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Michel Thomas: The Learning Revolution
Dr Jonathan Solity

Hardback

RRP: £19.99
ISBN: 9780340928332

ISBN-10: 0340928336

Published: 30/05/2008

Extent: 224 pages

Summary:
The publication of the Michel Thomas ground-breaking, all-audio language learning materials has been a publishing phenomenon. Sales of over one million units in just eight years and the universal acclaim his method has excited would indicate that there is a large body of people who want to know more about how and why his method works where so many others have failed.
The book will give a brief history of Michel's fascinating life and summarise how he became interested in teaching foreign languages, before going on to look at the experience of learning a foreign language in general and Michel's method of teaching in particular.
It examines the barriers to language learning in both the UK and the US, Michel's focus on the role and quality of the teacher rather than the learner, and Michel's core belief that with the right teaching anyone can learn another language quickly and easily.
The reader will be introduced to new trends in psychology and their relationship to the way Michel teaches foreign languages as well as examining conventional wisdoms.
There follows a detailed analysis of Michel's programmes for foreign language teaching and the implications for schools, colleges and universities if they wish to adopt his methodology and at the same time meet the requirements of the public examinations both in the UK and the US.

First book on the Michel Thomas method - huge army of Michel fans waiting to know more about the man and his method
Written for the lay person - accessible text means the book will appeal to non-specialists as well as those with a professional interest in teaching and learning (in any field, not just languages)
The publication (2007-9) of courses in new languages (Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish) will ensure a huge upsurge in interest for all Michel Thomas products.

Table of Contents:

Setting the Scene

Introduction

Michel Thomas: A brief history

Researching Effective Schools, Teaching and Learning: What do we already know?

How Do We Find Out the Most Effective Ways of Teaching?

How Do Schools Make a Difference?

How Do Teachers Make a Difference?

How Do Children Learn?

Theory and Practice of Teaching Foreign Languages The Michel Thomas Way

A Starting Point for Teaching

Instructional Psychology

Instructional Principles

Deciding What to Teach

Teaching Concepts

Deciding How to Teach

Engaging and Assessing Students

The Implications Of Michel Thomas’s Approach to Teaching Foreign Languages

Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools: Trends, Principles and Tensions

Foreign Languages: Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The Wider Applications of Teaching Foreign Languages Through Michel Thomas’s Approach

Michel Thomas: Critical Reflections

Working Towards a Learning Revolution

About the Author(s):

Dr Jonathan Solity is a former associate professor in educational psychology. He is now an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London and Director of KRM, a psychological and educational research consultancy. He is a leading figure in instructional psychology, having published widely in the field and led the UK’s most detailed and extensive school-based research programmes into how best to teach reading, writing, spelling and maths.

Readership:
The army of students who have followed any of the Michel Thomas audio courses and want to know how and why they work; · Teachers of foreign languages; · Academics with an interest in the psychology of

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