Teaching Reading and Writing in Second and Foreign Language Contexts
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Description
This book guides language teachers in planning and teaching activities that promote the development of reading and writing skills at all levels of target language proficiency, for teachers of any modern language. Grant Eckstein draws on his extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher educator, and language learner to interweave practical activities with the research and theory that support their use. He provides practical examples, assessments, syllabi, with concrete samples of lesson plans, and versatile strategies to promote the development of reading and writing applicable to various language learning contexts. The author shares reflections of his own and encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and become aware of their existing mental constructs through multiple reflection tasks and discussion questions.
Each chapter provides focusing questions. The systematic chapter structure scaffolds the readers' understanding of the concepts explored, which include multimodality, materials evaluation, top-down/bottom-up strategies, needs analysis, AI tools for language teachers, and much more.
Table of Contents
Part I: Reading Theory
1. Foundations of L2 Literacy theory, Reading, and Learning to Read
2. L2 Reading: Focus on the Text
3. Vocabulary in L2 Reading Comprehension
Part II: Reading Pedagogy/Curriculum
4. Skill Development in Reading
5. Reading Closely: Designing an Intensive Reading Lesson
6. Reading for Quantity: Extensive Reading in L2 Reading Instruction
7. Syllabus Design and Instructional Planning for the L2 Reading Course
Part III: Writing Theory
8. Writing and Teaching Writing
9. Second Language Writers and Their Writing Purposes
10. Responding to Student Writing
11. Language Feedback and Technologies in Writing Instruction
Part IV: Writing Pedagogy/Curriculum
12. Texts and Vocabulary in the Writing Class
13. Basic Writing Skills
14. Tasks in the Writing Class
15. Course Design and Lesson Planning
Part V: Integrating Reading and Writing in Different Contexts
16. Integrating Reading and Writing in Higher Education
References
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 12 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350466111 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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