This authoritative volume is a practical, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research on second and foreign language teaching and learning. Thorough and reader-friendly, the Handbook is organized logically into six parts that address all major areas of L2/FL teaching and learning: * Part I: Learning Contexts and Language Teaching covers the diverse populations of language learners, their needs, and the challenges they face * Part II: Curriculum and Instruction addresses curriculum and materials design, and includes exemplars of instructional approaches with wide applicability across contexts * Part III: Listening and Speaking overviews listening pedagogy, speaking skills, and pronunciation, among other key topics * Part IV: Reading and Writing includes chapters on all practical matters related to learning to write in another language, with attention to spelling, orthography, extensive reading, and more * Part V: Vocabul