Barry Lee Reynolds, an assistant professor\nof English education from the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Education, recently\npublished a new book titled \u2018English Literacy Instruction for Chinese Speakers\u2019,\nvia Palgrave Macmillan. Co-edited with Teng Feng from Hong Kong Baptist\nUniversity, this book is a valuable teaching material for Chinese learners who\nwant to develop English literacy.<\/p>
The book has 22 chapters and is the\nresult of more than two years of collaborative editorial work. With an emphasis\non instruction, policy, practice, and assessment, this book focuses on English\nliteracy at the pre-primary\/primary, secondary, and university levels, and\ndiscusses literacy policies in the region. An easy-to-read, solidly grounded\nbook, it offers practical, thought-provoking resources for classroom teachers\nand educators. The book notably features explanations of key literacy skills,\nup-to-date research findings, and classroom applications that are contextualised\nfor mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.<\/p>
This book provides a core set of\ninstructional techniques on how to incorporate literacy-related ideas into\nEnglish language classrooms for pre-service and in-service teachers, English\nclassroom practitioners, language teacher educators, literacy researchers, and students\nin research\/teacher training programmes. A valuable pedagogical resource for\nteaching and learning English as a second or foreign language, this book also\nhighlights discussions on language and literacy policies and provides examples\nof teachers who have put English literacy instruction into practice in the\nclassroom.<\/p>
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Dr Reynolds has previously\nco-edited two books on Chinese and English literacy instruction, including Second Language Reading and Writing:\nInvestigations into Chinese and English<\/i> in 2013, and Research into Second Language Chinese and English Literacy Instruction<\/i>\nin 2017. He is currently guest-editing two special issues of The Asian EFL Journal <\/i>(Literacy\nDevelopment for Primary and Secondary English Language Learners Across the\nGreater China Region) <\/i>and Studies in Second Language Teaching and\nLearning <\/i>(Teaching English Reading and Writing to Young Learners).<\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Education<\/p>
Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.moUM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p>
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