This is a new edition of the best-selling handbook for language teachers. Written by two teachers with long experience, the book marries findings from second language acquisition and cognitive science research to everyday classroom practice. Its 20 chapters cover a wide range of areas including:

• Language teaching methods


• Intercultural understanding


• Listening, speaking, reading and writing


• Teaching in the target language


• Grammar and lexicogrammar


• Vocabulary


• Fluency and spontaneity


• Assessment


• Teaching advanced students


• Songs and drama


• Lesson and curriculum planning


• Subject knowledge

The book provides a wealth of instantly usable classroom strategies and ideas which teachers in training and more experienced practitioners will find valuable.

From the authors of Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Language Learners How to Listen, and Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should Know.