Teaching Real Live Language

Languages are like living things. Their life force is real, meaningful communication. A key element in learning another language successfully is tapping into this life force: experiencing and responding to the language in use. In this way it is absorbed by learners' minds and becomes a part of them. Rather than being a set of lifeless facts, it is dynamic, vital language that can be used in real life for proficient communication. Most language teachers recognize this. But it is not always easy to put the ideal into practice. This book provides research-based principles, effective techniques, and engaging activities for teaching real, live, usable language.