This classroom ethnography documents the developing critical literacy pedagogy of an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructor over the course of several terms. My research, which involved extensive collaboration with the EAP instructor, explores how specific classroom practices and discourses are enacted and mediated through dialogic…

As it is known, ESP materials are developed in order to respond to the specific needs of English learners. ESP is a branch of applied linguistics in which investigators attempt to put their fingers on the specific needs of individuals or groups of individuals in English in order to design materials related to their specific interests or…

There are numerous publications on language learner strategies, and this bibliography of books is by no means exhaustive. They have been selected because they can be considered classics in the field and are easily available as this special issue of the "Language Learning Journal" goes to press. Though some of the books were written several decades…

Dramatic advances in personal computer technology have given language teachers access to vast quantities of machine-readable text, which can be analyzed with a view toward improving the basis of language instruction. Corpus linguistics provides analytic techniques and practical tools for studying language in use. This volume includes both an…

Examines the status of the educator of French language teachers on the elementary level in France. (AM)

THE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER SHOULD SPEAK FLUENTLY AND PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY THE LANGUAGE HE TEACHES, KNOW ITS LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE, AND BE ABLE TO USE EFFECTIVELY ALL FACILITIES THAT WILL HELP HIM ATTAIN HIS TEACHING OBJECTIVES. HE NEEDS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS OF BOTH THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND HIS OWN SO THAT HE CAN MAKE…

Examines the impact of phonetics and phonology on the teaching of French as a native language in teacher colleges. (AM)

The year of languages in the United States is a good time to reflect on where CALICO is as a professional group of technology users, developers, and researchers. The author's thoughts on this issue come from her background and concerns stemming from her work in ESL in higher education. However, most CALICO members are likely to share at least some…

This paper proposes an International Corpus of Creative English (ICCE) as a worldwide corpus particularly suitable for implementation in countries which have tertiary institutions with well-defined populations of students possessing similar cultural and/or linguistic backgrounds. The ICCE is contextualized as a world Englishes corpus with…

This dictionary lists and defines 370 terms in the fields of applied linguistics and second language instruction that are of use to or may be encountered by teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). It includes terms relating to psycholinguistics, language acquisition and second language learning theory, classroom management, program design…

Linguistic theories have a great effect on classroom language teaching methods, and shifts in theory popularity can cause confusion among language teachers. A broad understanding of theory and practice is necessary to provide balance and to select the right teaching method for each occasion. (CHK)

Considers an interactive non-linear time approach, providing a personal reflection of one individual's learning time, reflective time, reconstructed meanings and personal reorganizations. Moves from experience as an English teacher to a reflective experience, to a current state of ongoing reorganization of the signs, indices, and symbols of what…

The paper describes a research project which observes the teaching practices of trainers working in three non-linguistic skill ("other-skill") areas--music (classical singing), table tennis, and flight simulation. The aim is to compare these practices with those of the language teacher and to consider whether the latter has anything to learn from…

A discussion of the relationship between the social sciences, teaching, and culture focuses on misunderstandings about the teaching of languages. Issues examined include the nature and role of applied linguistics, the nature of teaching, the influence of educational "fashions," and implications for the training of language teachers. (MSE)

It is argued that a course dealing with Italian phonetics should be a part of the Italian teacher's preparation. An outline for such a course is proposed. A bibliography for such a course is appended. (AM)