威里斯等编的《语言教学的挑战与变迁/外语教学法丛书》阐述了教与学的关系，教学安排、课堂活动、语言技能等方面，绝大部分章节都是先介绍该章内容，然后列出各种具体教学活动，其后是对各项活动的分析评述。

本书奉献给读者的是一组“百家争鸣”的教学模式探讨。

Introduction

Section 1 Theoretical perspectives

 1 Paradigm shift and the language teaching profession Tessa Woodward

 2 Implications ofalexical view of language MichaelLewis

 3 Second language acquisition research and task-based instruction Peter Skehan

 4 What learners know and what they need to learn Terry Shortall

Section 2 Some classroom applications

 5 Accuracy, fluency and conformity Dave Willis

 6 A flexible framework for task-based learning Jane Willis

 7 Consciousness-raising activities in the language classroom Dave Willis and Jane Willis

Section 3 Professional development and teacher training

 8 ARC: a descriptive model for classroom work on language Jim Scrivener

 9 Grammar for trainee teachers Philip Kerr

 10 Learning to learn how to teach: developing expertise through experience Corony Edwards

Section 4 Investigating new approaches

 11 Introducing innovations into your teaching Denise Ozdeniz

 12 Doing the task better: how planning time influences students' performance Pauline Foster

 13 Effects of task repetition: appraising the developing language of learners Martin Bygate

Section 5 Assessing and managing change

 14 Assessing the practice of teaching: a view from RSA/UCLES

 15 Testing innovations Sue Wharton

 16 Curriculum innovation, teamwork and the management of change Katie Jennings and Tom Doyle

References and bibliography

Index