Foreign Language Teaching Based on Learning Styles and Learning Strategies. Teacher's Guide = Strategies-and Strategies-Based Instruction

Author: (USA) Cohen
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book introduces the SSBI (Strategy-Based Instruction) model for foreign language teaching based on learning styles and learning strategies, providing guidance for foreign and second language teaching practices. Its previous edition was used as a textbook for multi-session SSBI teacher training programs in the USA and China, receiving widespread acclaim. The content is rich and innovative, with a clear and well-structured format: it integrates learning tasks, learning styles, learning strategies, and motivation, discussing the interactions among them. The theory is concise and practice-oriented: each chapter begins with a brief introduction to SSBI-related theories, followed by various practical activities that allow teachers to try and evaluate different strategies, helping them find teaching methods suitable for the actual needs of their students. The practical activities are diverse and highly operational: suitable for teacher training as well as classroom teaching; the role reversal between teachers and students helps teachers genuinely understand the actual needs of students. Guides teacher training and teaching research: Dedicated chapters are included to explain how to design SSBI teacher training courses and how to conduct SSBI research.