Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. To the Reader ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Part I. In the Classroom
7. 1. The First Day of Class and Lesson Planning 3
8. 2. Introducing Grammar and Vocabulary 21
9. 3. Communicative Tasks 39
10. 4. Teaching Culture 77
11. Part II. Theory
12. 5. History of Second Language Acquisition 97
13. 6. Standards of Foreign Language Teaching: The Five C’s 115
14. 7. Factors Impacting Second Language Acquisition 124
15. 8. Types of Teachers; Dos and Don’ts 141
16. 9.The Captain of the Ship: Classroom Management 178
17. 10. Heritage Language Learners 202
18. 11. Including Students with Disabilities and Learning Differences in a Language Classroom 222
19. 12. The Use of Technology 236
20. 13. Assessment 257
21. 14. Hitting the Job Market: Getting a Job at a University 297
22. 15. Hitting the Job Market: Getting a Job at a High School 316
23. 16. Surviving the Political Jungle 338
24. Appendix A. Chapter 3. Sample Task Activities 355
25. Appendix B. Chapter 12. Sample Lab Exercises 364
26. Bibliography 371
27. Index 377
28. Illustration Credits 385