English Language Teaching in its Social Context

IllustrationsFigures1.12.13.13.25.18.18.28.38.48.510.112.120.120.220.320.420.520.620.720.820.920.1020.1120.12Spolsky’s general model of second language learningBar charts showing the language levels of pre- and post-pubertylearners of English‘Moments’ of action researchRelating disciplinary theory and language pedagogyIRF continuumSituational language teaching materialA typical audio-lingual drillCLT materials which encourage groupwork and participationA typical Prabhu taskAn example of unit objectives within a text-based approachNoun phrase accessibility hierarchyThe teach ing-learn i ng cycleField-notes of an assembly in a school in south-east EnglandTranscription of teacher-student talkTranscription of small group talk: standard layoutTranscription of small group talk: column layoutTranscription of group talk: stave layoutRepresentation of nonverbal features in an oral narrativeRepresentation of teacher’s gaze towards female and male studentsTranscript illustrating alternation between English and MalteseTranscript illustrating alternation between Sanskrit and EnglishTranscription of a conversation using Creole and London EnglishRepresentation of pronunciation using phonetic symbolsIncidence of ’cos and because in primary school children’s talk1338586594150151156162164185202329331332333335336337337338339339342