TY - JOUR
AU - LIER, LEO A.W.
AB -  University of Hawaii at Manoa Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching Diane Larsen-Freeman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. Pp. xv + 142. This book is the fourth in a new series, Teaching Techniques in English as a Second Language, edited by Russell N. Campbell and William E. Rutherford which is designed to meet the needs of practicing and student teachers of ESL. The main aim of the series—to invite leading scholars to discuss current theories in terms of their practical applicability for classroom teaching and learning—is laudable and timely. Most second language acquisition (SLA) theorizing in recent years has not addressed the classroom setting, either as a source of data or as a place where findings can be applied (notable exceptions are Krashen’s [1982] Monitor Theory 146 TESOL QUARTERLY and Ellis’s [1984] Variable Competence Model); as a consequence, there is a growing sense of alienation between teachers and theorists. A second aim of the series is to “present practical information that relates directly to daily classroom instruction” (p. vii). In this regard, the series can be compared with, for example, the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers. In terms of these two aims of the series, the present book 
TI - Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching: Diane Larsen‐Freeman
JF - Tesol Quarterly
DO - 10.2307/3586360
DA - 1987-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/techniques-and-principles-in-language-teaching-diane-larsen-freeman-zimy6LlCFH
SP - 146
EP - 152
VL - 21
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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