[Edling] Text Book Ideas for Differentiated Instruction in Language Teaching

[Horwitz, Elaine K]

Hi Francis,

May I recommend my book Becoming a Language Teacher (Pearson).  (I believe) it gives a good introduction to language teaching with a focus on learner characteristics. It starts with a chapter on individual differences in language language learning and gives suggestions throughout for providing for the needs of individual learners when planning language instruction/classes.

(Horwitz, 2013)
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Becoming-a-Language-Teacher-A-Practical-Guide-to-Second-Language-Learning-and-Teaching/9780132489980.page

Best regards,
Elaine

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The University of Texas at Austin
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On May 14, 2015, at 3:15 AM, Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se<mailto:Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>> wrote:

Hi everyone,



I will be teaching a post-baccalaureate teacher training course for pre-service modern language teachers this fall.  I would like to include a textbook on differentiated instruction that focuses particularly on language learning.  My teacher candidates will be working mainly in middles grades and high school and across a wide range of languages (especially Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Swedish [as a second language]).



I wonder if anyone has suggestions for good textbooks.  I found one that seems to be on target:
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781596670204/



If anyone has used it, how have your students found it?  Does anyone have suggestions for other useful textbooks on this topic?



Best,
Francis





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