Designed for individuals advising teachers, this book serves as a resource for teaching practice supervisors, mentors, INSET tutors, state education inspectors, and directors of studies. It emphasizes the collaborative role of teachers as 'critical friends' in informal development, providing insights and strategies to enhance teacher support and professional growth.
Trainee and practising teachers will benefit enormously from this practical handbook. It includes: classroom techniques covering all four skills; testing; problem classes; phonetics; and syllabus design. All the topics contain practice material such as exercises, activities, and discussion points, as well as reference to existing textbooks. Suitable for both EFL and ESL, native and non-native teachers, the book makes particular reference to, and covers the syllabus of, the RSA Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English.