Teaching Speaking, Revised Edition - (English Language Teacher Development) 2nd Edition by Tasha Bleistein & Marilyn Lewis & Melissa K Smith

Book Synopsis

How can you encourage students to accept varieties of English from around the world? This reflective question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press's best-selling Teaching Speaking, which explores different approaches to teaching speaking in second language classrooms. This volume contains new references and updated research as well as new activities, charts, and a detailed lesson plan for teachers to consider. A new chapter, Ways of Using Speaking to Teach, is also included.

About the Author

Tasha M. Bleistein is associate professor and director of the Online M.A. TESOL Program at Azusa Pacific University. Her research interests include teacher development, online learning, and second language pedagogy. She has experience in teacher education in China, India, Thailand and the United States. Melissa K. Smith lives in China where she runs Li Ai Education Consulting Company and is an associate professor in the School of Foreign Languages and Cultures at Ningxia University. She enjoys exploring TESOL teacher mentoring and intersections between values, culture, and language teaching. Marilyn Lewis is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Auckland where she once taught . In her retirement she enjoys co-writing books and articles. She also runs workshops for teachers and students in various countries of Asia. She lives in New Zealand.