Fundamentals of English Teaching Methods (Revised Edition)

Author: He Guangkeng
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book consists of eight chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction, which explains the definition of language, the meaning of English teaching and learning, the environment of English teaching and learning, and discusses the relationship between English teaching methods as an independent discipline and some related disciplines. Chapter 2 is the history, which describes the brief history of foreign language teaching methods schools, including the brief history of foreign language teaching methods in China. Chapter 3 is the schools of thought, which introduces the characteristics of various foreign language teaching methods schools. Chapter 4 is the theory, which introduces the relationship related to language teaching. Chapter 5 is the learning, which introduces the achievements of research on learning, learners' learning strategies and methods developed since the 1970s. Chapter 6 is the research, which introduces the research methods of English teaching methods, focusing on the experimental method. Chapter 7 is the testing, which introduces the principles and methods of English testing. Chapter 8 is the operation, which discusses the four principles that should be followed in English teaching proposed by the author.