Teaching Languages to Adolescent Learners

Rosemary Erlam comes from a background of teaching French to adolescents. She has worked with in-service teachers of a range of modern foreign languages, exploring with them how they might put second language acquisition theory into practice in their classrooms. She has published widely in a range of leading international journals. Formally a high school art and language teacher, Jenefer Philp has trained language teachers in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, USA and the UK. Her publications include two books: one on peer interaction, (Philp, Adams, & Iwashita, 2014), another on language acquisition among children (Philp, Oliver, & Mackey, 2008). Diana Feick comes from a background of teaching German as a foreign and second language. She has worked with in-service teachers of German, exploring how they use digital media in their classrooms. She has published on digital media in language teaching and learning, autonomous language learning and language learner group interaction.

• Preface; 1. The adolescent language learner: setting the scene; 2. Fostering an inclusive language classroom; 3. Input: creating a language-rich learning environment; 4. Opportunities for language output; 5. Encouraging a focus on language form; 6. A place for practice in the language classroom; 7. Digital media in the language classroom; 8. Conclusion.