NEW TO THIS THIRD EDITION
TECHING
Some modest revision has been
made throughout the book,
including a new discussion in
chapter 13 of howard gardner’s
habits of mind.
TERMINOLOGY
First, we use to the term
“method” here not to mean a
formulaic prescription, but rather
a coherent set of principles
linked to certain techniques and
procedures.
THE WORK OF LANGUAGE
The work of language teaching is
simultaneously mental and social. it is
a phydical, emotional, practical,
behavioral, and personal. when
language teaching in particullar is in
focus,the complexity is even greater.
TO THE
TEACHER
EDUCATION
LANGUAGE TEACHER LEARNING
Recognizing the complex and
diverse nature of the work of
teaching has simulated much
discussion during the las 15
years around the question .
A STUDY OF METHODS
1. Methods serve as a foil for
reflection that can aid teachers
in bringing to conscious
awareness the thinking that
underliestheir actions
CRITICISMS OF METHODS
Despite these potential gains from a
stude of methods, it is important to
acknowwledge that a number of
writers i out field have criticized the
concept of language teaching
methods.