Engaging Language Learners in Contemporary Classrooms - Grand Format

Engaging Language Learners in Contemporary Classrooms is an accessible, practical book which will help teachers to create the conditions for active engagement and involve their students in shaping the way they learn. The authors draw on extensive theoretical knowledge to examine engagement from a wide range of perspectives, going beyond the study of motivation to explore how teachers can ensure learners remain engaged in the face of the distractions of 21st century life.
The book begins by considering the contextual factors that affect engagement, before focusing on the aspects of learner engagement that a teacher can influence more directly. Each chapter begins by distilling the thinking on a topic into a series of key principles, which are followed by a series of actions that teachers can take to implement the principles in their own classroom.