The handbook of language teaching / edited by Michael H. Long and Catherine J. Doughty.

Includes indexes.

Language teaching / Michael H. Long -- The social and sociolinguistic contexts of language learning and teaching / Sandra Lee McKay and Rani Rubdy -- The politics and policies of language and language teaching / Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas -- History of language teaching / Diane Musumeci -- The language-learning brain / Alan Beretta -- Sequences and processes in language learning / Lourdes Ortega -- The importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning / Håkan Ringbom and Scott Jarvis -- Cognitive-psychological processes in second language learning / Robert M. DeKeyser -- Optimizing the input : frequency and sampling in usage-based and form-focused learning / Nick C. Ellis -- Bilingual and immersion programs / Jim Cummins -- Heritage language programs / Silvina Montrul -- Specific purpose programs / Ken Hyland -- Study abroad research : findings, implications, and future directions / Joseph Collentine -- Less commonly taught languages : issues in learning and teaching / Kira Gor and Karen Vatz -- Third language acquisition theory and practice / William P. Rivers and Ewa M. Golonka -- Foreign and second language needs analysis / James Dean Brown -- Syllabus design / Peter Robinson -- Advances in materials design / Alan Waters -- Corpora in language teaching / John Flowerdew -- Technology-enhanced materials / David Brett and Marta González-Lloret -- Methodological principles for language teaching / Michael H. Long -- Teaching and testing listening comprehension / Larry Vandergrift and Christine Goh -- Teaching and testing speaking / Martin Bygate -- Teaching and testing reading / William Grabe -- Learning to read in new writing systems / Keiko Koda -- Teaching and testing writing / Charlene Polio and Jessica Williams -- Teaching and testing grammar / Diane Larsen-Freeman -- Teaching and testing vocabulary / Paul Nation and Teresa Chung -- Teaching and testing pragmatics / Carsten Roever -- Task-based teaching and testing / John M. Norris -- Radical language teaching / Graham Crookes -- Diagnostic feedback in language assessment / Antony John Kunnan and Eunice Eunhee Jang -- Computer-assisted teaching and testing / Carol A. Chapelle -- Language teacher education / Renée Jourdenais -- Diffusion and implementation of innovations / Kris Van Den Branden -- Current trends in classroom research / Rosamond F. Mitchell -- Issues in language teacher evaluation / Kathleen M. Bailey -- Investigating the effects and effectiveness of L2 instruction / Rick De Graaff and Alex Housen -- Program evaluation / Steven J. Ross.