TY - BOOK AU - Coleman,James A. AU - Klapper,John TI - Effective learning and teaching in modern languages T2 - Effective learning and teaching in higher education series SN - 0203023781 AV - P57.G7 E34 2005eb U1 - 407.1141 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Language and languages KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Great Britain KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Study & Teaching KW - bisacsh KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233) and index; Part Part I University Modern Languages: students and staff --; chapter 1 Modern Languages as a university discipline; James A. Coleman --; chapter 2 Who are our students and what do they bring from previous experience?; Norbert Pachler --; chapter 3 Where do our graduates go? Languages and careers; James A. Coleman --; chapter 4 Who teaches our students? University teachers and their professional development; John Klapper --; part Part II The theory and practice of language teaching --; chapter 5 Research into language learning; James A. Coleman --; chapter 6 Curriculum design; James A. Coleman --; chapter 7 The four language skills or juggling simultaneous constraints; Elspeth Broady --; chapter 8 Teaching grammar --; chapter 9 Teaching and learning vocabulary; Paul Meara --; chapter 10 Assessment in Modern Languages; John Klapper --; chapter 11 Assessing language skills; John Klapper --; chapter 12 Using the foreign language assistant; Agn's Gower --; chapter 13 Translating and interpreting; James A. Coleman --; part Part III Modes and contexts of university language learning --; chapter 14 Institution-wide languages programmes and non-specialist learners; Derrik Ferney --; chapter 15 Residence abroad; James A. Coleman --; chapter 16 Independent learning; Vicky Wright --; chapter 17 Distance learning in Modern Languages; Stella Hurd --; chapter 18 Computer-assisted language learning (CALL); June Thompson --; chapter 19 The internet and computer-mediated communication; Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou --; chapter 20 The effective learning of languages in tandem; Tim Lewis --; chapter 21 Corpora and concordances; Marie-Madeleine Kenning --; part Part IV A diverse discipline --; chapter 22 Cultural Studies; Michael Kelly --; chapter 23 Languages and Business Studies --; chapter 24 Linguistics; Rosalind Temple --; chapter 25 Area Studies; Alison Phipps --; chapter 26 Literary Studies; Diana Holmes N2 - Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages offers insights from the latest research into learning and teaching a language, and also outlines innovative teaching techniques, covering all the critical subjects including:the demands made of students and staff in modern languagesthe four language skillsassessment, grammar, vocabulary and translationtechnology-enhanced learningresidence abroadsubdisciplines such as business, area, cultural and literary studies, and linguisticsprofessional development.