English Didactics: Secondary Literature for ELT

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Secondary Literature for ELT

General and Introductory Reading for ELT

• Ahrens, Rüdiger, Wolf Dietrich-Bald, and Werner Hüllen, eds. Handbuch Eng­lisch als Fremdspra­che (HEF). Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 1995.
• Bausch, Karl Richard, Herbert Christ, and Hans-Jürgen Krumm, eds. Handbuch Fremdsprachen­unterricht. 1989. 5th ed. Tübingen: UTB, 2007.
• Byram, Michael, ed. Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. 2000. London et al.: Routledge, 2001.
• Carter, Ronald and David Nunan, eds. The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
• Gehring, Wolfgang. Englische Fachdidaktik: Eine Einführung. 1999. 2nd ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 2004.
• Griffiths, Carol, ed. Lessons from Good Language Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
• Johnson, Keith. An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. 2001. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2008.
• Johnson, Keith und Helen Johnson, eds. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics: A Handbook for Language Teaching. 1998. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001.
• Jung, Heidrun and Udo Jung, eds. Praktische Handreichungen für Fremdsprachen­lehrer. Vol. 2. 1992. 5th ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2009.
• Pachler, Norbert, ed. Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at Advanced Level. London: Routledge, 1999.
• Richards, Jack C. and Willy A. Renandya, eds. Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
• Weskamp, Ralf. Fachdidaktik: Grundlagen und Konzepte. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2001.

Assessment

• Kieweg, Werner. "Mündliche Leistungen beurteilen." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 40 (2007): 10-13.

Communicative Language Teaching

• Appel, Joachim. "Sprechen als performance." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 47 (2000): 28-31.
• De Florio-Hansen, Inez. "Sinnvolles Üben - kommunikationsorientiert." Praxis Fremdsprachenunterricht 4 (2007): 6-11.
• Kieweg, Werner. "Coffee? Mmh. Milk, too? Die kommunikative Relevanz der Grammatik reflektieren." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 82 (2006): 31-36.
• Kieweg, Werner. "Mündliche Leistungen beurteilen." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 40 (2007): 10-13.
• Massler, Ute. "Aufgaben zur Entwicklung interkultureller kommunikativer Kompetenz in medial vermittelten Begegnungssituationen." Englisch 3 (2005): 1-10.
• Taubenböck, Andrea. "Sprache kommt von sprechen. Ein Plädoyer für mehr Mündlichkeit im Englischunterricht." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 90 (2007): 2-8.

Grammar

• Ellis, Rod. "Grammar Teaching." Methodology in language teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 167-174.
• Gnutzmann, Claus, and Frank G. Königs, eds. Perspektiven des Grammatikunterrichts. Tübingen: Gunther Narr Verlag, 1999.
• Kieweg, Werner. "Coffee? Mmh. Milk, too? Die kommunikative Relevanz der Grammatik reflektieren." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch 82 (2006): 31-36.
• Kieweg, Werner. "Kommunikative Grammatikübungen: Sprechaktkompetenz als Lernziel." Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht 82 (2006): 2-5.
• Kuhn, Tatjana. Grammatik im Englischunterricht der Primarstufe: Theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Unterrichtsvorschläge. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, 2006.
• Pachler, Norbert and Jo Bond. "Teaching and learning grammar." Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at Advanced Level. Ed. Norbert Pachler. London: Routledge, 1999. 93-116.
• Richards, Jack C. "Addressing the Grammar Gap in Task Work." Methodology in language teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 153-166.
• Swan, Michael. "Seven Bad Reasons for Teaching Grammar - and Two Good Ones." Methodology in language teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 148-152.

Language Learning Strategies

• Griffiths, Carol, ed. Lessons from Good Language Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
• Johnson, Keith. An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. 2001. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2008. 142-158.
• Oxford, Rebecca. "Language Learning Strategies." The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Eds. Ronald Carter and David Nunan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 166-172.
• Oxford, Rebecca. "Language Learning Strategies in a Nutshell: Update and ESL Suggestions." Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 124-132.

Pronunciation

• Jones, Rodney H. "Beyond 'Listen and Repeat': Pronunciation Teaching Materials and Theories of Second Language Acquisition." Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 178-187.

Task-based Language Teaching

• Jane, Willis. "Criteria for identifying tasks for TBL." British Council BBC: Teaching English 29 May 2008.
• Nunan, David. Task-Based Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
• "Task-based Learning in an Asian Context." Asian EFL Journal 8.3 (2006)

Vocabulary

• Nation, Paul. "Best Practice in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning." Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Eds. Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 267-272.