Contents
Preface
vii
List of Figures and Tables
ix
Part 1:
Theories
1.
Behaviorism
,
Hamid Reza Kargozari
,
Akram Faravani
3
2.
Cognitive Approaches to Second Language Acquisition: A Symbiosis between Nature and Nurture
,
Parviz Maftoon
,
Nima Shakouri
9
3.
Constructivism
,
Hossein Nassaji
,
Jun Tian
23
4.
Connectionism
,
Michael R. W. Dawson
37
5.
Interactionism
,
Shawn Loewen
,
Jennifer Majorana
49
6.
Critical Theories of SLA and Their Applications to Reflective and Effective Teaching
,
Graham V. Crookes
59
Part 2:
Skills/Subskills
7.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Pronunciation
,
John M. Levis
,
Shannon McCrocklin
77
8.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Grammar
,
Constance Weaver
,
Dorothy Gillmeister
91
9.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Vocabulary
,
Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov
,
Luke Plonsky
115
10.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Idioms through a Pragmatic Perspective
,
John I. Liontas
127
11.
Reflective Teaching of Speaking
,
Anne Burns
155
12.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Writing
,
Mitra Zeraatpishe
,
Maryam Azarnoosh
165
13.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Listening
,
Christine C. M. Goh
,
Larry Vandergrift
179
14.
Reflective and Effective Teaching of Reading
,
Richard R. Day
199
About the Contributors
209
Index
215