This very practical book covers the most important information that a teacher of English as a second language should know. It focuses on practical issues such as how to teach various kinds of classes including one-to-one teaching, teaching small groups, teaching in schools, and teaching on English for academic purposes courses.
Academic Studies English - Reading Comprehension: The Short Story
The short story is a narrative which has the following characteristics:
1. It is short. The length is usually less than 15, 000 words; it can be read in one sitting.
2. It has unity. Short stories are so tightly organized that they can focus on only one defining moment in the life of one character, one event in time, one setting, or mood.
Stories, DVD and play- start to learn real-life English the Playtime way. The fun, new three-level British English course with fully integrated DVD motivating pre-schoolers to learn through memorable stories and songs.
Adult Learner's Thesaurus - Expand your Vocabulary (Dictionary of Synonyms)
This thesaurus aims to help adult learners develop their literacy skills and communicate effectively, whether they are filling out a job application, articulating a complaint, or composing a letter to a friend. Therefore the thesaurus has been compiled to contain alternative words and phrases of different levels of formality, but which are always relevant to the adult learner and the situations they may come across. Examples of the word in context are given for all synonyms, helping the user to identify subtle differences in meaning and usage, and to use the words themselves with confidence.
RESOURCE BOOKS FOR TEACHERS. This series gives the classroom teacher a guide to the practice of key aspects of language teaching, and considers some of the underlying concepts. In each book anintroduction presenting important current issues in the area under consideration is followed by examples and discussion of actual classroom materials and techniques. Translationis designed to be used by teachers and students from any language background who are involved in the study of English.
