ELT Methods and Approaches: Experiments and Observations

About the Book

ELT METHODS AND APPROACHES: EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS narrates the experiments and observations of different methodological approaches in English Language Teaching. The beginning of each chapter provides a conceptual framework of each method and approach supported by well-known critics and scholars in the field. Such a theoretical background to most of the methods and approaches in English Language Teaching may attract students, research scholars and classroom teachers. The book shares personal experiences in writing this book, an amalgam of theory and practice in English Language Teaching. They emphasize the application of those methods and approaches in a particular EFL/ESL situation. That is what seemed to motivate me to write this book, a different source in that it not only provides the conceptual framework of different methods, approaches and techniques but also executes and experiments with them in EFL/ESL situations. The work is unique as it not only experiments with different methods and approaches but also observes what practical challenges learners and teachers face during their implementation as well as how these difficulties can be addressed and overcome. This text has provided adequate scope for learners, the target group to integrate them into the research. They have actively participated in the creation and formation of this book. The book has positively included learners’ feedback on the execution, approach and technique. Their feedback is important in assessing whether a method or approach is successful in a specific EFL/ESL environment. Learners’ feedback has assisted the authors as they present, discuss and assess the advantages and disadvantages of each method. We have shared personal experiences with different EFL/ESL learners in three countries, the United States of America, Saudi Arabia and India.

About the Author

Taj Mohammad, Associate Professor (English) at Najran University, Saudi Arabia has got his academic credentials from AMU, Aligarh, India. He has been a Fulbright fellow at NCSU, USA. His research interests lie in EFL, ESL, Linguistics, Postcolonial and Post Modern fiction. He is on the editorial board of reputed journals of the USA. He has published several books on English Language Teaching and English Literature like Postcolonial and Postmodern Fiction: A Critical Perspective, Current Reflective Practices and ELT Issues, Effectiveness of Reading Recall: A Comparative Study and A Critical Analysis of EFL/ESL Issues at Tertiary Level.