This book explores ways to prepare teachers to teach English as an International Language (EIL) and provides theoretically-grounded models for EIL-informed teacher education. The volume includes two chapters that present a theoretical approach and principles in EIL teacher education, followed by a collection of descriptions of field-tested teacher…

The lack of substance in many methods courses stems from the lack of a systematic procedure for identifying specific teaching behaviors. Methods courses in general fail to differentiate between learning and teaching. This paper presents a paradigm which can be used for the systematic identification of effective teacher behavior. The three axes of…

This resource manual uses a general systems model for educational planning, instruction, and evaluation to describe a college introductory economics course. The goal of the manual is to help beginning or experienced instructors teach more effectively. The model components include needs, goals, objectives, constraints, planning and strategy,…