Interactive language teaching /
edited by Wilga M. Rivers.
- Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- xviii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge language teaching library .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 211-218.
Preface; List of abbreviations; Part I. What is Interactive Language Teaching?: 1. Interaction as the key to teaching language for communication Wilga M. Rivers; 2. Interactive discourse in small and large groups Claire J. Kramsch; Part II. Language in the Classroom: 3. Speaking and listening: imaginative activities for the language class Stephen A. Sadow; 4. Motivating language learners through authentic materials Bernice S. Melvin and David F. Stout; 5. Interactive oral grammar exercises Raymond F. Comeau; 6. Interaction of reader and text Anthony Papalia; 7. Writing: an interactive experience Gloria M. Russo; 8. Poetry and song as effective language-learning activities Alan Maley; 9. 'The magic if' of theater: enhancing language learning through drama Richard Via; 10. Interactive testing: time to be a test pilot Marlies Mueller; Part III. The Wider World: 11. Culturally diverse speech styles Gail L. N. Robinson; 12. The use of technology: varying the medium in language teaching Karen Price; 13. Interaction outside the classroom: using the community Peter Strevens; 14. Interaction in the computer age Robert Ariew and Joseph T. Ryan, Jr.; Bibliography; Index
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Language and languages--Study and teaching. Social interaction.