Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Speaking provides an overview of the main approaches to researching spoken language and the practical application of these to teaching, classroom materials, and assessment. The book presents the history and current practices of teaching and researching speaking through the lens of bigger theoretical issues about the object of study in linguistics, social attitudes to the spoken form, and the relationships between spoken and written language. A unique feature of the book is the way it both clearly explains the nature of speaking and...
Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Speaking provides an overview of the main approaches to researching spoken language and t...
