Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

David Nunan is President Emeritus at Anaheim University in California and Professor Emeritus in Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. He has published over thirty academic books on second language curriculum design, development and evaluation, teacher education, and research, and presented many referred talks and workshops in North America, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America. As a language teacher, teacher educator, researcher, and consultant he has worked in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

• IntroductionChapter 1 Language Teaching MethodologyChapter 2 Learner-centered language teachingChapter 3 ListeningChapter 4 SpeakingChapter 5 ReadingChapter 6 Writing Chapter 7 PronunciationChapter 8 VocabularyChapter 9 GrammarChapter 10 DiscourseChapter 11 Learning Styles and StrategiesChapter 12 AssessmentGlossary

"This volume, by a highly experienced and well-known author in the field of ELT, takes readers directly into classroom contexts around the world, and asks them to reflect on the teaching practices and the theoretical principles underpinning them, and to engage in questions and discussions that occupy many teachers in their own teaching contexts." —Anne Burns, UNSW, Australia ". . . a fresh look at the craft of TESOL, ideally aimed at the novice teacher. In an interactive approach, Nunan shares theory and engages readers to reflect on both vignettes and their own experiences to better consolidate their understanding of the key concepts of the discipline." —Ken Beatty, Anaheim University, USA