Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (Paperback)

The fifth edition of Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, or “The Apple Book,” continues the remarkable legacy of thiscomprehensive textbook which prepares teachers to work with English language learners in all classrooms. New chapters to the fifth edition include: ‘Cultivating Supportive Classrooms for Multilingual Learners of English Through Social-Emotional Learning,’ by Gilda Martínez-Albaand Luis Javier Pentón Herrera. ‘Teaching Additional Languages to Neurodiverse Learners,’ by Judit Kormos and Anne Margaret Smith

Marianne Celce-Murcia (Ph.D. in Linguistics, 1972) is Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics and TESL at the University of California, Los Angeles, where for 30 years she taught primarily graduate students, preparing to be language teachers and researchers. Beyond her work at UCLA, she taught in and administered English language programs in Nigeria (1964–1966), Egypt (Fall, 1980), Canada (Summer, 1983), and Armenia (2003–2007). She has lectured and led workshops all over the U.S. and in many other countries as well. In addition to her co-authorship (with Diane Larsen-Freeman) on the three editions of The Grammar Book, she is co-editor (with Donna Brinton and Marguerite Ann Snow) of the fourth and fifth editions of Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (2014; 2027) and series co-editor (with Maggie Sokolik) of the five-volume, content-based Grammar Connection series (2008–2009), all with Cengage Learning, who (as Heinle & Heinle) presented her with their lifetime achievement award in 1997. At UCLA Marianne was honored for distinguished teaching both as a graduate student (1964) and as a professor (1976).

Donna M. Brinton works as an author and educational consultant in the field of TESOL/Applied Linguistics. Most recently, she served as a faculty member at the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, and at Soka University of America. Prior to holding these positions, she worked for 27 years at the University of California, Los Angeles in a variety of positions, including Associate Director of UCLA’s World Languages and Cultures, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics & TESL, and Academic Coordinator of the UCLA ESL Service Courses. She is the co-author and co-editor of numerous professional texts and has also edited or co-authored several English language textbooks, numerous articles, along with special theme issues of academic journals. For twelve years she also served as co-editor of The CATESOL Journal. Donna has conducted short-term international teacher training in forty countries including Asia, Central Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and The Americas and is the recipient of the U.S. State Department’s 30@30 Award for English Language Specialists.

Marguerite Ann Snow, Ph.D. is emeritus professor at California State University, Los Angeles where she teaches in the TESOL M.A. program. She is co-author or co-editor of 11 books, including Teaching English as Second or Foreign Language (5th ed.) (2027). She co-edited (with Donna Brinton) The Content-Based Classroom: New Perspectives on Integrating Language and Content (2017) and served as series editor for Q: Skills for Success for Oxford University Press, an ESL/EFL textbook series. She was a co-recipient of the Pimsleur Award for the best research article in foreign language education, and, at Cal State LA, Dr. Snow received the Outstanding Professor Award and the President’s Distinguished Professor Award. She is a two-time Fulbright scholar: Hong Kong (1985) and Cyprus (2009). In addition to working closely with teachers in the U.S., she has made over 50 international trips to consult or teach in settings such as Algeria, Argentina, Egypt, Georgia, Kosovo, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Spain, and Turkey. Dr Snow received an award from the U.S. State Department for her international work as an English Specialist.