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Learner-Centered English Language Education: The Selected Works of David Nunan
This carefully crafted collection provides a snapshot of the evolution of David Nunan‘s theoretical and empirical contributions to the field of second language education over the last 40 years. The volume focuses on the development of his work on second language curricula, and in particular, the work for which he is best learner-centered education and task-based learning and teaching. David Nunan has been a language teacher, researcher and consultant for 40 years. He has lived and worked in many countries, principally in the Asia-Pacific region, but also in the Americas, Europe and the Middle-East. In addition to his research and scholarly work, he is the author of several major textbook series for the teaching and learning of English as a foreign Language. These texts are based on his task-based language teaching approach, and are widely used in schools, school systems and universities around the world.
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First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
David Nunan
202 books65 followersDavid Nunan is an Australian linguist who has focused on the teaching of English. His ELT textbook series "Go For It!" is the largest selling textbook series in the world with sales exceeding 1 billion copies.
Nunan's academic and student textbooks are published by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and the EFL publishing division of Cengage Learning. Nunan is Academic President of Anaheim University based in Anaheim, California. Nunan serves in a concurrent role as Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Anaheim University where he has worked since 1996.
In 2000, Nunan served as President of TESOL Inc., the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. Previously Nunan has served as Chair and Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong and has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, and others.
Nunan began his career in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, where he learned Thai. Nunan has received numerous awards throughout his career for his contributions to the field of English Language Teaching.
Awards:
In 2002 Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education through Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". In November 2006 Nunan was awarded the Convocation medal for outstanding achievement and contribution internationally to the profession of Teaching English as a second language, from Flinders University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics. In December 2006 Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend the Advance Leading 100 Global Australians Summit in Sydney, Australia. Nunan is a distinguished advisor to the [Asian EFL Journal].
Nunan's academic and student textbooks are published by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and the EFL publishing division of Cengage Learning. Nunan is Academic President of Anaheim University based in Anaheim, California. Nunan serves in a concurrent role as Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Anaheim University where he has worked since 1996.
In 2000, Nunan served as President of TESOL Inc., the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. Previously Nunan has served as Chair and Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong and has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, and others.
Nunan began his career in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, where he learned Thai. Nunan has received numerous awards throughout his career for his contributions to the field of English Language Teaching.
Awards:
In 2002 Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education through Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". In November 2006 Nunan was awarded the Convocation medal for outstanding achievement and contribution internationally to the profession of Teaching English as a second language, from Flinders University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics. In December 2006 Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend the Advance Leading 100 Global Australians Summit in Sydney, Australia. Nunan is a distinguished advisor to the [Asian EFL Journal].
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June 23, 2020
I read this book as research for an academic paper I was working on. I needed something that would re-introduce me to the concepts of the TESOL literature. So, I knew from the start that this wouldn't be a casual read.
I found the papers in this volume very insightful, though their quality and coverage were also quite uneven. The topics covered ranged from learner-centered teaching, tasked-based learning, to action research and the role of English as a global language. The breadth of the papers is one of the book's charms. You can learn a lot about various trends in TESOL research. However, I felt the level of finish on each paper varied. Some papers were conference papers that had been revised for the volume. These chapters have a kind of "work-in-progress" feel to them. Other chapters were taken from other edited volumes or journal articles. These articles were more polished.
One word of warning: This book is an academic book written for other academics. I don't recommend it for practicing English teachers that need a more hands-on understanding of English language teaching. There are other, better, books for that, some written by David Nunan. But, if you are interested in the academic writing of a top scholar in the field, this might be the book for you.
I found the papers in this volume very insightful, though their quality and coverage were also quite uneven. The topics covered ranged from learner-centered teaching, tasked-based learning, to action research and the role of English as a global language. The breadth of the papers is one of the book's charms. You can learn a lot about various trends in TESOL research. However, I felt the level of finish on each paper varied. Some papers were conference papers that had been revised for the volume. These chapters have a kind of "work-in-progress" feel to them. Other chapters were taken from other edited volumes or journal articles. These articles were more polished.
One word of warning: This book is an academic book written for other academics. I don't recommend it for practicing English teachers that need a more hands-on understanding of English language teaching. There are other, better, books for that, some written by David Nunan. But, if you are interested in the academic writing of a top scholar in the field, this might be the book for you.
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