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Understanding the courses we teach : local perspectives on English language teaching /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Murphy, John, 1952-, Byrd, Patricia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2001]
Subjects:
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • A time for local perspectives / John Murphy
  • Background and general principles / John Murphy
  • Precursors to the Understanding collection / John Murphy
  • A framework for discussion / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd
  • General purposes instruction
  • English in the workplace at Goodwill Industries / Marjorie Terdal, Janice Ruhl, and Carolyn Armstrong
  • Families as curriculum partners in an urban elementary inclusion classroom / Jo-Anne Wilson-Keenan, Jerri Willett, and Judith Solsken
  • Community-based ESL: Exploring "critical citizenship" / Brian Morgan
  • Building a community of adult ESL learners / Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang
  • An Australian adult ESL settlement classroom / Anne Burns and Pam McPherson
  • English as a foreign language
  • Videoing conversations for self-evaluation in Japan / Tim Murphey
  • FocalSpeak: integrating rhythm and stress in speech-pronunciation / William Acton
  • "Extensive reading" for Japanese English majors / Thomas N. Robb
  • English for engineers in Hong Kong / Lindsay Miller
  • University courses (credit bearing)
  • EAP Support for matriculated university students / Janet M. Goodwin
  • A theme-based literature course: focus on the city of Angels / Donna M. Brinton
  • Canadian language and culture: a course for nine academic credits / David J. Mendelsohn
  • Teaching "writing for proficiency" in summer school: lessons from a foxhole / Dana R. Ferris
  • A course in grammar-editing for ESL writers / May Shih
  • University-preparatory courses (non-credit bearing)
  • Strategic reading on a sustained content theme / Joy Janzen
  • Theme-based instruction: fieldwork in a small Connecticut town / Carol Numrich
  • Academic speaking: learning to take "longer turns" / Janet G. Graham and Susan M. Barone
  • English through Web page creation / Heidi Shetzer and Mark Warschauer
  • Looking forward: connectivity through the Internet / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd.