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8 - Method, Methodology, Technological Medium, and Good Language Teachers

from Part II - Classroom Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2020

By
Birsen Tütüniş
Edited by
Carol Griffiths  and
Zia Tajeddin
Carol Griffiths
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Zia Tajeddin
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Summary

Chapter 8 discusses method and the good language teacher. The author begins by reviewing the literature on methods and methodology and then describes two teachers’ integration of technology with other methods. Four experienced teachers are also interviewed.

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Lessons from Good Language Teachers , pp. 95 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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