本书分别介绍英语教学的基本概念、交际教学原则和活动、备课和写教案、课堂管理的方法、语言知识的教学方法、听说读写四项技能的教学、综合语言技能的教学、教学评价和教材评价与使用等。

Unit 1 Language and Learning
1.1 How do we learn languages?
1.2 Views on language
1.3 Views on language learning
1.4 What is a good language teacher?
1.5 How can one become a good language teacher?
1.6 An overview of the book
Unit 2 Communicative Principles and Activities
2.1 Language use in real life vs. traditional pedagogy
2.2 Fostering communicative competence
2.3 The implementation of language skills
2.4 Communicative activities
2.5 Conclusion
Unit 3 Lesson Planning
3.1 Why is lesson planning necessary?
3.2 Principles for good lesson planning
3.3 Macro planning vs. micro planning
3.4 Components of a lesson plan
3.5 Sample lesson plans
3.6 Conclusion
Unit 4 Classroom Management
4.1 The role of the teacher
4.2 Student grouping
4.3 Discipline in the language classroom
4.4 Conclusion
Unit 5 Teaching Pronunciation
5,1 The role of pronunciation
5.2 The goal of teaching pronunciation
5.3 Aspects of pronunciation
5.4 Practising sounds
5.5 Practising stress and intonation
5.6 Conclusion
Unit 6 Teaching Grammar
6.1 The role of grammar in ELT
6.2 Grammar presentation methods
6.3 Grammar practice
6.4 Conclusion
Unit 7 Teaching Vocabulary
7.1 Vocabulary and vocabulary building
7.2 Presenting new words
7.3 Consolidating vocabulary
7.4 Developing vocabulary building strategies
7.5 Conclusion
Unit 8 Teaching Listening
8.1 Why does listening seem so difficult?
8.2 What do we listen to in everyday life?
8.3 Characteristics of the listening process
8.4 Principles for teaching listening
8.5 Pre-listening activities
8.6 While-listening activities

8.7 Post-listening activities
8.8 Conclusion
Unit 9 Teaching Speaking
9.1 What are the characteristics of spoken language?
9.2 Designing speaking tasks
9.3 Using group work in speaking tasks
9.4 Types of speaking tasks
9.5 Conclusion
Unit 10 Teaching Reading
10.1 How do we read?
10.2 What do we read?
10.3 Skills involved in reading comprehension
10,4 Principles and models for teaching reading
10.5 Pre-reading activities
10.6 While-reading activities
10.7 Post-reading activities
10.8 Conclusion
Unit 11 Teaching Writing
11.1 The nature of writing in reality
11.2 A communicative approach to writing
11.3 Problems in writing tasks 140
11.4 A process approach to writing
11.5 Writing through e-mail
11.6 Conclusion
Unit 12 Integrated Skills
12.1 Why should we integrate the four skills?
12.2 How can we integrate the four skills?
12.3 What are the implications for teaching?
12.4 What are the limitations of integrating the four skills?
12.5 Conclusion
unit 13 Assessment in Language Teaching
13.1 Assessment purposes
13.2 Assessment methods
13.3 Assessment criteria
13.4 Assessment principles
13.5 Testing in assessment
13.6 Conclusion
Unit 14 Evaluating and Adapting Textbooks
14.1 Why and what?
14.2 Evaluating textbooks
14.3 Selecting textbooks
14.4 Adapting textbooks
14.5 Conclusion
Appendix 1 Solutions to Tasks
Appendix 2 Reading Texts to Unit 10
References