Description
Product ID: | 9780194423991 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching |
Authors: | Author: Marion Williams, Stephen Ryan, Sarah Mercer |
Page Count: | 184 |
Subjects: | Language teaching theory and methods, ELT: teaching theory & methods, English |
Description: | This book explores key areas of educational and social psychology and considers their relevance to language teaching, using activities and questions for reflection. Issues discussed include learners' and teachers' beliefs about how a subject should be learned and taught, relationships with others, and the role of emotions in learning. The authors highlight the insights for the understanding of language learning and discuss the important implications for language teaching pedagogy. Marion Williams was formerly Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Exeter and is a past president of IATEFL. Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Graz,Austria. Stephen Ryan is Professor in the School ofEconomics at Senshu University, Tokyo. This title is part of the highly regarded Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers series that covers the topics language teachers want to know more about. Recommended for reference, or for language teacher educators to use as a basis for teacher education courses and seminars. For other titles in the series please visit the ELT homepage. Recommended for: Practising languageteachersLanguage teacher educatorsELT and TESOL Masters and Diploma students. |
Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-10-08 |