Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages (Paperback)

Foreword, Michael Kelly Introduction, James A. Coleman and John Klapper Part 1: University Modern Languages: Students and Staff 1. Modern Languages as a university discipline, James A. Coleman 1. Who are our students and what do they bring from previous experience? Norbert Pachler 2. Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers, James A. Coleman 3. Who teaches our students? University teachers and their professional development, John Klapper Part 2: The Theory and Practice of Language Teaching 4. Research into language learning, James A. Coleman and John Klapper 5. Curriculum design, James A. Coleman and Elizabeth Hauge 6. The four language skills or 'juggling simultaneous constraints', Elspeth Broady 7. Teaching grammar, John Klapper 8. Teaching and learning vocabulary, Paul Meara 9. Assessment in Modern Languages, John Klapper 10. Assessing language skills, John Klapper 11. Using the foreign language assistant, Agnes Gower 12. Translating and interpreting, James A. Coleman and Isabelle Perez Part 3: Modes and Contexts of University Language Learning 14. Institution-wide languages programmes and non-specialist learners, Derrik Ferney 15. Residence abroad, James A. Coleman 16. Independent learning, Vicky Wright 17. Distance learning in Modern Languages, Stella Hurd 18. Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), June Thompson 19. The Internet and computer-mediated communication, Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou 20. The effective learning of languages in tandem, Tim Lewis 21. Corpora and concordances, Marie-Madeleine Kenning Part 4: A Diverse Discipline 22. Cultural Studies, Michael Kelly 23. Languages and Business Studies, David Head 24. Linguistics, Ros Temple 25. Area Studies, Alison Phipps 26. Literary Studies, Diana Holmes and David Platten