The movement for learner independence springs from the powerful yet commonsense perception that it is learners who do the learning. (Teachers, however good, cannot do it for them.) It is strengthened by the further observation that every learner is different from every other learner. Disillusionment with ‘lockstep’ teaching and the development of a communicative/humanistic teaching philosophy which has shifted the focus from teachers to learners have given added impetus to the movement.
The role of literature in language teaching has been variously interpreted over the past 100 years. In an earlier period, when the grammar-translation model was paramount, literary texts were the very staple of foreign language teaching, representing both models of good writing and illustrations of the grammatical rules of the language.During the period of structural dominance, literature found itself side-lined. The formal properties of the language took precedence, and literature study was seen as part of the bad old ‘traditional’ methods.
15 Ways to Improve your Communication Skills in Business English is a short e-book aimed at students who want to improve their oral English. It includes advice on how to become more fluent as well as easy-to-apply suggestions to make your conversation better.
Expanding Tactics for Listening is the third level of the Tactics for Listening series. It is intended for intermediate students who have studied English previously but need further practice in understanding everyday conversational language. It contains 24 units. It can be used as the main text for a listening course, as a complementary text in a conversation course, or as the basis for a language laboratory course. Each unit features a topic that relates to the everyday life and experiences of adults and young adults.
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Expanding Tactics for Listening is the third level of the Tactics for Listening series. It is intended for intermediate students who have studied English previously but need further practice in understanding everyday conversational language. It contains 24 units. It can be used as the main text for a listening course, as a complementary text in a conversation course, or as the basis for a language laboratory course. Each unit features a topic that relates to the everyday life and experiences of adults and young adults.
