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100			_aKumaravadivelu, B.
245			_aUnderstanding language teaching : _bfrom method to post-method
260			_aNew York : _bTaylor & Francis, _c2006.
300			_axviii, 258 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
440			_aESL and applied linguistics professional series.
505			_tPart I. Language, learning, and teaching. Language: concepts and precepts -- _tLearning: factors and processes -- _tTeaching: input and interaction -- _tPart II. Language teaching methods. Constituents and categories of methods -- _tLanguage-centered methods -- _tLearner-centered methods -- _tLearning-centered methods -- _tPart III. Postmethod perspectives. Postmethod condition -- _tPostmethod pedagogy -- _tPostmethod predicament -- _tPostscript: The pattern which comforts.
520			_aThis book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of each. Drawing from seminal, foundational texts and from critical commentaries made by various scholars, Kumaravadivelu examines the profession's current transition from method to postmethod and, in the process, elucidates the relationship between theory, research, and practice. The chief objective is to help readers see the pattern that connects language, learning, teaching methods, and postmethod perspectives." "Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod is intended for an international audience of teacher educators, practicing teachers and graduate students, researchers, curriculum planners, and materials designers in the field of second and foreign language teaching.
650			_aLanguage and languages--Study and teaching
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