A select bibliography of Mary Finocchiaro: p. 286-290.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction

Section I: Focus on Second Language Teaching Introduction What Is Second Language Teaching? / Howard B. Altman Effective Language Teaching: Insights from Research / Robert L. Politzer The Relationship of Second Language Learning to Second Language Teaching / G. Richard Tucker The Preparation of Second Language Teachers in the 1980's / Helen J. Jorstad

Section II: Focus on Second Language Learning Introduction The Holistic Approach to Second Language Education / Renzo Titone Language Learners as Individuals: Discovering Their Needs, Wants, and Learning Styles / Wilga M. Rivers and Bernice J. Melvin Effective Second Language Acquisition: Insights from Research / Stephen D. Krashen Affective Factors in Second Language Learning / H. Douglas Brown Communicative Language Teaching and Learning: Toward a Synthesis / H. H. Stern Learning for Communication: Practical Considerations / Virginia French Allen The Evaluation of Second Language Learning / Rebecca M. Valette Optimal Language Learning Environments / Marina Burt and Heidi Dulay

Section III: Focus on Second Language Teaching Materials Introduction Issues in Second Language Syllabus Design / Henry G. Widdowson and Christopher J. Brumfit Learners' Needs and the Selection of Compatible Materials / Frederick L. Jenks Materials Design: Issues for the 1980's - An American Point of View / Robert Lado Materials Design: Issues for the 1980's - A European Point of View / L. G. Alexander Media in the Second Language Program: Forms and Uses for the Eighties / Reinhold Freudenstein

Notes on the Contributors

A Selective Bibliography of Mary Finocchiaro

"The Second Language Classroom is a comprehensive text which focuses on Second Language Teaching, Second Language Learning, and Learning Materials. Written in honor of Dr. Mary Finocchiaro, it epitomizes her work in the field of language teaching by presenting both theory and practice of the second language classroom. The text surveys the past, evaluates the present, and predicts directions for the 1980's. The chapters approach the second language classroom from many viewpoints, including communicative language teaching, European and American views on materials design, affective language acquisition factors, teacher preparation, and language learning environments." (Book Cover)