《外语教学名篇选读》分为上、下两册，共有14章，基本上涵盖了外语教学领域的不同层面。本书为其上册。书中收录了我国外语教学领域的广大教师、学生和研究者提供的国外外语教学研究领域领军人物撰写的具有指导意义的精品文章，每篇入选文章均配有导读和概述，以点评形式帮助读者加深理解。

《外语教学名篇选读(上、下)》选编了国外外语教学研究领域领军人物近20年来发表的关于教学研究的必读文章，以及一些知名学者撰写的具有学科指导意义的精品文章。全书共14章，内容涉及外语教学基本理论、教学法、教学内容设计、教材编写、测试、师资培训、学习者策略、多媒体教学和语料库研究等方面，并配有简明扼要的中文导读，为我国外语教学领域的广大教师、学生和研究者系统呈现了外语教学领域的各个层面，有很高的学术价值。

CHAPTER 1 Fundamental Concepts of Foreign Language Teaching

 Three Misconceptions about Age and L2 Learning

 Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT

 Feedback on Second Language Students' Writing

CHAPTER 2 Teaching Methodology and Approaches

 There Is No Best Method --Why?

 TESOL Methods: Changing Tracks, Challenging Trends

 Exploring Input Processing in the Classroom: An Experimental Comparison of Processing Instruction and Enriched Input

CHAPTER 3 Foreign Language Teaching Research Methods

 Action Research: An Evolving Paradigm?

 Exploratory Practice: Rethinking Practitioner Research in Language Teaching

 Making Sense of Language Teaching: Teachers' Principles and Classroom Practices

CHAPTER 4 Curriculum Development

 French Core Programs across Canada: How Can We Improve Them?

 The Use of a Research Model to Guide Curriculum Development

 Developing Web-based Curricula: Issues and Challenges

CHAPTER 5 Materials Development

 The Textbook as Agent of Change

 The Empirical Evaluation 0fLanguage Teaching Materials

 Materials Development and Research -- Making the Connection

CHAPTER 6 Syllabus Design and Needs Analysis

 A Critical Look at the Communicative Approach (Ⅰ)

 A Critical Look at the Communicative Approach (Ⅱ)

 On Notional Syllabuses

 Negotiating the Syllabus: A Win-win Situation?

CHAPTER 7 Teacher Education

 Teacher Training, Development, and Decision Making: A Model of Teaching and Related Strategies for Language Teacher Education

 Teachers' Theories in Grammar Teaching

 The Sociocultural Turn and Its Challenges for Second Language Teacher Education