The Guide
Teaching and Learning Languages: A Guide can be downloaded as a single PDF or Word document, or it may be more conveniently viewed online by accessing each chapter file individually.

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Table of Contents
​ Front matter [ 193 KB ]
 1. Orientation of the Guide [ 962 KB ]
Purpose
Using the Guide
Developing a personal, professional ‘stance’
Working with complexity and change
Understanding contemporary contexts
 2. Language, culture and learning [ 1 MB ]
What is language?
What is culture?
Understanding learning
Understanding language learning
Intercultural language learning
 3. Teaching and learning [ 986 KB ]
Classroom interactions
The nature of interactional language
Tasks and task-types
Student engagement
The diversity of learners and their life-worlds
Scaffolding learning
Technologies in language teaching and learning
 4. Resourcing and materials [ 956 KB ]
The purposes of resources
Selecting resources
Authentic resources
Adapting resources
Contemporary resources
Using resources critically
Relating resources to each other
Learners as resources
Developing a resource bank
 5. Assessing [ 988 KB ]
The purposes of assessment
The assessment cycle
 6. Programming and planning [ 939 KB ]
Planning language programs
Long-term and short-term planning
Planning interactions
Personalising learning experiences
 7. Evaluating language programs [ 926 KB ]
Evaluation for program renewal
Evaluation in context
Purpose and scope of evaluation
Evaluation as inquiry
 8. Developing a professional learning culture [ 934 KB ]
Commitment to growth and development
Creating a culture of professional learning
Contexts of a professional learning culture
Collaborating for a professional learning culture
 9. Further resources [ 747 KB]
 10. References [ 753 KB ]