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A Course in Language Teaching: Practice of Theory (Cambridge Teacher Training and Development)

by: Penny Ur

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 418.007
EAN: 9780521449946
ISBN: 0521449944
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 389
Publication Date: June 28, 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press

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Editorial Review:
This important course provides a comprehensive basic introduction to teaching languages, for use in pre-service or early experience settings. It can be used by groups of teachers working with a trainer, or as a self-study resource. The Trainee's Book provides all the tasks given in the main book but without background information, bibliographies, notes or solutions. It is suitable for those studying on a trainer-led course, where feedback is readily available.
This book provides all the task material from 'A Course in Language Teaching'.

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- Not very useful
I used this coursebook during a TEFL course recently. I found Penny Ur's manual extremely disappointing. The chapters offer very little constructive information regarding the theory of language teaching. Ur's standard format is to list a few one line opinions on a subject and invite the reader to list the theories in order of usefulness or importance. Clearly the book is intended to facilitate group discussion and be used in conjunction with the teachers' manual which provides more concrete answers. ... Read More

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- Bad, very bad.
Do whatever you can to find a text that more clearly explains the theories and theories in practice of language teaching. I am currently using as a textbook in an introductory Teaching ESL course. We read out of it, but most of the material is omitted, corrected or adjusted by our instructor.

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- A terrific (not confusing) introduction to language teaching
In this book, Penny Ur has created an indispensable reference on language teaching. This book covers everything from classroom management to testing to presenting vocabulary. Every section is clearly written and easy to put into practice. There is also a list of references for each chapter, for those who want to explore a topic in greater detail. If you were to buy just one book on language teaching, I would make it this one!

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- A very confused author
In the introduction of the book, Ur dedicated a section on the difference between "practice" and "theory", and why the subtitle of the book is "practice and theory", rather than the more conventional "theory and Practice".
However, only in Introduction, I found two places where Ur used "theory and practice", and "theories and practices". What a confused and confusing author!
I wonder if anybody can learn anything out of the book ... Read More

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