Abstract
The intended audience of this volume is a “teacher educator” interested in developing a repertoire of language teaching methods. The preface argues that training in methodologies, though certainly not without its critics (e.g. Hinkel, 2006; Rajagopalan, 2007), is useful to language teachers. The authors define the “techniques” in the volume’s title as the methods or actions teachers carry out in the classroom, and the “principles” as the thoughts (beliefs, attitudes, values, and awareness) of teachers that guide those actions. The techniques and principles must be connected and coherent for a language teacher to be successful.
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2012
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2012, Indiana University Department of Linguistics. This article first appeared in LINGUIST List: 23.2741 (2012).
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Recommended Citation
Kissling, Elizabeth M. Review of Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, Third Edition, by Daine Larsen-Freeman and Marti Anderson. LINGUIST List: 23.2741 (2012).