistakes and feedback
Chapter 9: Managing for success
Chapter 10: Grouping students

Part 5: THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 11: Educational technology and other learning sources

Part 6: FOCUSING ON THE LANGUAGE
Chapter 12: Teaching language construction
Chapter 13: Teaching grammar
Chapter 14: Teaching vocabulary
Chapter 15: Teaching pronunciation

Part 7: LANGUAGE SKILLS
Chapter 16: Teaching language skills
Chapter 17: Reading
Chapter 18: Listening
Chapter 19: Writing
Chapter 20: Speaking

Part 8: PLANNING AND SYLLABUSES
Chapter 21: Planning lessons

Part 9: EVALUATION
Chapter 22: Testing and evaluation

Part 10: LEARNER AUTONOMY AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 23: Learner autonomy: learning to learn
Chapter 24: What teachers do next

Bibliography
DVD contents and tasks
Indexes (Subject and Author)