This book guides language teachers in planning and teaching activities that promote the development of reading and writing skills at all levels of target language proficiency, for teachers of any modern language. Grant Eckstein draws on his extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher educator, and language learner to interweave practical activities with the research and theory that support their use. He provides practical examples, assessments, syllabi, with concrete samples of lesson plans, and versatile strategies to promote the development of reading and writing applicable to various language learning contexts. The author shares reflections of his own and encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and become aware of their existing mental constructs through multiple reflection tasks and discussion questions.Each chapter provides focusing questions. The systematic chapter structure scaffolds the readers' understanding of the concepts explored, which include multimodality, materials evaluation, top-down/bottom-up strategies, needs analysis, AI tools for language teachers, and much more.
Grant Eckstein is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Brigham Young University, USA.
IntroductionPart I: Reading Theory1. Foundations of L2 Literacy theory, Reading, and Learning to Read2. L2 Reading: Focus on the Text3. Vocabulary Learning and Teaching in L2 Reading InstructionPart II: Reading Pedagogy/Curriculum4. Skill Development in Reading5. Reading Closely: Designing an Intensive Reading Lesson6. Reading for Quantity: Extensive Reading in L2 Reading Instruction7. Syllabus Design and Instructional Planning for the L2 Reading CoursePart III: Writing Theory8. Writing and Teaching Writing9. Second Language Writers and Their Writing Purposes10. Responding to Student Writing11. Language Feedback and Technologies in Writing InstructionPart IV: Writing Pedagogy/Curriculum12. Texts and Vocabulary in the Writing Class13. Basic Writing Skills14. Tasks in the Writing Class15. Course Design and Lesson PlanningPart V: Integrating Reading and Writing in Different Contexts16. Integrating Reading and Writing in Higher Education17. Integrating Reading and Writing in Adult Education Contexts18. Integrating Reading and Writing in Foreign Language ContextsReferencesIndex