This text provides the practical knowledge and necessary skills for the effective management of teaching and learning in today’s classrooms.

The Self-Directed Teacher focuses on the independent decisions teachers must make in key areas such as lesson planning, group work, error correction, resource management, and evaluation. The text uses a task-based approach, and the material presented is well supported by theory and research. Advances in second language teaching methodology, including new emphases on learner centeredness and individualized instruction, have significantly changed the roles teachers play in the classroom and made ever-greater demands on their classroom management skills. Nunan and Lamb help language teachers to meet these new demands by providing them with the practical knowledge and skills necessary for the effective management of teaching and learning in today's classrooms.