Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers: Exploring Learner Language with DVD Pack

A workbook and DVD pack that shows teachers how to analyse the language their ESL students use in the classroom.

This innovative workbook and accompanying DVD provide a hands-on introduction to the study of language used by English learners. The DVD features six adult ESL learners and two native speakers of English completing individual and paired tasks that are linked to the book. Full transcripts included. Through an analysis at the case-study level, teachers can develop skills for exploratory practice.

Have you ever been puzzled by a language structure you hear a student use or wondered why an often-used activity fails to work with some students?

Studying your students' language can help you answer questions like these. The DVD has examples of real students working in class and the workbook shows you how to analyse their language and then apply those techniques to your own classroom.

Key Features:

• Gives you a unique 'hands-on' introduction to studying ESL learners' language using video interviews and footage of students doing language tasks
• Uses linked exercises in the book to guide you through the stages of analysing learners' language
• Provides full transcripts and an answer discussion section to help you to study and refer back to the input and explanations.
• Case study approach gives you the skills that will help you to explore learner language in your own classroom
• Recommended for TESOL Masters and Diploma students and language teacher educators

DVD Features:

• Footage of language tasks performed by six adult ESL learners and two native speakers of English
• Video interviews with six ESL learners
• PDF transcripts of the video material