邹颉所著的《现代英语教学要义(英文版)》以现代语言学理论为基础，系统阐述英语教学的理念、方法及课堂应用。本书阐释语言及语言教学的本质探讨英语教学的目的和目标；讨论英语教学的主题、话题和课堂活动安排。通过描述学习者语言技能发展和语言功能认知，介绍英语核心语法项目，阐述语言教学评估原则及应用。本书特色在于其学理性、实用性和可操作性。

Introduction

Chapter 1 General Objectives

 1.1 Communication and Language Development

 1.2 Thinking Skills

 1.3 Learning How to Learn

 1.4 Language and Culture

Chapter 2 Major Approaches and Implications for Methodology

 2.1 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Language

 2.2 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Learning

 2.3 Integration in Language Lessons

 2.4 Achieving Integration Through the Use of Inventories

 2.5 Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons

 2.6 Suggested Steps in Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons

 2.7 Sample of Integrated Sequence of Lessons

Chapter 3 Common Themes, Topics and Activities

 3.1 Guidelines on Using the Inventories

 3.2 Suggested Themes/Topics

 3.3 Activities Inventory

Chapter 4 Basic Language Skills and Communicative Functions

 4.1 Spectrum of Skills

 4.2 List of Communicative Functions

Chapter 5 Essential Grammar Items

 5.1 Grammatical Units

 5.2 Word Classes

 5.3 Phrases, Clauses, Sentences and Texts

 5.4 Punctuation

 5.5 Capitalization

Chapter 6 Language Assessment

 6.1 Purposes of Language Assessment

 6.2 Principles of Language Assessment

 6.3 Content of Assessment

 6.4 Forms of Assessment

 6.5 Testing Continuum

 6.6 Assessment Criteria and Guidelines

 6.7 Test Tasks

 6.8 Suggestions on Profiling

Appendiees

References