Question for teachers out there: If you're learning to teach a foreign language, what resources or material do you learn from? Does it differ if you're a native speaker teaching others to speak your language?
I am not looking for tools for me to learn languages. I am trying to understand the meta-education which goes into language teaching.
@trick Training to become a second/foreign language teacher requires you learn about language teaching pedagogy, second language acquisition, linguistics, and language assessment at a minimum. Many people who are serious about pursuing language teaching as a career path complete a Master's degree in preparation.
If you're looking for a basic introduction to language teaching, "How Languages are Learned" by Lightbown and Spada is an excellent entry point to the depth & complexity of this field.
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