Teaching and Assessing EIL in Local Contexts Around the World

ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional

by Sandra Lee McKay, James Dean Brown

English today is a global language embedded in a great variety of social contexts, resulting in linguistic and pedagogical variation. Taking a new look at the teaching and assessing of English as an international language (EIL), this text highlights overarching principles and provides specific strategies for responding to questions and challenges posed by the changing demographics of English language learners and users around the world.



Teaching and Assessment in EIL Classrooms



introduces an original, coherent framework in which needs analysis, pedagogical principles, and assessment are integrated



describes variables that influence effective teaching and assessment and the characteristics of various EIL teachers and learners



emphasizes that pedagogical and assessment decisions need to be based on the learning and teaching needs of each specific EIL context



includes specific principles and strategies for teaching and assessing grammar, oral language, and literacy skills in EIL classrooms



provides strategies for integrating computer-mediated language into EIL classrooms in ways that promote cross-cultural awareness, language development, and individualized learning



Timely, accessible, and practical, this text for graduate and pre- and in-service courses on language teaching and assessment is at the forefront in providing valuable information and guidance for enabling principled and context-sensitive praxis in EIL classrooms worldwide.

202 pages, Hardcover

First published August 17, 2015

About the author

Sandra Lee McKay is Professor of English at San Francisco State University where she teaches courses in sociolinguistics, methods, and materials for graduate students in TESOL. Her books include Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches (2002, Oxford University Press, winner of the Ben Warren International Book Award), New Immigrants in the US: Readings for Second Language Educators (edited with Sau-ling Wong, 2000, Cambridge University Press) Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching (edited with Nancy Hornberger, 1996, Cambridge University Press), and Teaching English Overseas: An Introduction (1992, published by Oxford University Press). Her interest in English as an international language developed from her extensive work in international teacher education in countries such as Chile, Hong Kong, Hungary, Latvia, Morocco, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and Thailand. Currently she is completing a research methodology text for Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.