Second Language Needs Analysis

by Michael H. Long

Author	: Michael H. Long
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 8
Release	: 2005-11-03
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0521618215

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No language teaching program should be designed without a thorough analysis of the students' needs. The studies in this volume explore Needs Analysis in the public, vocational and academic sectors, in contexts ranging from service encounters in coffee shops to foreign language needs assessment in the U.S. military. In each chapter, the authors explicitly discuss the methodoldogy they employed, and in some cases also offer research findings on that methodology. Several studies are task-based, making the collection of special interest to those involved in task-based language teaching. Contributions include work on English and other languages in both second and foreign language settings, as well as a comprehensive overview of methodological issues in Needs Analysis by the editor.

Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes

by James Dean Brown

Author	: James Dean Brown
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 166
Release	: 2016-01-08
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1317369998

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Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a clear and accessible guide to the theoretical background and practical tools needed for this early stage of curriculum development in ESP. Beginning with definitions of needs analysis and ESP, this book takes a jargon-free approach which leads the reader step-by-step through the process of performing a needs analysis in ESP, including: how to focus a needs analysis according to the course and student level; the selection and sequencing of a wide variety of data collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of needs analysis data in order to write reports and determine Student Learning Outcomes; personal reflection exercises and examples of real-world applications of needs analysis in ESP. Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers, and students studying English for Specific Purposes, Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Education.

Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

by Mike Long

Author	: Mike Long
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 513
Release	: 2014-07-31
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1118882210

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This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning

Needs Analysis for Language Course Design

by Marjatta Huhta

Author	: Marjatta Huhta
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 273
Release	: 2013-02-21
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0521128145

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An essential toolkit for language teachers who need to design language courses for working professionals, vocational schools, undergraduate and graduate students. Needs Analysis for Language Course Design is a handbook for those who prepare and teach courses in ESP. The book shows the reader how needs analysis can be used to create a detailed profile of the professional learner and how this profile can then be used to tailor make a course in language and communication for working professionals and for those studying towards a professional or vocational qualification.

The Second Language Curriculum

by Robert Keith Johnson

Author	: Robert Keith Johnson
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 340
Release	: 1989-04-27
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0521361567

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Issues of language curriculum development underlied the planning and implementation of language teaching programmes. These papers argue for the process to be made explicit and deal with curriculum planning, specification of ends and means, programme implementation and classroom implementation.

English for Specific Purposes

by Tom Hutchinson

Author	: Tom Hutchinson
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 193
Release	: 1987-01-29
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0521318378

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The main concern is effective learning and how this can best be achieved in ESP courses. This book discusses the evolution of ESP, the role of the ESP teacher, course design, syllabuses, materials, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. It will be of interest to all teachers who are concerned with ESP. Those who are new to the field will find it a thorough, practical introduction while those with more extensive experience will find its approach both stimulating and innovative.

The Handbook of Language Teaching

by Michael H. Long

Author	: Michael H. Long
Publisher	: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages	: 803
Release	: 2009-07-27
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 9781405154895

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Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, this Handbook is a wide-ranging and invaluable reference guide to language teaching. A comprehensive reference work on language teaching, which combines the latest research findings, coverage of core topics, and examples of teaching experience from a variety of languages and settings Provides a unique breadth of coverage, including: the psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learning; social, political, and educational contexts; program design; materials writing and course design; teaching and testing; teacher education; and assessment and evaluation Offers a balanced evaluation of the major positions and approaches, including examining the increasingly important social and political context of language teaching Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of authors from a dozen different countries; English is only one of the many languages used as examples throughout the volume

Issues in Materials Development

by Maryam Azarnoosh

Author	: Maryam Azarnoosh
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 226
Release	: 2016-03-22
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 9463004327

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Issues in Materials Development provides readers with theoretical foundations and practical aspects of designing materials for EFL/ESL contexts. It starts with discussing some basic and preliminary principles of materials design followed by scrutinizing critical issues in materials development in an objective and systematic way. This ranges from considering learners’ needs, adopting, adapting, selection, and gradation of materials to the specific focus of the book on developing various types of materials for the four language skills, pronunciation, ESP vocabulary, and computer assisted language learning materials. Authenticity of materials to be designed and the inclusion of affective factors to develop motivating materials to engage language learners, in addition to features of materials design at a universal level are other areas to read about. This book finally tries to open new horizons and possible futuristic approaches to improve today’s ELT materials.

Second Language Writing (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)

by Barbara Kroll

Author	: Barbara Kroll
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 256
Release	: 1990-10-26
Genre	: Foreign Language Study
ISBN	: 0521383838

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This text is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English.