Strevens, Peter  1922-1989 <br/><br/>
New Orientations in the Teaching of English / 
Peter Strevens. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  1977. 
 - xii, 183 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ([172]-176) and an index. 
<br/><br/>“In this volume Peter Strevens has gathered together a number of his papers and added several new ones to give coherence to the whole. The result is a much-needed survey of the present state of the English language teaching profession, both in Britain and America, how it is changing and where it is going. The collection is arranged in five parts which cover, among other subjects, English for special purposes, teacher training and the use of the language laboratory. It includes a lucid, comparative account of methodology in Britain and America as well as an important new model for the language learning/teaching process. Besides being of importance for teachers, students of applied linguistics and educationalists, the book will help anyone who needs to know more about the differences and similarities between British and American methods.  Peter Strevens is well known for his valuable contributions to phonetics, language teaching methodology and applied linguistics. He has wide experience of practical teaching situations from his work in many overseas countries and in the Universities of London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Essex. He has recently been made a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.” (Back cover) CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE: PRINCIPLE AND THEORY IN LANGUAGE TEACHING<br/>  1. Second language learning <br/>  2. A theoretical model of the language learning/teaching process<br/>  3. On defining applied linguistics<br/>  4. Language acquisition, language learning, language teaching PART TWO: METHODOLOGY AND TEACHER TRAINING<br/>  5. British and American methodology in English language teaching: similarities and differences<br/>  6. Some basic principles of teacher training<br/>  7. Teaching the spoken language: phonetics, speech training and pronunciation teaching PART THREE: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ELT<br/>  8. The teaching of English for special purposes<br/>  9. The learning and teaching of reading PART FOUR: THE LANGUAGE WE TEACH<br/>  10. Varieties of English: the description of diversity<br/>  11. Varieties of English: a TEFL approach<br/>  12. British and American English PART FIVE: SOME TECHNICAL QUESTIONS<br/>  13. Advantages and limitations of the language laboratory<br/>  14. Where has all the money gone? The need for cost-effectiveness studies in the teaching of foreign languages Bibliography Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0194370763 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78312703 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.