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Fundamental Concepts of Language Teaching / H. H. Stern.

By: Stern, H. H. (Hans Heinrich).

Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1983Description: 582 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0194370658.Subject(s): Language and languages -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Language and languages -- Study and teaching | Language teachers -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Linguistics -- Study and teachingOnline resources: Check the UO Library catalog. | Issues and Options in Language Teaching.

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The purpose of this new work by Dr. Stern is to put the various aspects of applied linguistics research into historical and inter-disciplinary perspective. It gives an authoritative survey of past developments worldwide, and establishes a set of guidelines for the future. The body of this book is divided into six parts and twenty-two chapters, with an introduction and a conclusion. The subjects treated in each part are as follows: Clearing the Ground sets the tone for the whole book in its careful definition of terms and its view of current issues. Historical Perspectives provides a survey of language teaching trends from 1880 to the present day. Concepts of Language deals with trends in linguistic theory and their relationship to language teaching. Concepts of Society traces the development of sociology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and considers the bearing each has on the study of language and of language teaching. Concepts of Language Learning aims to draw up a theoretical base for language teaching which relates both to the individual learner and to the language learning process as a whole. Concepts of Language Teaching deals with the study of education and its relevance to language teaching.

Introduction

PART ONE: Clearing the Ground

1. Talking about language teaching

2. Theory and practice

3. Towards a conceptual framework

4. Research

PART TWO: Historical Perspectives

5. Approaches and studies

6. A sketch of recent and current trends: 1880-1980

PART THREE: Concepts of Language

7. Trends in linguistic theory

8. Linguistic theory and language teaching: emergence of a relationship

9. Linguistic theory and language teaching: reassessment and current status

PART FOUR: Concepts of Society

10. Society, culture, and language

11. Aspects of sociolinguistics

12. The social sciences and the second language curriculum

13. The sociology of language teaching and learning

PART FIVE: Concepts of Language Learning

14. Psychological approaches to language and learning

15. Development of a psychological perspective in language teaching: a selective review

16. Models of second language learning and the concept of proficiency

17. Learner factors

18. Conditions of learning and the learning process

PART SIX: Concepts of Language Teaching

19. The study of education and its relevance to language teaching

20. Language teaching theories as theories of teaching method

21. The break with the method concept

22. An educational interpretation of language teaching

Conclusion

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Includes an extensive bibliography.

The purpose of this new work by Dr. Stern is to put the various aspects of applied linguistics research into historical and inter-disciplinary perspective. It gives an authoritative survey of past developments worldwide, and establishes a set of guidelines for the future. The body of this book is divided into six parts and twenty-two chapters, with an introduction and a conclusion. The subjects treated in each part are as follows: Clearing the Ground sets the tone for the whole book in its careful definition of terms and its view of current issues.
Historical Perspectives provides a survey of language teaching trends from 1880 to the present day. Concepts of Language deals with trends in linguistic theory and their relationship to language teaching.
Concepts of Society traces the development of sociology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and considers the bearing each has on the study of language and of language teaching.
Concepts of Language Learning aims to draw up a theoretical base for language teaching which relates both to the individual learner and to the language learning process as a whole.
Concepts of Language Teaching deals with the study of education and its relevance to language teaching.