Didáctica: lengua inglesa y alfabetización

DOING SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH (DEAN BROWN, JAMES / S. RODGERS, THEODORE)

There are now many introductions to language research available. What makes Doing Second Language Research different and special is that it puts you inside the research process. It does this by giving you different roles within a variety of mini-studies. This means you can get a feel for what it's like to be a research subject, research organizer, research data collector, research data analyst, and research reporter. All of this is meant to help you prepare for the final goal of designing your own research. The book is organized into four parts: - Part One is a general introduction to the nature of research. - Part Two covers qualitative research and contains chapters on case study research, introspection research (use of verbal protocols), and classroom research (interaction analysis). - Part Three covers quantitative research and contains chapters on descriptive statistics research (survey analysis), correlational research (into language learning and teac

STYLISTICS (WIDDOWSON, H.G. / VERDONK, PETER)

This book deals with the study of style in language, how styles can be recognized, and their features. It examines how style is used in literary and non-literary texts, and how familiarity with style is a matter of socialization. The author also discusses the relationship between text and discourse, the production and reception of meaning as a dynamic contextualized interaction, the question of perspective and the variable representation of reality, and how stylistics can complement literary criticism. The final chapter deals with social reading and ideological positioning, including some thoughts on feminist stylistics and critical discourse analysis.

HOMEWORK (PAINTER, LESLEY)

Provides motivating ways to help learners to enjoy their homework, and to make it interesting and worthwhile.

CREATIVE POETRY WRITING (SPIRO, JANE)

Practical ideas for teaching language through poetry.Creative Poetry Writingis for teachers who would like to give students the opportunity to say something original, while practising new language.