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Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

This is the book for ELT teachers at all levels! Packed with important and up-to-the-minute information, Effective Teachers, Effective Schools reviews how English is taught to English language students in the school systems of Australia, Canada, England and the United States. For each country, Mary Ashworth, an internationally recognized expert in the field of second language teaching and learning, includes a summary of the history of ESL/ELT in that country, and of the programs and policies that affect the teaching of English there. She has also included chapters reviewing and comparing teaching methods, teacher qualifications and bilingual education, as well as the contributions of parents and communities in each of the different countries. The Table of Contents reveals the breadth and depth of Mary Ashworth's survey, emphasizing this book's value as either a standard reference or as a sourcebook and handbook for practicing ESL teachers.

All the four countries surveyed are covered in every chapter.Within each, there are up to 10 sub-sections examining different aspects of the chapter subject. At the end of the book there is a list of abbreviations of important organizations and terminology related to the profession, and the book concludes with an invaluable bibliography, pointing the way to further reading and research.

Audience: All practicing language teachers and teachers in training.

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Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

This is the book for ELT teachers at all levels! Packed with important and up-to-the-minute information, Effective Teachers, Effective Schools reviews how English is taught to English language students in the school systems of Australia, Canada, England and the United States. For each country, Mary Ashworth, an internationally recognized expert in the field of second language teaching and learning, includes a summary of the history of ESL/ELT in that country, and of the programs and policies that affect the teaching of English there. She has also included chapters reviewing and comparing teaching methods, teacher qualifications and bilingual education, as well as the contributions of parents and communities in each of the different countries. The Table of Contents reveals the breadth and depth of Mary Ashworth's survey, emphasizing this book's value as either a standard reference or as a sourcebook and handbook for practicing ESL teachers.

All the four countries surveyed are covered in every chapter.Within each, there are up to 10 sub-sections examining different aspects of the chapter subject. At the end of the book there is a list of abbreviations of important organizations and terminology related to the profession, and the book concludes with an invaluable bibliography, pointing the way to further reading and research.

Audience: All practicing language teachers and teachers in training.

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Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

by Mary Ashworth
Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

Effective Teachers, Effective Schools: Second-Language Teaching in Australia, Canada, England and the United States

by Mary Ashworth

Overview

This is the book for ELT teachers at all levels! Packed with important and up-to-the-minute information, Effective Teachers, Effective Schools reviews how English is taught to English language students in the school systems of Australia, Canada, England and the United States. For each country, Mary Ashworth, an internationally recognized expert in the field of second language teaching and learning, includes a summary of the history of ESL/ELT in that country, and of the programs and policies that affect the teaching of English there. She has also included chapters reviewing and comparing teaching methods, teacher qualifications and bilingual education, as well as the contributions of parents and communities in each of the different countries. The Table of Contents reveals the breadth and depth of Mary Ashworth's survey, emphasizing this book's value as either a standard reference or as a sourcebook and handbook for practicing ESL teachers.

All the four countries surveyed are covered in every chapter.Within each, there are up to 10 sub-sections examining different aspects of the chapter subject. At the end of the book there is a list of abbreviations of important organizations and terminology related to the profession, and the book concludes with an invaluable bibliography, pointing the way to further reading and research.

Audience: All practicing language teachers and teachers in training.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780887510892
Publisher: Pippin Publishing
Publication date: 10/03/2001
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.96(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

The author of several books and numerous articles about second language teaching, Mary Ashworth spent more than 20 years training teachers of English as a second language in the language education department of the University of British Columbia. Professor emerita since her retirement and a fellow of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Mary was granted an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of British Columbia, as well as honorary degrees from other universities.

Table of Contents

Introduction
History, Laws and Policies in each of the four countries
The Evolution of Policies
Students
Teachers
Programs
Bilingual Education
Curriculum and Methods
Parents and Communities
Looking Ahead
Abbreviations
Contributors
References and Resources
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