TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nunan,David
AU  - Lamb,Clarice
TI  - The Self-Directed Teacher: Managing the Learning Process 
SN  - 9780521497732 (pbk)
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Languages, Modern
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Language teachers
KW  - Training of
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-291) and indexes; About the Author(s): David Nunan is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the English Centre at the University of Hong Kong. He has worked as a teacher, researcher, and writer in many countries, including Britain, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, the United States, and the Middle East, and is currently on the Board of Directors of TESOL.
Clarice Lamb is the director of the ATLAS English Learning Center and a professor at the Catholic University (PUC-RS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She has taught English and has been a pedagogical coordinator in both the United States and Brazil and is currently training teachers in South America." (Back Cover); "The Self-directed Teacher prepares teachers to make independent decisions in key areas such as lesson planning, teacher talk, group work, error correction, resource management, and evaluation. The text uses a task-based approach, and the material presented is well supported by theory and research." (Back Cover); CONTENTS; Introduction: The language teaching challenge; 1. A context for classroom action
; Introduction
; Setting the context and defining terms
; The curriculum in outline
; Needs analysis
; Setting goals and objectives
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 2. The planning process
; Introduction
; Lesson preparation
; Pre-instructional decision making
; Collaborating with colleagues: Planning and staff meetings
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 3. Classroom talk
; Introduction
; Direct instruction
; Error correction and feedback
; Teacher questions
; Instructions
; The use of the first language
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 4. Classroom dynamics
; Introduction
; Pacing
; Classroom monitoring
; Cross-cultural aspects of classroom management
; The "effective" teaching movement
; Dealing with behaviour problems
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 5. Instructional groups
; Introduction
; Teacher and learner roles
; Small group and pair work
; Large classes
; One-to-one instruction
; Self-directed learning
; Mixed-level groups
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 6. Managing resources
; Introduction
; Using commercial teaching texts
; Making the most of the teacher's manual
; Exploiting resources that lack a teacher's guide
; Electronic support
; Using computers in the classroom
; Visuals and realia
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 7. Affective issues in the language classroom
; Introduction
; Motivation
; Attitude
; Anxiety
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; 8. Monitoring and evaluation
; Introduction
; Formal evaluation
; Informal evaluation
; Self-evaluation
; Evaluation by others
; Summary and conclusions
; Projects; Appendix: Language learning in action
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