Category: English As A Second Language

By Graham Palmer

ISBN-10: 0521532876

ISBN-13: 9780521532877

Writing additional features a financial institution of imaginitive photocopiable fabrics designed for teens (16+) and adults. There are over 50 easy-to-prepare actions at uncomplicated, intermediate and upper-intermediate point. the cloth bargains lecturers a fresh method of 18 standard themes and will be used to complement present coursebooks. scholars are led step-by step to a distinct written consequence via a number of motivating actions reminiscent of role-plays, discussions, video games and text-analysis. every one task offers a significant context for real-world writing initiatives reminiscent of writing e-mails, stories, letters, CVs and diaries. This publication encourages scholars to examine the method of writing, therefore constructing their know-how of constitution, content material and the viewers they're writing for.

By Michael H. Long

ISBN-10: 0521853125

ISBN-13: 9780521853125

The stories during this quantity discover wishes research within the public, vocational and educational sectors, in contexts starting from carrier encounters in espresso retailers to overseas language wishes overview within the U.S. army. In every one bankruptcy, the authors explicitly speak about the method they hired, and on occasion additionally supply examine findings on that technique. numerous stories are task-based. Contributions contain paintings on English and different languages in either moment and overseas language settings, in addition to a accomplished evaluate of methodological concerns in wishes research via the editor.

By Martin Shovel

ISBN-10: 0135548330

ISBN-13: 9780135548332

This addition to the "Making experience of..." sequence is designed to assist English language rookies become familiar with phrasal verbs. it's a self-study advisor.

By Jack C. Richards

ISBN-10: 0521451817

ISBN-13: 9780521451819

ISBN-10: 052145803X

ISBN-13: 9780521458030

Already authorised as a mode of instructor improvement ordinarily schooling, 'reflective instructing' is now gaining significance in TESOL education. Reflective educating in moment Language school rooms introduces academics to concepts for exploring their very own school room reviews. quite a few books care for lecture room commentary and study, yet this can be the 1st to supply a gently based method of self-abservation and self-evaluation. Richards and Lockhart target to improve a reflective method of instructing, that's, one during which academics acquire info approximately their very own educating, study their attitudes, ideals, and assumptions and use the knowledge received as a foundation for severe mirrored image on educating practices. The strategy isn't really associated with a specific procedure, yet really might be utilized to various methodologies and instructing occasions. every one bankruptcy contains questions and activites applicable for staff dialogue or self-study.

By Sylviane Granger, Geoffrey Leech

ISBN-10: 0582298830

ISBN-13: 9780582298835

The 1st publication of its sort, Learner English on desktop is meant to supply linguists, scholars of linguistics and glossy languages, and ELT pros with a hugely obtainable and complete advent to the recent and rapidly-expanding box of corpus-based examine into learner language. Edited by way of the founder and co-ordinator of the overseas Corpus of Learner English (ICLE), the booklet comprises articles on all features of corpus compilation, layout and research. The ebook is split into 3 major sections; partially I, the 1st bankruptcy offers the reader with an summary of the sphere, explaining hyperlinks with corpus and utilized linguistics, moment language acquisition and ELT. the second one bankruptcy studies the software program instruments that are at present on hand for analysing learner language and includes precious examples of the way they are often used. half 2 comprises 8 case experiences within which desktop learner corpora are analysed for varied lexical, discourse and grammatical gains. The articles comprise a variety of methodologies with vast common program. The chapters partly three examine how computing device Learner Corpus (CLC) established reviews can assist enhance pedagogical instruments: EFL grammars, dictionaries, writing textbooks and digital instruments. Implications for school room method also are mentioned. the excellent scope of this quantity will be worthwhile to utilized linguists and corpus linguists in addition to to would-be learner corpus developers and analysts who desire to notice extra a couple of new, interesting and fast-growing box of analysis.

By Barbara Bradford

ISBN-10: 0521319153

ISBN-13: 9780521319157

Intonation in Context is for upper-intermediate and complex newcomers of English who are looking to increase their intonation. It goals to make newcomers conscious of the most positive factors of intonation and gives relaxing actions for either managed and freer perform in a number conversational events. Intonation is gifted as a process which has a massive communicative functionality in any interplay among speaker and listener. beginners first discover the which means conveyed by means of the components of the program sooner than occurring to various construction workouts. The ebook is meant for use along any common coursebook to supply a scientific and obtainable creation to this frequently ignored region of pronunciation. The easy-to-follow causes imagine no professional wisdom of the topic and the accompanying CD offers transparent types, making this a great selection for either lecture room use and self-study.

By Vanessa Jakeman

ISBN-10: 0521497663

ISBN-13: 9780521497664

Cambridge perform assessments for IELTS 1 comprises 4 entire perform assessments for the educational module of the foreign English Language trying out approach exam, plus additional interpreting and Writing papers for the overall education module. Written by means of skilled IELTS examiners, one established in Britain and one established in Australia, the perform exams conform accurately to the April 1995 revised requirements for the examination. The Student's booklet comprises an creation to the various modules of the examination including an evidence of the several IELTS query kinds and the way to procedure them. The inclusion of annotated keys and tapescripts for every try out makes the publication perfect for the needs of self-study scholars. The cassettes include listening fabric conscientiously selected to mirror the truth of the examination when it comes to timing, structure and the categories of speaker and accessory used.

By Michael Swan

ISBN-10: 0194422747

ISBN-13: 9780194422741

Grammar experiment comprises diagnostic assessments at Upper-Intermediate, complex, and specialist degrees to examine scholars' wisdom of key points of English grammar and utilization. The assessments, that are designed for use with functional English utilization, 3rd variation, aid scholars establish the subjects they should examine or revise. the reply keys refer scholars to the reasons within the proper sections of sensible English utilization.

By Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz

Preface to the 1st .Edition
Teachers. linguists and psycholinguists have continuously been intere ted in
errors produced by means of second-language inexperienced persons, both of their speech or
writing or either. actually, beginners' mistakes were the topic of
extensive research and heated controveL y for particularly an extended time.
There were significant methods to the examine of learner ' errors .
namely Contrasti ve research and blunder Analysis.
The author's central purpose in penning this publication has been to
provide a textual content for the Contrasti\'c and blunder research path now
widely taught on the uni versity point in Iran. The formerly used
material for this path didn't hide many elements of errors Analy i
which are handled within the current publication. The e-book is usually meant to
provide working towards academics with insights into the character and kinds of
errors, with which they must deal of their day-by-day profes ional life.
The fabric during this ebook is predicated at the author's lectures on
Contrastive and blunder research at significant universities in Tehran. It has
been labored out over numerous years and has confirmed to be satisfactory
and profitable. makes an attempt were made to give the material
systematically. it's strongly believed that this systematic presentation
wiiirnake the instructing and studying of the fabric tender and easy.
It is was hoping that this booklet, with all its shortcomings, wi II create a
positive angle in the direction of mistakes, either at the a part of educators and
students.

By Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley

ISBN-10: 9603611905

ISBN-13: 9789603611905

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