Cook, G. 2010. Translation in Language Teaching: An Argument for Reassessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN: 978 0 19 442475 2
Summary: A survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. The book presents translation as: an aid to language acquisition, pedagogy, and testing; a contribution to student needs, rights, and empowerment; an educational insight into relationships between languages and cultures.
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
Cook, G. 2009. ‘The best teacher’ in Best of Language Issues. London: London South Bank University, pp. 243-253
Book editor(s): Bhanot, R. and E. Illes.
ISBN: 1 872972 853
Summary: Discussion of what makes a good teacher.
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
Cook, G. 2008. ‘Plenary: An unmarked improvement: Using translation in ELT’ in IATEFL 2007 Aberdeen Conference Selections. Kent: University of Kent, pp. 76-86
Book editor(s): Beaven, B.
ISBN: 1 901095142
Institutional level: adult
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
Cook, G. 2007. ‘A thing of the future: translation in language learning’. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 17/3: 396-401
Institutional level: adult
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
Cook, G. 2005. ‘The best teacher. The Francesca Target Memorial Lecture 2005’. Language Issues 17/1: 2-6
Institutional level: adult
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
Cook, G. 2005. ‘Calm seas or troubled waters? Transitions, definitions and disagreements in applied linguistics’. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 15/3: 282-302
Institutional level: adult
Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)