Harmer, Jeremy  1947- <br/><br/>
The Practice of English Language Teaching / 
Jeremy Harmer. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - [White Plains, NY] :  Pearson Longman,  2007. 
 - 448 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. +  1 DVD (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/> DVD included. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> "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:<br/><br/>- a discussion of English as a world language<br/>- an evaluation of new technologies in the classroom<br/>- a wide range of practical teaching ideas reflecting current methodological practice <br/>- an increased focus on issues such: teacher development, learner autonomy and context-sensitive teaching<br/>- a DVD showing extracts from real classes and discussions between the author and the teachers" (Back Cover)  CONTENTS:<br/><br/>Introduction<br/><br/>Part 1: LANGUAGE<br/>Chapter 1: The changing world of English<br/>Chapter 2: Describing the English Language<br/><br/>Part 2: THEORIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES<br/>Chapter 3: Background issues in language learning<br/>Chapter 4: Popular methodology<br/><br/>Part 3: LEARNERS AND TEACHERS<br/>Chapter 5: Describing learners<br/>Chapter 6: Describing teachers<br/>Chapter 7: Describing learning contexts<br/><br/>Part 4: MANAGING LEARNING<br/>Chapter 8: Mistakes and feedback<br/>Chapter 9: Managing for success<br/>Chapter 10: Grouping students<br/><br/>Part 5: THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE CLASSROOM<br/>Chapter 11: Educational technology and other learning sources<br/><br/>Part 6: FOCUSING ON THE LANGUAGE<br/>Chapter 12: Teaching language construction<br/>Chapter 13: Teaching grammar<br/>Chapter 14: Teaching vocabulary<br/>Chapter 15: Teaching pronunciation<br/><br/>Part 7: LANGUAGE SKILLS<br/>Chapter 16: Teaching language skills<br/>Chapter 17: Reading<br/>Chapter 18: Listening<br/>Chapter 19: Writing<br/>Chapter 20: Speaking<br/><br/>Part 8: PLANNING AND SYLLABUSES<br/>Chapter 21: Planning lessons<br/><br/>Part 9: EVALUATION<br/>Chapter 22: Testing and evaluation<br/><br/>Part 10: LEARNER AUTONOMY AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT<br/>Chapter 23: Learner autonomy: learning to learn<br/>Chapter 24: What teachers do next<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/>DVD contents and tasks<br/>Indexes (Subject and Author)<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405853118 (pbk) 9781405853057 (DVD) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128.A2  / H27 2007