Understanding the courses we teach :  local perspectives on English language teaching / 
edited by John Murphy, Patricia Byrd. 
 - ix, 493 pages :  illustrations ;   24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-477) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Background<br/>A time for local perspectives / John Murphy<br/>Background and general principles / John Murphy<br/>Precursors to the Understanding collection / John Murphy<br/>A framework for discussion / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd<br/>General purposes instruction<br/>English in the workplace at Goodwill Industries / Marjorie Terdal, Janice Ruhl, and Carolyn Armstrong<br/>Families as curriculum partners in an urban elementary inclusion classroom / Jo-Anne Wilson-Keenan, Jerri Willett, and Judith Solsken<br/>Community-based ESL: Exploring "critical citizenship" / Brian Morgan<br/>Building a community of adult ESL learners / Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang<br/>An Australian adult ESL settlement classroom / Anne Burns and Pam McPherson<br/>English as a foreign language<br/>Videoing conversations for self-evaluation in Japan / Tim Murphey<br/>Focal Speak: integrating rhythm and stress in speech-pronunciation / William Acton<br/>"Extensive reading" for Japanese English majors / Thomas N. Robb<br/>English for engineers in Hong Kong / Lindsay Miller<br/>University courses (credit bearing)<br/>EAP Support for matriculated university students / Janet M. Goodwin<br/>A theme-based literature course: focus on the city of Angels / Donna M. Brinton<br/>Canadian language and culture: a course for nine academic credits / David J. Mendelsohn<br/>Teaching "writing for proficiency" in summer school: lessons from a foxhole / Dana R. Ferris<br/>A course in grammar-editing for ESL writers / May Shih<br/>University-preparatory courses (non-credit bearing)<br/>Strategic reading on a sustained content theme / Joy Janzen<br/>Theme-based instruction: fieldwork in a small Connecticut town / Carol Numrich<br/>Academic speaking: learning to take "longer turns" / Janet G. Graham and Susan M. Barone<br/>English through Web page creation / Heidi Shetzer and Mark Warschauer<br/>Looking forward: connectivity through the Internet / John Murphy and Patricia Byrd 
<br/><br/> College of Education  Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0472067702 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 9780472067701 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001001993 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128.A2  / M875 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428.0071 Un22  / 2001