The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of articles on contemporary language teaching and its history, it has been produced specifically for language teaching professionals and as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level.
In this new edition, every single entry has been reviewed and updated with reference to new developments and publications. Coverage has been expanded to reflect new technological, global and academic developments, with particular attention to areas such as online and distance learning, teacher and learner cognition, testing, assessment and evaluation, global English and teacher education.
Themes and disciplines covered include:
It covers the teaching of specific languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and African languages, as well as English, French, German and Spanish.
There are thirty five overview articles dealing with issues such as communicative language teaching, early language learning, teacher education and syllabus and curriculum design. A further 160 entries focus on topics such as bilingualism, language laboratories and study abroad. Numerous shorter items examine language and cultural institutions, professional associations and acronyms. Multiple cross-references enable the user to browse from one entry to another, and there are suggestions for further reading.
Written by an international team of specialists, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an invaluable resource and reference manual for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.
Show moreThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of articles on contemporary language teaching and its history, it has been produced specifically for language teaching professionals and as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level.
In this new edition, every single entry has been reviewed and updated with reference to new developments and publications. Coverage has been expanded to reflect new technological, global and academic developments, with particular attention to areas such as online and distance learning, teacher and learner cognition, testing, assessment and evaluation, global English and teacher education.
Themes and disciplines covered include:
It covers the teaching of specific languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and African languages, as well as English, French, German and Spanish.
There are thirty five overview articles dealing with issues such as communicative language teaching, early language learning, teacher education and syllabus and curriculum design. A further 160 entries focus on topics such as bilingualism, language laboratories and study abroad. Numerous shorter items examine language and cultural institutions, professional associations and acronyms. Multiple cross-references enable the user to browse from one entry to another, and there are suggestions for further reading.
Written by an international team of specialists, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an invaluable resource and reference manual for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.
Show moreDedication. List of illustrations. Editorial board. List of contributors. Introduction to the second edition. Acknowledgements. Entries A—Z. Index
Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at the University of Durham, UK.
Adelheid Hu is Professor for Multilingual Learning and Literacies at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Recommended by Choice, June 2013.Praise for the second edition"This
second edition offers an authoritative up-to-date view of global
and multidisciplinary perspectives in language teaching and
learning. The editors have met the mammoth challenge of bringing
together a wide range of top-flight scholarship into a single
comprehensive volume. The result is an indispensible guide for
students, teachers and scholars worldwide. Bravo!" Sandra J.
Savignon, Pennsylvania State University, USA"It is exciting to see
a new edition of the well-regarded and useful Routledge
Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. The second edition
features updated entries, new topics, and several editorial
enhancements that make this already-helpful single-volume
encyclopedia even easier to use. Covering a wide range of
historical, geographical, conceptual, and empirical ground related
to language teaching and learning worldwide, the entries are just
the right length—short enough to be accessible in a busy world, yet
long enough to provide a sufficient scholarly overview of the
relevant topic. The references and suggested reading that accompany
the near-200 entries, as well as the cross-listing of topics within
the volume, all provide immediate places for the reader to go for
further study. For audiences that range from students to classroom
teachers to researchers, from novices in the field to those with
extensive experience, and from those who want a quick overview of
an unfamiliar term or concept to those who wish to spend time
exploring the numerous interconnections among topics within the
volume, the second edition of the Routledge Encyclopedia of
Language Teaching and Learning will prove to be a valuable asset."
George C. Bunch, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA"The
Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is a
‘must-have’ for anyone with an interest in this area. Whilst the
first edition was very good, the second is even better. Once picked
up, it is extremely difficult to put down. The coverage is
comprehensive. The structure is user-friendly. The writing is
accessible. The references and suggestions for further reading have
been brought right up to date. This new edition should feature on
the book shelves of every undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher and
University lecturer. The support it offers is first class and
serves as a very helpful launch-pad into almost any
language-related topic." Gary Chambers, University of Leeds,
UKPraise for the first edition"This encyclopedia is valuable for
many different purposes. Most of its entries read easily which is a
definite plus for this kind of book. It is a rich source of
knowledge and reference material for professionals within language
teaching ... I would not hesitate to use some entries as background
texts for a graduate course in second language acquisition. But
most entries in this encyclopedia do not need to be taught: they
will draw the interested reader in on their own merits." Sigrid
Dentler
'This encyclopedia is valuable for many different purposes. Most of
its entries read easily which is a definite plus for this kind of
book. It is a rich source of knowledge and reference material for
professionals within language teaching ... I would not hesitate to
use some entries as background texts for a graduate course in
second language acquisition. But most entries in this encyclopedia
do not need to be taught: they will draw the interested reader in
on their own merits.' – Sigrid Dentler
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