This book provides an introduction to the nature of teacher language awareness.

Teacher Language Awareness (TLA) is an area of increasing interest to those involved in language teacher education. This book provides an introduction to the nature of TLA, assesses its impact upon teaching and its potential impact on learning. The book focuses specifically on grammar. It aims to encourage teachers and others involved in language education to think more deeply about the importance of TLA ad to adopt a more principled approach to the planning of those parts of their programmes associated with it.

Key features

• Systematic integration of theory and practice, with many classroom examples and excerpts from teacher interviews.
• Focuses on the challenges faced by teachers from a range of backgrounds and with varying amounts of experience.
• Includes questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapter.