Abstract:
Supported by the Higher Education Restructuring Fund allocated to ELTE by the Hungarian Government. The Learner - The successful language learner ; Motivation, confidence, positive and negative attitudes ; Criteria of a good language learner and good language-learning groups ; Different age and level groups / The Teacher - Personal constructs ; Teacher qualities ; Teacher development, early stages, difficulties / Basic TEFL principles and related methods - The “big three”: Grammar Translation Approach, Audiolingual Approach, Communicative Language Teaching ; Total Physical Response, Suggestopedia, Counselling Language Learning ; Aims and objectives: types of syllabus, learner-centredness / Identifying the overall range and arrangement of ELT materials / Focussed investigation of materials aimed at a particular age/interest group / Cultural content