本是介绍第二语言教学领域流派与方法的专著，是对第一版的成功延伸。在外语教学进入“后方法时代”之际，作者与时俱进，对第一版进行了修订，对原文内容进行了扩充，将全书分成了三个部分：1.20世纪语言教学的主要趋势；2.非传统流派；3.当前的交际流派。 第二版更注重批判性和选择性，在给读者展示更多语言教学流派的同时，寄希望于读者能从纷繁的教学流派中汲取营养，作出理性选择。

"Learning Teaching" has been one of the most successful guides to English since it was first published in 1994. Its no-nonsense approach has made it a superb teaching textbook for initial training courses, and also an essential handbook for practising ELT teachers. The third edition has been extensively revised and restructured to take recent developments in ELT into account and now includes a DVD featuring a full lesson being taught as well as demonstrations of practical teaching techniques.