Teaching and assessing EIL in local contexts around the world / Sandra Lee McKay and James Dean Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discussion QuestionsApplication Tasks; 6 Teaching and Assessing Literacy; Cultural Issues and Written Texts; Responding to and Assessing L2 Texts in EIL Contexts; Cultural Issues and the Reading Process; Assessing L2 Reading in EIL Contexts; Summary; Discussion Questions; Application Tasks; 7 Integrating Computer-Mediated Language into EIL Classrooms; Linguistic Corpora; Available Corpora Useful for EIL Teaching; Using Corpora in the Classroom; Other Specific Uses of Technology in the EIL Classroom; Important Considerations in Low Technology Environments; Technology in EIL Assessment; Summary.

Discussion QuestionsApplication Tasks; EIL Teaching/Learning Principles; Index.

English today is both a global language and at the same time 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..