1 Communicative Language Teaching: Linguistic Theory and Classroom Practice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue ix
4. 1 Communicative Language Teaching: Linguistic Theory and Classroom Practice 1
5. PART I. Case Study: Japan
6. 2 Teacher Education for Curricular Innovation in Japan 31
7. 3 Practical Understandings of Communicative Language Teaching and Teacher Development 41
8. 4 Zen and the Art of English Language Teaching 82
9. PART II. Other Contexts
10. 5 The Washback Effect on Classroom Teaching of Changes in Public Examinations 91
11. 6 National Standards and the Diffusion of Innovation: Language Teaching in the United States 112
12. 7 Innovative Teaching in Foreign Language Contexts: The Case of Taiwan 131
13. 8 The Use of Technology in High-Enrollment Courses: Implications for Teacher Education and Communicative Language Teaching 154
14. 9 Learner Autonomy and the Education of Language Teachers: How to Practice What Is Preached and Preach What Is Practiced 165
15. PART III. Language Teacher Education for the Twenty-First Century
16. 10 Genres of Power in Language Teacher Education: Interpreting the ‘‘Experts’’ 193
17. Epilogue 208
18. References 213
19. Contributors 233
20. Index 235