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Teaching by Principles is a widely acclaimed methodology test used in language teacher education programs around the world. In this fourth edition, Dr. H. Douglas Brown and Dr. Heekyeong Lee offer a comprehensive survey of practical language teaching options firmly anchored in current research on second language acquisition and pedagogy.

Features of the Fourth Edition

• A comprehensive update on current issues, new research findings, and innovative classroom teaching techniques, with additional and reworked chapters to reflect this information
• A description and analysis of new foundational principles, including: agency, identity, languaculture, communities of practice, embodied cognition, and self-regulation
• Pre-reading organizers at the beginning of each chapter
• Frquent statistics and pedagogical "tips" in each chapter
• Numerous "classroom connections" to stimulate practical applications of concepts and principles
• End-of-chapter group activities, discussion topics, and suggested additional readings
• A glossary of technical terminology

Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy 4e

PART I. FOUNDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE

Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 A Century of Language Teaching
Chapter 3 Contextualizing Communicative Approaches
Chapter 4 Teaching by Principles
Chapter 5 Agency in Language Learning

PART II. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

Chapter 6 Teaching Across Age Levels
Chapter 7 Teaching Across Proficiency Levels
Chapter 8 Cultural and Sociopolitical Contexts

PART III. PRACTICAL CLASSROOM CONSIDERATIONS

Chapter 9 Curriculum and Course Design
Chapter 10 Lesson Planning
Chapter 11 Techniques, Textbooks, and Materials
Chapter 12 Technology in Language Learning and Teaching
Chapter 13 Creating an Interactive Classroom
Chapter 14 Classroom Management

PART IV. TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS

Chapter 15 Teaching Listening
Chapter 16 Teaching Speaking
Chapter 17 Teaching Reading
Chapter 18 Teaching Writing
Chapter 19 Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary

PART V. ASSESSING LANGUAGE SKILLS

Chapter 20 Language Assessment: Principles and Issues
Chapter 21 Classroom-Based Assessment

PART VI. LIFELONG LEARNING

Chapter 22 Teacher Development
Chapter 23 Teachers for Social Responsibility

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