1st Edition
Teaching and Assessing EIL in Local Contexts Around the World
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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English today is a global language embedded in a great variety of social contexts, resulting in linguistic and pedagogical variation. Taking a new look at the teaching and assessing of English as an international language (EIL), this text highlights overarching principles and provides specific strategies for responding to questions and challenges posed by the changing demographics of English... Read more
Introduction
1. The Social and Educational Context of EIL classrooms
2. EIL Teachers, Learners, and Classroom Interaction
3. Key Aspects of EIL Students’ English Needs
4. Teaching and Assessing Grammar
5. Teaching and Assessing Oracy
6. Teaching and Assessing Literacy
7. Integrating Computer-Mediated Language into EIL Classrooms
EIL Teaching/ Learning Principles
Index
Biography
Sandra Lee McKay is Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University, USA and Affiliate Member, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA.
James Dean (JD) Brown is Professor of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA.
