Understanding language teaching: From Method to Postmethod

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kumaravadivelu, B., 1948–
Understanding language teaching : from method to postmethod / B. Kumaravadivelu.
p.
cm. — (ESL and applied linguistics professional series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-5176-3 (acid-free paper)
ISBN 0-8058-5676-5 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1. Language and languages—Study and teaching.
I. Title.
II. Series.
P51.K883
2005
XXXXX—dc22
2005040128
CIP
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4106
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1572
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3
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Dedicated to
Language teachers everywhere
Who constantly wrestle with the unknown.
What we’ve learned is a handful of sand;
What we haven’t is the wide world.
—Auvaiyaar (Circa 100 BC-250 AD)

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Preface: The Pattern Which Connects
xiii
PART ONE
LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND TEACHING
1
Language: Concepts and Precepts
3
2
Learning: Factors and Processes
25
3
Teaching: Input and Interaction
55
PART TWO
LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS
4
Constituents and Categories of Methods
83
5
Language-Centered Methods
97
6
Learner-Centered Methods
114