Teaching Readers of English

A comprehensive manual for ESL, EFL, and EIL educators working with multilingual students at secondary and post-secondary levels, this updated second edition balances insights from reading theory and research with practical, field-tested strategies for teaching and assessing second-language reading that can be adopted for various contexts.

John S. Hedgcock is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA. Dana R. Ferris is Professor of Writing and Associate Director of ESL at the University of California, Davis, USA.

1. Fundamentals of L1 and L2 Literacy: Reading and Learning to Read 2. L2 Reading: Focus on Readers and Contexts for Reading 3. L2 Reading: Focus on L2 Texts 4. Vocabulary Learning and Teaching in L2 Reading Instruction 5. Designing Intensive L2 Reading Lessons 6. Reading for Quantity: Extensive Reading and Literature in L2 Reading Instruction 7. Designing L2 Reading Assessment 8. Syllabus Design and Instructional Planning for L2 Reading Courses