Essential Readings for Teachers of English is a book by English teachers for English teachers who are looking for new ideas and innovations for the English classroom.  The articles showcase current thinking in ELT that can be adapted to different classroom requirements.

A.L. Khanna retired as an Associate Professor of English from the University of Delhi. At present he freelances as an ELT consultant.

Anju S. Gupta is Professor of English at the Indira Gandhi National Open University. She has published several articles in both national and international journals.

Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Introduction

Section I
Theoretical Perspective
1. Towards ‘this and that’ in Methodology
Makhan L. Tickoo
2. Multilinguality, Marginality and Social Change
Rama Kant Agnihotri and Andesha Mangla
3. The Role of Input: Using Community Resources
Shefali Ray
4. Using Bilingual Material in the English Classroom
Iqbal Judge
5. The Constructivist Perspective on English Language Teaching
K.N. Anandan
6. Bringing Critical Pedagogy into ELT Classrooms
Rajneesh Arora

Section II
Developing Language Skills
7. Reading, Beyond Comprehension: The Need to Accommodate Reader Response in Teaching
Snehlata Gupta and Joseph Mathai
8. The Teaching of Writing
Yasmeen Lukmani
9. Developing Listening and Speaking Skills
Surabhi Bharati
10. Vocabulary Development in the Indian Context
Jyoti Kohli
11. Teaching the Sounds of English
Kamlesh Sadanand
12. Teaching Grammar: To Whom, Why and How?
Anju Sahgal Gupta
13. Project Work to Promote Language Learning
RamanujamMeganathan

Section III
Materials and Evaluation
14. Materials for Teaching English in Schools in India: Issues and Solutions
A.L. Khanna
15. Developing Materials: Connecting Theory and Practice for Second Language Learning
Kirti Kapur
16. The CCE Component as Part of the CBSE Assessment Criteria
Mamta Agrawal
17. Using Portfolios in the Classroom
Rama Mathew
18. New Possibilities in Assessing Language Ability in the ELT/FLT Context
Jacob Tharu and Geetha Durairajan

Section IV
Teaching Language and Literature
19. Teaching Fiction: The Art of the Possible
Pushpinder Syal
20. Poetic Encounters of the Classroom Kind
Mona Sinha
21. Sensitising Students to Social Issues in Literary Texts: Rethinking of Gender
Ruchi Kaushik

Section V
Using Technology
22. WebQuests: Teaching with Technology
Vandana Lunyal
23. Collaborative Learning through Web-Based Projects
Jagtar Kaur Chawla
24. Animated Education for Vocabulary Building
Roseliz Francis
25. m-Learning in India
Sapna Miranda