Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1 The necessity of distinguishing between ESL and EFL2 1
2 Features of current English teaching in China4 1
3 The purpose and organization of the book7 1
Chapter 2 Language Teaching Approaches and English Teach-ing in China 2
1 The Grammar-Translation Approach10 2
2 The Direct Approach13 2
3 The Audio-lingual Approach15 2
4 The Situational Approach18 2
5 Total Physical Response20 2
6 The Communicative Approach22 2
7 Task-Based Language Teaching25 2
Chapter 3 Guidel ines for EFL Classroom Teaching 3
1 Clarifying the status of English in China28 3
2 Input,intake and output32 3
3 Focusing on both meaning and form37 3
4 Cultural awareness 40 3
5 Integrating skills47 3
6 Class organization50 3
Chapter 4 Teaching Listening 4
1 Causes of listening comprehension difficulty53 4
2 Theories of listening and language comprehension54 4
3 Principles for teaching listening57 4
4 Types of listening activities60 4
5 Developing listening activities62 4
Chapter 5 Teaching Speaking 5
1 Communicative competence72 5
2 The concept of fluency74 5
3 The phases of training speaking75 5
4 Speaking activities78 5
5 Topics for practicing speaking94 5
Chapter 6 Teaching Reading 6
1 The aims of teaching reading98 6
2 The knowledge required for reading comprehension100 6
3 The interactive process of reading101 6
4 Methods of teaching reading103 6
Chapter 7 Teaching Writing 7
1 The role of writing in language learning162 7
2 The aims of teaching writing164 7
3 Approaches to teaching writing170 7
4 Techniques for teaching writing178 7
5 Correcting students'writing221 7
Chapter 8 Teaching Grammar 8
1 The status of grammar in English learning225 8
2 The grammar framework229 8
3 Presenting grammatical items232 8
4 Practising grammar245 8
5 Sentence analysis252 8
6 Error analysis257 8
Chapter 9 Teaching Vocabulary 9
1 The aims of learning vocabulary262 9
2 Issues concerning vocabulary teaching and learning265 9
3 Techniques for presenting word meaning268 9
4 Consolidating vocabulary274 9
5 Vocabulary and extensive reading278 9
Chapter 10 A Few Issues in English Teaching and Learning 10
1 Flexibility in teaching280 10
2 Cooperative learning283 10
3 Rote learning287 10