The Magic of Innovation: New Techniques and Technologies in Teaching Foreign Languages - Hardcover

This volume focuses on innovative approaches to teaching foreign language courses offered to non-language degree students. It includes essays related to the innovative use of ICTs, new developments in methodology, approaches to course and materials design, and the contribution of language theory to foreign language teaching. As the book brings together researchers and practitioners working in a variety of contexts, it provides detailed insight into ways the same challenges are dealt with in different educational environments.The ideas and experiences analysed in this collection of essays will appeal to anyone interested in the current trends in foreign language teaching and learning, particularly educationalists. The best practices in FLT that the book offers will be a source of inspiration for in-service teachers and course designers, while the theoretical backgrounds provided in each chapter will be valuable to pre-service teachers and stimulating to researchers.

Dmitry A. Kryachkov heads the English Language Department of the School of International Relations of MGIMO University. He combines teaching and research with working as a translator and conference interpreter. He is the author of English for Students of International Relations and Regional Studies. Master's Level (2015) and a co-author of the Coursebook for Students of International Relations and Regional Studies. Bachelor's Level: Competence-based Approach (in two parts, 2009). His current interests include course design and materials development for General English and English for Specific Purposes, blended-learning, and lexicology.Elena B. Yastrebova has a PhD in Education, and is a Professor of English at MGIMO University. She has been teaching university students for over 30 years and is also involved in university teachers' training. Her interests are course design and materials development for teaching ESP and General English, ICT in Foreign Language Teaching, cross-cultural communication, and learner autonomy. She has been an active member of the Applied Linguistics Association of Russia since 1993, and is also a member of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. She has written numerous articles for national journals and regularly presents at national and international conferences. Dr Yastrebova is also the author of a number of course books for students of international relations, the latest being Twenty-Two Steps to Effective Writing (2013); and English for Specific and Academic Purposes for Students of International Relations and Regional Studies (2015).Olga A. Kravtsova is an Associate Professor at the English Language Department of the School of International Relations of MGIMO University. Her research areas include competency-based and task-based learning, ICT in language teaching, course design and materials development for General English and English for Specific Purposes, and in-service training. She has published in national journals and presented national and international papers on these subjects, and co-authored the Coursebook for Students of International Relations and Regional Studies. Bachelor's Level: Competence-based Approach (in two parts, 2009) and English for Specific and Academic Purposes for Students of International Relations and Regional Studies (2015).