Mª Pilar Montijano Cabrera, ed. Broadening Horizons in TEFL: 21st Century Perspectives. Archidona: Ediciones Aljibe, 2005. I.S.B.N.: 84-9700-225-3
The book is an up-to-date approach to the field of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology. Its ample scope and its easy reading make it an altogether appropriate textbook for EFL Methodology students. As it deals with the basics of 2LA Research as well, it could also be of great help for Doctorate Students. Last but not least, because of the manifold teaching resources and methodological suggestions it proposes, it could be equally suitable for those in-service EFL teachers searching for pathways for their own professional growth and on-going education. Every chapter provides the reader with a sound introduction to the topic being dealt with, plus additional suggested reading for those readers with needs to delve further into the topic. They also propose a series of thought-provoking activities to help internalise all the concepts, theories and ideas presented throughout the chapter.
The book comprises the following chapters:
1. Teaching Foreign Languages in the Context of the Knowledge Society (Daniel Torres)
2. The Pragmatics of Interaction: What we need to know to promote classroom participation (Teresa Morell Moll)
3. Reasons to Integrate Literature in the Foreign Language Classroom (Sacramento Jáimez)
4. Multiple Intelligences Theory as a framework for Teaching English to teenagers in Spanish Context (Mª Carmen Fonseca)
5. Cross-curricular activities in the secondary 'monolingual' Foreign Language Classroom (Simon Andrewes)
6. Teaching English as a Foreign Language in a World of New Technologies: to add-in or to integrate, that's the question! (José Navarro Alcántara)
7. Learners' Autonomy, Empowerment and Self-direction in FL Learning: a Pedagogical Reality (Mª Pilar Montijano Cabrera)
8. Affect in Foreign Language Teacher Education (Jane Arnold)
9. Basic Tools for Research in Language Achievement: Defining the Essentials (Ángela Mª Montijano Cabrera).