Teaching Speaking, Revised Edition (English Language Teacher Development)

How can you encourage students to accept varieties of English from around the world?

This reflective question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press’s best-selling Teaching Speaking, which explores different approaches to teaching speaking in second language classrooms. This volume contains new references and updated research as well as new activities, charts, and a detailed lesson plan for teachers to consider. A new chapter, Ways of Using Speaking to Teach, is also included.

About the English Language Teacher Development Series

As the English language teaching field continually reinvents itself, the pressure is intense for language teachers to update their knowledge. The English Language Teacher Development Series is a set of short resource books written in an accessible manner for all types of teachers of English. The series offers a theory-to-practice approach, a variety of practical methods, and time for reflections that allow teachers to interact with the materials presented. The books can be used in preservice settings, in-service courses, and by individuals looking for ways to refresh their practice.

Tasha M. Bleistein is associate professor and director of the Online MA TESOL Program at Azusa Pacific University. Her research interests include teacher development, online learning, and second language pedagogy. She has experience in teacher education in China, India, Thailand and the United States.

Melissa K. Smith lives in China where she runs Li Ai Education Consulting Company and is an associate professor in the School of Foreign Languages and Cultures at Ningxia University. She enjoys exploring TESOL teacher mentoring and intersections between values, culture, and language teaching.

Marilyn Lewis is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Auckland where she once taught. In her retirement she enjoys co-writing books and articles. She also runs workshops for teachers and students in various countries of Asia. She lives in New Zealand.

Melissa K. Smith lives in China where she runs Li Ai Education Consulting Company and is an associate professor in the School of Foreign Languages and Cultures at Ningxia University. She enjoys exploring TESOL teacher mentoring and intersections between values, culture, and language teaching.

Thomas S.C. Farrell, PhD, is a professor at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His professional interests include reflective practice and second language teacher education and development. He has published widely in these areas. His work can be found at www.reflectiveinquiry.ca.