From "On Being a Language Teacher"
On Being a
Language Teacher
A Personal and Practical Guide to Success
Norma López-Burton
University of California at Davis
Denise Minor
California State University, Chico
New Haven and London
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From "On Being a Language Teacher"
Contents
To the Reader • Denise Minor ix
Introduction: Impressions Left by Teachers • Norma López-Burton xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
PART I • IN THE CLASSROOM
1 • The First Day of Class and Lesson Planning •
Norma López-Burton
3
2 • Introducing Grammar and Vocabulary • Norma López-Burton 21
3 • Communicative Tasks • Norma López-Burton 39
4 • Teaching Culture • Norma López-Burton 77
PART II • THEORY
5 • History of Second Language Acquisition • Denise Minor 97
6 • Standards of Foreign Language Teaching: The Five C’s •
Denise Minor 115
7 • Factors Impacting Second Language Acquisition •
Denise Minor 124
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CONTENTS
PART III • BEYOND THE BASICS
8 • Types of Teachers; Dos and Don’ts • Norma López-Burton 141
9 • The Captain of the Ship: Classroom Management •
Denise Minor 178
10 • Heritage Language Learners • Denise Minor 202
11 • Including Students with Disabilities and Learning Differences in a
Language Classroom • Denise Minor 222
12 • The Use of Technology • Norma López-Burton 236
13 • Assessment • Norma López-Burton 257
PART IV • THE FUTURE
14 • Hitting the Job Market: Getting a Job at a University •
Norma López-Burton 297
15 • Hitting the Job Market: Getting a Job at a High School •
Denise Minor 316
16 • Surviving the Political Jungle • Denise Minor 338
Appendix A: Chapter 3 Sample Task Activities
355
Appendix B: Chapter 12 Sample Lab Exercises
364
Bibliography 371
Index
377
Illustration Credits 385
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