McDonough, Jo <br/><br/>
Materials and Methods in ELT : A Teacher's Guide / 
Jo McDonough and Christopher Shaw. 
 - Cambridge, MA :  Blackwell,  1993. 
 - xi, 318 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Applied Language Studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-314) and index. 
<br/><br/>"This is a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principle and practice of Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking professional courses in ELT. The final part, focused on the principles on which current methods and materials are based, explore such topics as educational frameworks; the communicative approach; post-communicative trends in syllabus and material designs and the evaluation and adaptation of materials. Part Two related these principles to individual language skills. It shows how theories concerned with the development of reading, speaking, listening and writing have affected the design and use of teaching materials. The final part of the book examines different methods available to teachers for organizing and managing the ELT classroom, discussing groups and pair work; individualization; classroom observation and the teacher's role in the contemporary ELT context.  Jo McDonough and Christopher Shaw are respectively Director and Senior Teaching Fellow in the EFL Unit of the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex." (Book Cover) CONTENTS<br/> Acknowledgements<br/> Introduction<br/> Part I - Topics in the Design of Materials and Methods<br/>  1. The Framework of Materials and Methods<br/>  2. The Impact of the Communicative Approach<br/>  3. Current Approaches to Material Designs<br/>  4. Evaluating ELT Materials<br/>  5. Adapting Materials<br/> Part II - Teaching Language Skills<br/>  6. Reading Skills<br/>  7. Listening Skills<br/>  8. Speaking Skills<br/>  9. Writing Skills<br/>  10. Integrated Skills<br/> Part III - Aspects of Classroom Methods<br/>  11. Group and Pair Work<br/>  12. Individualization, Self-access and Learner Training<br/>  13. Observing the Language Classroom<br/>  14. Views of the Teacher<br/> Materials<br/> Bibliography<br/> Index<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780631180036 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93217089 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128.A2  / M383 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428/.007