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Making It Happen: From Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching -- Evolving Theory and Practice by Patricia Richard-Amato

This cutting-edge sourcebook for teachers provides a comprehensive vision of effective second language teaching and explores ways to create meaningful interaction leading to emergent participatory language teaching. The fourth edition of Making It Happen presents a cyclic approach to theory and practice, in which theory and practice constantly inform each other. Features Strategies for teaching children, adolescents, and adults from beginning to advanced levels Am emphasis on peer- and self-evaluation in simulated and real classrooms A practical reservoir for teachers as they develop their own methodologies and local practice Discussions of issues critical to program development, lesson design, materials selection, video use, teacher research, and professional development (including SIOP) Case studies from kindergarten through university level to stimulate professional dialog New to This Edition Separate chapters on implicit/explicit teaching and on sociocultural/cognitive synthesis Sections on form-focus strategies, World Englishes, research directions, corpus analysis, dialogical assessment, and the Acoma heritage language program Updated research that reflects influential thinking for the 21st century Also by Patricia A. Richard-Amata (with Marguerite Ann Snow): Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers

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Review BELIEFS ABOUT SECOND AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Following theories of Vygotsky, Freire, and many others, Dr. Richard-Amato argues that the field of second and foreign language teaching needs to head closer to the sociocultural end of the teaching continuum. However, she is convinced that aspects of cognitive theory must continue to inform a broader and more inclusive paradigm in which western and nonwestern perspectives are considered. Although Dr. Richard-Amato believes that method as magical formula will not fit this paradigm, she thinks that method as a resource critically examined can serve as a useful component in the right environments. She suggests that the field move away from grammar/skill-based teaching and again toward interactive, content-based teaching (including relevant tasks and proficiencies. She argues that explicit grammar and skill instruction appropriately timed need to play an important role. In addition, dialogical language testing if properly developed could make testing processes much more like instructional processes. While emergent participatory language teaching has been an increasing presence in many classrooms, she thinks it would be a mistake to define it as a method or an approach. For it transcends both and gets to the very heart of the student-teacher relationship. It can now and in the future involve students more intimately in their own learning. Even more important to the postmodern world that could emerge will be teacher attributes such as openness, willingness to self-reflect, and ability to adapt to local situations/cultures.

About Patricia Richard-Amato

Biography Dr. Patricia Richard-Amato is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles where she coordinated graduate programs in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Her experience includes 19 years in public schools of the U.S. and teaching at several TESOL Institutes and Academies in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Richard-Amato was a recipient (along with John Oller, Jr.) of the Mildenberger Medal from the Modern Language Association for Methods that Work. Her more recent works include Making It Happen: From Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching: Evolving Theory and Practice (4th edition) and Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers (with M. A. Snow). She is one of the founders of the Pikes Peak Chapter of the United Nations Association, USA and is a founding member of the Institute for Language and Education Policy.

PART I THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS Exploring Your Current Beliefs About Learning and Teaching Languages Chapter 1 FROM GRAMMAR-BASED TO COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Questions to Think About Grammar-Based Approaches Chomsky's Contributions The Connectionist Communicative Approaches Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter2 THE PROCESS OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE IN THE CLASSROOM: A COGNITIVE VIEW Questions to Think About The Interaction Approach The Process of Learning a Second Language Error Treatment Instructed Grammar Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Reading and Reference Materials Chapter 3 TOWARD A SOCIOCULTURAL/COGNITIVE MODEL Questions to Think About A Comparison of L1 and L2 Language Acquisition Information-Processing Models Where Do We Go from Here? Vygotsky's Sociocultural/Cognitive Perspective A Proposed Dialogical Model for Second Language Acquisition Summary Question and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Reading and Reference Materials Chapter 4 EMERGENT PARTICIPATORY LANGUAGE TEACHING Questions to Think About Empowerment in the Language Classroom A Working Description of Participatory Language Teaching Participatory Practices Meeting Standards Through Participatory Teaching Common Misunderstandings Enabling Students Through Strategic Learning Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 5 DEVELOPING SKILLS: IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT TEACHING STRATEGIES Questions to Think About Implicit and Explicit: What's the Difference? Skills Integration Needs Assessment: Product or Process Oriented? Teaching Strategies for Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Critical Literacy Summary Questions and Projects for Reflections and Discussion Suggested Reading and Reference Materials Chapter 6 THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN Questions to Think About Attitudes Motivation Level of Anxiety Related Factors Creating a Positive School and Community Environment Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Reading and Reference Materials Chapter 7 LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND STANDARDS Questions to Think About Language Tests: A Traditional Framework Test Evaluation, Selection, and Development Determining Placement Making Assessment an Integral Part of the Classroom Environment Identifying and Assessing Learner Outcomes Standard for Second and Foreign Language Teaching in the United States A Dialogical Approach to Assessment Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials PART II EXPLORING METHODS AND ACTIVITIES Interactive Methods and Activities Adapting the Content of Activities Chapter 8 PHYSICAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS Questions to Think About The Total Physical Response: Taking Another Look Total Physical Response Storytelling The Audio-Motor Unit Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 9 INTERACTIVE PRACTICES Questions to Think About The Natural Approach Revisited Modifying and Enhancing Instruction in the Language Classroom Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 10 CHANTS, MUSIC, AND POETRY Questions to Think About Chants Music Poetry Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 11 STORYTELLING, ROLE PLAY, AND DRAMA Questions to Think About Warm-Ups Storytelling Role Play Drama Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 12 GAMES Questions to Think About Nonverbal Games Board-Advancing Games Word-Focus Games Treasure Hunts Guessing Games Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 13 WAYS TO PROMOTE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT Questions to Think About The Language Experience Approach Literature-Based Curriculum Writing Workshops Advance Academic Literacy Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 14 AFFECTIVE ACTIVITES Questions to Think About What do Learner Value? What Role Can Teachers Play During Affective Activities? When Can Affective Activities Be Used? Other Important Considerations Preparing Students for Affective Activities Activities to Further Identify Development Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials PART III PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES Second Language Programs Foreign Language Programs Teachers New to a Particular Culture Chapter 15 DEVISING A PLAN Questions to Think About Integrating Methods, Strategies, and Activities into a Flexible Curriculum Structuring Lessons Themes Cycle/Investigative Inquiry Infusing Standards into the Curriculum Deciding the Focus of the Instruction: Proficiency-Based, Task-Based, or Content-Based Using Peer Facilitators and Lay Assistants Cooperative Learning as a Management Technique Working with Large and Mixed-Level Classes Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 16 TOOLS FOR TEACHING LAGUAGES: TEXTBOOKS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, AND VIDEOS Questions to Think About Textbooks Computer Programs Videos Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials Chapter 17 TEACHING LANGUAGE THROUGH THE CONTENT AREAS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Questions to Think About Submersion Immersion Bilingual Education in the United States Program Possibilities for English Learners Program Possibilities for Foreign Language Students Professional Development: Teacher Research, Observation, and Evaluation Summary Questions and Projects for Reflection and Discussion Suggested Readings and Reference Materials PART IV PROGRAMS IN ACTION Chapter 18 ESL PROGRAMS A College English Language Program A University Support Program: Project LEAP A Life-Skills Adult Basic Education Program A Secondary Sheltered English Program An Elementary District-Wide Program A Kindergarten ESL Program within a Spanish Bilingual School Chapter 19 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS A Village Immersion Program for Global Understanding, Language Development, and Maintenance A French Immersion Program for Elementary Students A Bicultural Institute for Children, Adolescent, and Adults A Middle School Spanish Program A High School Spanish Program Chapter 20 TWO-WAY BILINGUAL AND HERITAGE TRIBAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS A Developmental Spanish/English Program An Immersion Cantonese/English Language Program Maintaining American Indian Languages: A Pueblo Indian Language Immersion Program by Christine Sims, Acoma Pueblo PART V CASE STUDIES: TEACHER NARRATION TO STIMULATE PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE Case Study 1: Motivating Beto (Kindergarten) Case Study 2: My Good Year Explodes: Bringing in the Parents (Elementary School) Case Study 3: Please, Not Another ESL Student (Middle School) Case Study 4: Conflict Resolution on Campus (High School) Case Study 5: A Multicultural Challenge (College/University) REFERENCES

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Making It Happen: From Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching -- Evolving Theory and Practice by Patricia Richard-Amato

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