Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions Pocket Editions

Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions Pocket Editions
Author: Scott Thornbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781108701457

A compact, user-friendly reference book addressing many of the kinds of questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced, when planning or executing their lessons. A glance at any web-site, discussion forum or social network shared by teachers of English suggests that teachers are constantly asking each other questions related to pedagogical grammar. These may simply be questions about terminology or categorisation ('What's a clause?'; 'Is like a preposition?'), or they may seek to unravel subtle grammatical distinctions ('What's the difference between for and since?) or explain persistent learner errors ('Why in bed and not in the bed?'). This book is designed to fulfil this basic, everyday need - as well as being a book that can be read for interest, and even pleasure, in its own right.

David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage eBook

David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage eBook
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2021-01-28
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1009354914

A compact, user-friendly book authored by David Crystal which draws on his extensive experience and knowledge of the English language. David Crystal regularly receives questions about usage from all over the English-teaching world. In this book he gives his answers to fifty of the topics that are often raised, ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to very specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style.

Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions

Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions
Author: Scott Thornbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781108408462

This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

Semantics

Semantics
Author: James R. Hurford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1983-04-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521289498

Introduces the major elements of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Sections of explanation and examples are followed by practice exercises with answers and comment provided.

Grammar for Everyone

Grammar for Everyone
Author: Barbara Dykes
Publisher: ACER Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 142948621X

This practical book provides everyone who learns or teaches grammar with the necessary skills in a clear step-by-step process, suitable for all levels of learning.

Alan Maley's 50 Creative Activities Pocket Editions

Alan Maley's 50 Creative Activities Pocket Editions
Author: Alan Maley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-05-17
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781108457767

Alan Maley's 50 Creative Activities is based on the belief that fostering creativity leads to the development of more critical and exploratory mind-sets. It contains an extensive range of activities covering creative writing, working with music and sound, working with drama and the voice, playing with language and hands-on activities. Drawing on the work done in creativity studies, Alan Maley considers how new ideas are generated and makes a distinction between the processes which stimulate creativity and creative products.

About Language

About Language
Author: Scott Thornbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1997-03-13
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521427207

This book raises the issue of what a teacher needs to know about English in order to teach it effectively. It leads teachers to awareness of the language through a wide range of tasks which involve them in analysing English to discover its underlying system.