There is increasingly wide agreement among teachers, researchers, inspectors, advisers and policy-makers that both teaching and research will benefit from being brought closer together. But how can this be achieved? Hard-pressed practitioners cannot be expected to review a constant flow of conference papers, journals and other publications, even if such items were accessibly written. This title synthesizes relevant research findings for the professional practitioner and highlights their implications for the quality of teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Second Language Research, Teachers and Researchers - What do Second Language Teachers Want From Research? - The Research Response to Teachers' Needs - Part 2: Language Learning, the Brain and the Social Context - Theories, Method and Grammar - Research on Vocabulary - Research on Attitudes and Motivation - Research on Reading - Research on Listening - Research on Oral Interaction - Research on Writing - Conclusions - References - Author Index - Subject index - Glossary

Author Biography

Dr Ernesto Macaro is Lecturer in Modern Language Education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of Oxford.