The Practice of Foreign Language Teaching

Theories and Applications

The Practice of Foreign Language Teaching: Theories and Applications is a collection of essays which will appeal to teachers of modern languages no matter the level of instruction. The volume analyzes the concepts of foreign language education and multicultural competence, including the notion of the intercultural speaker. It also discusses the ways in which language education policy develops, by comparing the theories and purposes of foreign language education. The essays collected here highlight the various different methods and approaches in language teaching, and introduce more experienced teachers to new approaches and teaching ideas. The book will also provide language instructors with the theoretical background and practical solutions they need to decide which approaches, materials, and resources can and should be used in their L2 classrooms.

It was also found that of five vocabulary learning strategies, only social strategies
proved to contribute to the reading comprehension of EFL undergraduate
students. Metacognitive, cognitive, memory and determination strategies were
found to not correlate with reading comprehension. Kafipour, Yazdi, Soori &
Shokrpour (2011) attempted to explore the vocabulary learning strategies and
vocabulary levels of Iranian EFL learners, and the relationship between these
two variables.