Preface by Halliday Acknowledgements Introdction 1 How to be a good teacher What makes a good teacher? How should teachers talk to stueents? How should teachers give instructions Who should talk in class? What are the best kinds of lesson? How important is it to follow a pre-arranged plan? Conclusions Looking ahead 2 How to be a good learner Why is it difficult to describe a good learner? How imprrtant is the students'motivation? Who is responsible for learning? What is reponsible for learning? What's special about teaching adults? How shoule we teach the sifferent levels? Conclusions Looking ahead 3 How to manage teaching and learnign How should teachers use their physical presence in class? How Should teachers use their voices in class? How SHould teachers mark the stages of a lesson? What different student groupings can teachers use? How can teachers evaluate the success or failure of their Lessons? Conclusions Looking ahead 4 How to descridb learnign and teaching 5 How to describe language 6 How to teach laguage 7 How to teach teading 8 How to teach writing 9 How to teach speaking 10 How to teach listening Conclusions Looking ahead