Focus on Content-Based Language Teaching highlights important research and evidence-based instructional practices for overcoming the challenges of teaching a second or foreign language alongside another academic subject. Extracts from classroom data provide real-life examples of teachers and students interacting with each other in different approaches to content-based language teaching, showing how theory relates to practice. Activities help you relate research and theory on content-based language teaching to your own teaching context.
Patsy M. Lightbown Bücher
Patsy M. Lightbown, emeritierte Professorin an der Concordia University, widmet sich der Erforschung des Zweitspracherwerbs in kommunikativ und inhaltsbasiert ausgerichteten Unterrichtsumgebungen. Ihre einflussreiche Forschung beleuchtet die Auswirkungen von Lehrmethoden und Rückmeldungen auf das Sprachenlernen in verschiedenen Kontexten, von kanadischen Grundschulen bis hin zu bilingualen Klassen in den USA. Als Co-Autorin des wegweisenden Werks "How Languages are Learned" mit Nina Spada hat sie das Feld der angewandten Linguistik maßgeblich geprägt.



How Languages are Learned
- 304 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
This accessible introduction presents key theories of first and second language acquisition and their practical classroom applications, helping teachers evaluate various methods effectively. The revised practical section addresses diverse learner backgrounds and includes recent theories, activities, and projects for both new and experienced educators.