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The Practice of English Language Teaching (4th Edition) (With DVD) (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers) [Paperback]

Jeremy Harmer (Author)
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Publication Date: 31 May 2007 | ISBN-10: 1405853115 | ISBN-13: 978-1405853118 | Edition: 4th

In this new edition, Jeremy Harmer brings you

  • a review of global English
  • ideas to help you continue your professional development alone or with others 
  • methodology for teaching all the skill sectors in ELT
  • DVD with clips from real classrooms, observation tasks and interviews with teachers on their classroom technique

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Longman ELT; 4th edition (31 May 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1405853115
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405853118
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 2.2 x 24.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and insightful 3 Oct 2010
By Moonflower
Format:Paperback
As part of my CELTA course, this book was recommended.
This is a useful reference book to learn the background to language teaching, some key concepts and explores ideas of language teaching. It doesn't recommend as much as mention what methods are used. It is a quite an objective and informative book and does cover a comprehensive set of topic areas in teaching.
I have found that a lot of the teaching training classes have lessons taken out from this book so definitely worth it for the course! However, it is a little hard to read and you are often trying to read between the lines. I do often find myself asking questions after reading it so things are not as clear as they could be as to which method is generally considered 'better'. This is can be a good thing as it invites the reader to make their own judgements. The author of the book actually teaches at the school I am being trained at. He is a well respected ESL expert and active in the practice.
Though in just my opinion, a lot of what he says could be cut down to a mere few sentences. The book is very long and heavy to carry around. If I were to re-write I would cut out a lot of the author's commentary and side/background information which isn't particularly useful and place them in an appendix (perhaps as a separate booklet) as when you're looking for specific information, there's an awful lot of scanning involved.
I favour Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener which is written much simpler, easy to follow and is more 'modern'. Plus you can go in and out of the book fairly easily.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Practice of English Language Teaching 8 Oct 2009
By Amazon shopaholic
Format:Paperback
New to teaching English, I bought this book in preparation for the CELTA course which I'm about to start. It was on the pre-course reading list and I had heard that it is one of the most popular and highly recommended books for English teaching methodology.

Of course I am yet to use the book into the context of the CELTA course - but having now read a good chunk of it (1/3) I can say that it is very thorough and detailed in its explanation and approach.... But if anything it is sometimes too wordy. Coming from a business background, and being used to reading business books, I would have appreciated more diagrams and charts to explain things where possible and cut down on the volume of text- I find visual representation (diagrams, graphs, chart etc), backed up with some text can provide a speedier way for a reader to grasp a methodology or a concept without getting too bogged down in pages and pages of text - the old adage: a pictures speaks a thousand words.
Definitely a worthwhile read though if you are going the CELTA route.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Practice of English Language Teaching 13 Sep 2009
By Mr. Nicolas H. Dawson
Format:Paperback
Harmer provides very thorough coverage of all the main issues in English Language Teaching. He does not hide the difficulties and problems but provides practical, 'can do' advice to trainees and practicing teachers. The DVD in the new edition shows lessons by a wide range of teachers followed by sympathetic discussions between Harmer and the teachers. This book is essential reading for trainee teachers and a broad and stimulating analysis for experienced practioners. Every reader will find new ideas and thought-provoking consideration of issues. The excellent bibliography directs teachers to further discovery.
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4.0 out of 5 stars review
I choose this product to contribute towards my English teaching qualification next year. I have had a scan of some areas and find the book to be useful.
Published 14 days ago by Lee Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars very useful
I've been using this book with my students and the CD that accompanies it. Very good if your teaching English
Published 3 months ago by Winifred Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars A good tool!
A well- written book that will provide you with almost everything you need to know about methodology, in-class activities and the teaching of the language.
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5.0 out of 5 stars English Language Teaching
Excellent resource for learning to teach English whether you are a qualified English teacher or not. Information well laid out with great ideas for activities for the practitioner. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good purchase
I bought The Practice of English Language Teaching (4th Edition) (With DVD) (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers)by Jeremy Harmer and it is in good quality. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Longwinded and frequently vacuous
I am afraid to say that I have to disagree with many of the reviewers who regard this book as thorough and challenging. There is no doubt that Mr. Read more
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I bought this book from Amazon and it was a really good book to use as a student and as a teacher. Moreover, I found the DVD very useful as it give many good examples and advices... Read more
Published 18 months ago by S-2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Too interesting to be considered a mere textbook
I bought this book because it was recommended for the CELTA course that I recently completed at Swansea University (great course - I can recommend it). Read more
Published 20 months ago by John Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
It's such a great book on ELT, it taught me a lot! I ordered it from Istanbul and it took only a couple of days to arrive from London! Amazing!!!
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