Chapter 1 Basic Concepts and Theories 1
1.1 Key Terms in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning 1
1.2 The Concept of Methods 4
1.3 Fundamental Principles of Language Teaching and Learning 9
1.4 Modern Linguistic Schools and Theories:An Overview 14
1.5 Summary 18
Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives of Language Teaching Approaches and Methods 20
2.1 Pre-20th-Century Trends 20
2.2 The 20th-Century Schools of Language Teaching Methodology 23
2.3 The Decline of Methods 25
2.4 The Notion of Eclecticism 27
2.5 Summary 31
Chapter 3 Major Methods and Approaches in Foreign Language Teaching 34
3.1 Major Methods and Approaches and Their Characteristics 34
3.2 Analysis of a Particular Method through Observation 51
3.3 Summary 53
Chapter 4 Communicative Language Teaching 55
4.1 Historical and Theoretical Background to Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) 55
4.2 Development of the Notion of"Communicative Competence" 58
4.3 Interpretations of CLT and Its Implications for Teaching 63
4.4 CLT in China 71
4.5 Summary 77
Chapter 5 Teaching of Grammar 80
5.1 Arguments about Grammar Teaching 80
5.2 Current Approaches to Teaching Grammar 87
5.3 Summary 96
Chapter 6 Teaching of Reading 99
6.1 Major Views on Reading 99
6.2 Recent Research into Teaching of Reading 111
6.3 Implications for Improving Students'Reading 115
6.4 Summary 117
Chapter 7 Teaching of Writing 121
7.1 Major Views on Writing 121
7.2 Recent Research into Teaching of Writing 124
7.3 Implications for Improving Students'Writing 136
7.4 Summary 139
Chapter 8 Teaching of Listening 141
8.1 Major Views on Listening 141
8.2 Recent Research into Teaching of Listening 145
8.3 Implications for Improving Students'Listening 152
8.4 Summary 155
Chapter 9 Teaching of Speaking 157
9.1 Major Views on Speaking 157
9.2 Recent Research into Teaching of Speaking 160
9.3 Implications for Improving Students'Speaking 165
9.4 Summary 173
Chapter 10 Learner Autonomy:New Directions in Foreign Language Education 175
10.1 Historical Background to the Development of the Concept of Learner Autonomy 176
10.2 Defining Learner Autonomy 181
10.3 Rationale for Learner Autonomy 187
10.4 Teachers'Role in Autonomous Learning Environment 205
10.5 Teacher Autonomy 210
10.6 Summary 211
Chapter 11 Paradigm Shift in Foreign Language Education 214
11.1 Paradigm Shift in Education 214
11.2 Paradigm Shift in Second/Foreign Language Education 215
11.3 Summary 221
Selected Bibliography 224