Interactive Language Teaching Rivers Wilga M.

Anotace:Sbírka esejí učitelů, kteří prezentují své osvědčené učební metodyPopis:In this collection of essays, a distinguished group of innovative teachers and writers describe the approaches and techniques they have incorporated into their own teaching. Successive articles deal with the structure of interaction in large and small groups: imaginative activities for listening, speaking, reading, writing, and testing; the use of poetry, song, and drama; how to perform grammar rules rather than recite them; the special contribution of authentic materials; using audio and video as well as computer software to enhance learning, tapping the community as a resource; learning to interact in different cultural styles; and preparing the student for real-life professional use of language. The articles are designed to help classroom teachers make language classes more participatory and communication oriented.

Contents:Preface; List of abbreviations; Part I. Teachers of any language and teachers in training will find in this volume a wealth of original and practical ideas for the classroom. What is InteractiveLanguage Teaching?: 1.

Interaction as the key to teaching language for communication Wilga M. Rivers; 2. Interactive discourse in small and large groups Claire J.

Kramsch; Part II. Language in theClassroom: 3. Speaking and listening: imaginative activities for the language class Stephen A. Sadow; 4.

Motivating language learners through authentic materials Bernice S. Melvin and David F.Stout; 5. Interactive oral grammar exercises Raymond F.

Comeau; 6.Interaction of reader and text Anthony Papalia; 7. Writing: an interactive experience Gloria M. Russo; 8. Poetry and song as effective language-learning activities Alan Maley; 9.

'The magicif' of theater: enhancing language learning through drama RichardVia; 10. Interactive testing: time to be a test pilot MarliesMueller; Part III. The Wider World: 11.

Culturally diverse speechstyles Gail L. N. Robinson; 12. The use of technology: varying themedium in language teaching Karen Price; 13.

Interaction outside the classroom: using the community Peter Strevens; 14. Interaction in the computer age Robert Ariew and Joseph T. Ryan, Jr.;Bibliography; Index.