What Should Every EFL Teacher Know Paul Nation

What Should Every EFL Teacher Know? Paul Nation

• Overview • Topics • Walkthrough • Wrap up

About the Book ü Provides important information that a teacher of English as a foreign language should know ü Focuses on practical issues ü How to teach: ü ü ü ü ü Listening Speaking Reading Writing Pronunciation Spelling Grammar Vocabulary Discourse How to design lessons and courses About the Author ü Gives practical solutions for problems: ü ü Large classes A wide range of proficiency in a class Unmotivated students Misbehaving students ü Written in a clear direct style ü Target market: EFL Teachers, Education Students, Education Professionals ü Unit Structure: Introduction, 17 Chapters, & Appendices The writer, Paul Nation, has been training teachers of English for over forty years, and he has taught in Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Finland Japan. He has written numerous books and articles about the teaching and learning of vocabulary, language teaching methodology and curriculum design. He is a professor emeritus at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

Topics Covered in this Book: Chapter 1 - What Should an English Teacher Do? Chapter 2 - How Do You Teach Listening and Speaking? Chapter 3 - How Do You Make Good Problem-Solving Speaking Activities? Chapter 4 - How Do You Teach Reading? Chapter 5 - How Do You Teach Writing? Chapter 6 - How Do You Teach Pronunciation and Spelling? Chapter 7 - How Do You Teach Vocabulary? Chapter 8 - How Do You Teach Grammar? Chapter 9 - How Do You Teach Discourse? Chapter 10 - Teaching English for Special Purposes Chapter 11 - Twenty Additional Techniques for Language Learning Chapter 12 - How Do You Test Learners? Chapter 13 - How Do You Plan a Lesson? Chapter 14 - How Do You Plan a Language Course? Chapter 15 - How Do You Deal with Teaching Problems? Chapter 16 - How Do You Control a Class? Chapter 17 - How Do You Become a Better English Teacher? www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

Each chapter begins by clearly identifying the main idea www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

Headings throughout the text allow for clear, concise communication Easy to follow and accessible for new and experienced teachers www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

Figures, tables, & illustrations throughout the text allow readers to visualize the techniques, data, & information www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

Each chapter ends with a review, which highlights the material that students should have learned Further Reading, Web Resources, and practical Things to Do are included for additional learning and practice www. compasspub. com/EFLTK

From the Author: “I wrote What Should Every EFL Teacher Know? because I had recently read several other similar books and drafts and found that a lot of what I thought was important was not included in them. I have also recently retired, although the work does not seem to have got less, and I felt that after many years of teaching I should be able to tell a language teacher what are the most important things to do. Although the book is strongly based on research, it is not written as an academic text but as a how-to-do-it text. When I finished writing the EFL book, I went to a conference for ESL teachers in New Zealand realized that I needed to say somewhat different things to them than I would say to EFL teachers. So, I wrote an accompanying ESL book, What Should Every ESL Teacher Know? When I started writing the ESL book I thought I could just copy over a lot of the chapters from the EFL book, but to my surprise, they turned out to be very different books. Writing the books turned out to be a good example of how we can learn through writing. I learned a lot by writing the books. Compass Publishing very generously agreed to make the ESL book available free in electronic form, and I am very grateful for this. ” ~Paul Nation Thank you for your interest in What Should Every EFL Teacher Know? Compass Publishing is pleased to have worked with Paul Nation to bring you this practical, straight-forward, and useful guide to EFL instruction. To learn more about our products please visit, www. compasspub. com or contact one of our representatives below. General Inquiries: info@compasspub. com Global Sales Representatives: James Hall jameshall@compasspub. com