ENGL 6240 NAN JIANG AUBURN UNIVERSITY

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1. Wilhelm Vietor (1886): Language Teaching Must Start Afresh (from A.P.R. Howatt. 1984. A History of English Language Teaching, OUP).
2. H.E.Palmer (1921/1964). The Principles of Language Study (Chapter VI). OUP.
3. J.J.Asher, J.A.Kusudo, and R. de la Torre. (1983). Learning a second language through commands: the second field test.
4. D.A. Wilkins. (1976). Notional Syllabuses (Index of Notional Categories).
5. Caleb Gattegno. (1983). The silent way.
6. W. Jane Bancroft. (1983). The Lozanov Method and its American adaptations.
7. Charles Curran. (1983). Counseling-Learning.
8. Tracy D. Terrell. (1983). The natural approach to language teaching: an update.
9. Micheal H. Long and Peter Robinson. (1998). Focus on form: theory, research, and practice.

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A. Approaches and Methods

1. H.E.Palmer. (1917/1968). The Scientific Study and Teaching of Languages (A outline of the main content of the book). OUP.
2. M. West. (1954). Vocabulary selection and the minimum adequate vocabulary. ELT VIII/4: 121-126.
3. C.C.Fries. (1945). Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language (Chapter I). Ann Arbor: MUP.
4. R. Lado. (1964). Language Teaching, A Scientific Approach (Chapter 4). NY: McGraw-Hill.
5. W.G. Moulton. (1961). Linguistics and language teaching in the United States: 1940-1960.

B. Textbooks and Tests

6. Junior English Book 1 (Contents and Lesson One) -- The textbook used in most middle schools in Shanghai, China.
7. Junior English Book 3 (Contents and Unit One) -- A textbook used in numerous middle schools throughout China.
8. English Practice Test for College Entrance Examination -- Published by the People's Education Press.
9. Standardised College English Test (Level 4) -- the actual test used nation-wide in 1999.
10. Side by Side by S.J.Molinsky and B. Bliss (Contents).
11. Vistas: An Interactive Course in English by H.D. Brown (Centents).

C. Teaching Processes and Skills (more to be added)

12. Alexandra Skierso (1991) Textbook selection and evaluation
13. Katherine Barnhouse Purgason (1991). Planning lessons and units

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