The ESL Classroom: Teaching, Critical Practice and Community Development

Morgan, Brian D.; Brian D. Morgan

ISBN 10: 0802081541 / ISBN 13: 9780802081544

Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Buffalo, London, 1997

About this Item

167 pp. Tightly bound copy with clean and crisp pages. Minimal external wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The ESL Classroom: Teaching, Critical Practice and Community Development
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Buffalo, London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802081541
• ISBN 13: 9780802081544
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • English & British Studies, Literature, History
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research
  • English Language, Grammar, Writing & Use

About this title

Synopsis

The complexities of teaching English as a second language to those newly arrived in Canada are addressed with insight and humour in this book. Brian Morgan draws extensively on his own teaching experience in Canada and China to reinvestigate the nature and aims of ESL teaching and to formulate approaches to becoming a more effective ESL teacher.

Morgan's central principle is that ESL theories, materials, and approaches should be relevant to the social, political, and cultural conditions of each group of students. He stresses the importance of finding subject matter that will provide meaningful content for lessons, suggesting that discussion topics such as ecology, gender roles, changing social identity, and employment equity are often valid and appropriate for immigrant groups. Written for teachers by a teacher, the book includes lesson plans, examples of students' work, and vivid anecdotes of classroom incidents, presenting an important new perspective on ESL teaching.

About the Author

Brian D. Morgan is an ESL instructor, curriculum consultant, and teacher trainer for the Toronto Chinese Community Services Association and the Toronto Catholic School Board.