Issues in Second Language Teaching

This book is a compilation of three case studies and four essays. These essays are adequately and properly referenced. The first chapter is a case study of a Saudi student at the University of Hertfordshire. This case study sees into the causes of his errors (phonological, grammatical) as an L2 learner of English. The second essay measures the perceptions of a teacher about factors, such as, syllabus, assessment, reading, learning history, national ELT policy, personality and their impacts on his teaching practice. The third essay deals with the phonological and grammatical errors of an elementary Bangladeshi student as an L2 learner of English. The fourth essay highlights the importance of three components, viz., needs analysis, testing and material development in the process of course and syllabus design and their inter-dependent relationship. The fifth essay discusses the importance of using technology in ELT. Two formats of Blended Learning, viz., Blog and Wiki, are discussed with their accompanying usefulness and disadvantages. The sixth essay discusses the role of interaction in language learning.