What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume I (2^nd Ed.) Understanding Learning ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, What English Teachers Need to Know Volumes I, II, and III are companion textbooks organized around the key question: What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English?

In the Second Edition of Volume I, Murray and Christison return to this essential question and call attention to emerging trends and challenges affecting the contemporary classroom. Addressing new skills and strategies that EFL teachers require to meet the needs of their shifting student populations who are impacted by changing demographics, digital environments, and globalization, this book, which is grounded in current research, offers a strong emphasis on practical applications for classroom teaching.

This updated and expanded Second Edition features:

• a new chapter on technology in TESOL
• new and updated classroom examples throughout
• discussions of how teachers can prepare for contemporary challenges, such as population mobility and globalization

The comprehensive texts work for teachers across different contexts?where English is the dominant language, an official language, or a foreign language; for different levels?elementary/primary, secondary, university, or adult education; and for different learning purposes?general English, workplace English, English for academic purposes, or English for specific purposes.

Part I Identity and Context 1. Learner Identities 2. The World of English 3. English Learning Around the World 4. The Cultural Context 5. Learning About Identity and Setting Part II Language Awareness 6. The Sound System 7. The System of Words 8. The System for Creating Sentences 9. Beyond the Sentence: Spoken and Written Language Part III Learning 10. Theories of Learning 11. An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition 12. Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy 13. Learning Theories in the Classroom Part IV Professionalism 14. Sustaining Professionalism 15. Teaching and Learning Language in a Digital World

Denise E. Murray is Professor Emeritus at Macquarie University, Australia, and Professor Emeritus at San José State University, USA.

MaryAnn Christison is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Utah, USA.