TY - BOOK AU - Horwitz,Elaine Kolker ED - The University of Texas at Austin TI - Becoming a Language Teacher: a Practical Guide to Second Language Learning and Teaching SN - 9780205430826 (pbk) PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson, Allyn and Bacon KW - Language and languages KW - Study and teaching KW - Second language acquisition N1 - Includes a glossary; Includes bibliographical references and index; "Becoming a Language Teacher is a ground-breaking resource in an era when mainstream classroom teachers must focus on language development. Unlike other methods books which concentrate on language for conversational purposes only, Becoming a Language Teacher recognizes that academic literacy is the goal of many language teachers and essential to the school success of English Langauge Learners. Employing a warm and supportive style, respected author Elaine Kolker Horwitz clearly explains fundamental knowledge about second language acquisition and language teaching and answers practical questions such as; How will I know if the students are learning? ; How do I teach language when I am also teaching content material? ; How do I effectively use technology in language teaching? ; How can I ensure the academic success of my students?; By considering actual classroom situations, students learn how to make instructional decisions in their own teaching settings. Becoming a Language Teacher will surely become a must-have for any language teacher." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Preface; PART I What Do Language Teachers Think About?; 1. What Should I Know about Language Learners and Language Teaching Settings? ; Types of Language Learning Settings ; Learner Characteristics ; Younger Learners and Stages of Cognitive Development; 2. What Should I Know about Second Language Acquisition? ; Theories of Second Language Acquisition ; The Critical Period Hypothesis ; How the Theories Differ on Important Language Teaching Issues ; Implications for Language Teaching ; 3. What Should I Know about Language Teaching Methodologies? ; Language Teaching Methods ; What Is the Best Language Teaching Method? ; Content-Based, Learner-Centered, and Task-Based Approaches to Language Teaching ; From Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered Approaches; PART II How Do You Teach a Language?; 4. What Should I Know about Teaching Listening?; The Importance of Listening Comprehension ; Obstacles to Teaching Listening Comprehension ; The Listening Process ; Some Guidelines for Developing Listening Activities ; Activity Ideas ; Assessing Listening Comprehension; 5. What Should I Know about Teaching Speaking? ; The Importance of True Communication in the Language Classroom ; Obstacles to Teaching Speaking ; The Development of Speaking Ability ; Some Guidelines for Developing Speaking Activities ; Activity Ideas ; Assessing Speaking; 6. What Should I Know about Teaching Reading? ; The Importance of Reading ; The Reading Process ; Types of Second Language Reading ; Learning to Read in a Second Language ; Types of Reading Materials ; Helping Students Develop Effective Reading Strategies ; ESL Teachers and Content Reading ; Some Guidelines for Teaching Reading ; Activity Ideas ; Assessing Reading Comprehension; 7. What Should I Know about Teaching Writing? ; The Writing Process ; Types of Second Language Writing ; Helping Students Develop Effective Writing Strategies ; Some Guidelines for Teaching Writing ; Activity Ideas ; Assessing Writing; 8. What Should I Know about Teaching Academic English in Content Classes? ; The Development of Academic Language ; Generation 1.5 and Transnational Students ; Scaffolding, Contextualized Input, and Thematic Units ; Promoting Second Language Development in Content Classes ; Academic Literacy ; Integrating Language Skills Using Thematic Units and Task-Based Activities ; Some Guidelines for Teaching Language through Content Activity Ideas ; Assessing Language in Content Classes; PART III How Do I Know What to Teach?; 9. How Do I Assess Language Learning? ; Standards ; Issues in Language Testing ; Testing Approaches ; Testing for a Variety of Purposes ; Testing the Standards ; The TOEFL and the ACTFL OPI; 10. How Do I Plan My Classes? ; Planning for Your Students ; Common Language Teaching Activities; PART IV Where Do I Go from Here?; 11. So, Am I Now a Language Teacher? ; Thinking of Yourself as a Language Teacher ; Becoming Open to New Ideas about Language and Language Teaching ; Becoming a Better Language Teacher ; Your Future as a Language Teacher ; Beginning Your Journey as a Language Teacher; Appendix A: The Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) ESL Version; Appendix B: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS); Appendix C: Teacher Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (TFLAS); Glossary; Index UR - https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Horwitz-Becoming-A-Language-Teacher-A-Practical-Guide-to-Second-Language-Learning-and-Teaching/9780205430826.html UR - https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/gege1p/alma991014536559705161 ER -