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An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching Diane Musumeci

An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching By Diane Musumeci

An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching by Diane Musumeci

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Serving as a useful supplement to various language methods course, this book analyzes the debate between grammar-based approaches to language teaching and more communicative schools of thought. Adopting a historical framework, it provides different perspectives on the contemporary debate about approaches to language teaching.

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An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching: Text by Diane Musumeci

Breaking Tradition is a fascinating supplement to any language methods course as it analyzes the hotly contested debate between grammar-based approaches to language teaching and more communicative schools of thought. The author's historical framework provides new perspectives on the current debate about approaches to language teaching. The writing style is engaging.

About Diane Musumeci

Diane Musumeci is Associate Professor of Italian and SLATE (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is Head of the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. She received her Ph.D. in Italian linguistics with a Certificate of Advanced Study in SLATE from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign in 1989. For sixteen years she was the Director of the Italian language program. She conducts research in content-based instruction and classroom language acquisition. She teaches a wide range of courses from Italian language and linguistics to doctoral seminars on the history of second language teaching. She has published numerous articles and chapters in books and is the author of Il carciofo: Strategie di lettura e proposte d'attivita (McGraw-Hill, 1990) and Breaking Tradition: An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching (McGraw-Hill, 1997).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Tradition and Language Teaching Chapter 1: The Teacher: Innovation in the Curriculum Chapter 2: The Administrator: Implementation of the Curriculum Chapter 3: The Textbook Writer: Institutionalization and the Curriculum Chapter 4: The Applied Linguist: Theory and Teaching Practice References Index

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CIN0070443947VG
9780070443945
0070443947
An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching: Text by Diane Musumeci
Diane Musumeci
Breaking Tradition
Used - Very Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
19970301
160
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