Introduction to TESOL - Becoming a language teaching professional [Paperback]

Kate Mastruserio Reynolds is Professor of TESOL and Literacy at Central Washington ­University, USA. She has been in the field of TESOL since 1996 and has authored and edited numerous publications. Most recently, she was Associate Editor for the vocabulary volume of The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Kenan Dikilitas is Professor of University Pedagogy at University of Stavanger, Norway. His research interests include TESOL teacher development, action research, and bilingual education in monolingual contexts. He has co-authored various monographs and edited books, and published journal articles on these topics. Steve Close teaches English Literature, Composition, and Communications at Big Bend ­Community College, USA. He has taught university students in Ukraine and Uzbekistan. His research interests include vernacular English as a tool in the teaching of writing and multicultural studies.

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part One: The Field of TESOL 3 1 What Is TESOL? 5 2 How Is TESOL an Academic Profession? 26 3 With Whom and Where Do Those Prepared in TESOL Work? 51 Part Two: TESOL Professionals' Knowledge of Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 89 4 What Are the Five Areas of Linguistics and How Do They Help TESOL Educators? Why Do TESOL Educators Need a Working Understanding of Linguistics? 91 5 What Are the Various Areas of Second Language Acquisition Theory and How Do They Guide Instruction? 118 Part Three: TESOL Professionals' Knowledge of Instruction, Planning, and Assessment 145 6 How Does Theory Inform and Guide Instructional Practice? 147 7 What Do Educators Need to Know About Teaching the Language Skills of Listening and Reading When Using Integrated Language Skills? 169 8 How Do TESOL Educators Teach Speaking and Writing in Integrated Language Instruction? 195 9 Tools: Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Spelling 226 10 What Themes, Topics, and Content Can I Employ? 267 11 How Has Digital Technology Changed Language Teaching and Learning? 287 12 What Are Ways of Planning for Second Language Instruction and Assessing Learning? 306 Part Four: Where Do We Go From Here? 337 13 How Does TESOL Develop Its Body of Knowledge and Share Professional Knowledge? 339 14 What Are the Current Situations in TESOL and New Directions To Be Taken? 360 Acronyms in TESOL/Applied Linguistics 372 Index 375