Introduction
Section 1 Theoretical perspectives
1 Paradigm shift and the language teaching profession Tessa Woodward
2 Implications ofalexical view of language MichaelLewis
3 Second language acquisition research and task-based instruction Peter Skehan
4 What learners know and what they need to learn Terry Shortall
Section 2 Some classroom applications
5 Accuracy, fluency and conformity Dave Willis
6 A flexible framework for task-based learning Jane Willis
7 Consciousness-raising activities in the language classroom Dave Willis and Jane Willis
Section 3 Professional development and teacher training
8 ARC: a descriptive model for classroom work on language Jim Scrivener
9 Grammar for trainee teachers Philip Kerr
10 Learning to learn how to teach: developing expertise through experience Corony Edwards
Section 4 Investigating new approaches
11 Introducing innovations into your teaching Denise Ozdeniz
12 Doing the task better: how planning time influences students' performance Pauline Foster
13 Effects of task repetition: appraising the developing language of learners Martin Bygate
Section 5 Assessing and managing change
14 Assessing the practice of teaching: a view from RSA/UCLES
15 Testing innovations Sue Wharton
16 Curriculum innovation, teamwork and the management of change Katie Jennings and Tom Doyle
References and bibliography
Index
