Teaching of English as a second language in India has assured an important place. Now, English is one of the most widely used International language. The book introduces some of the main areas that students and teachers of English in India understand in order to follow a scientific approach. The book covers many topics that find place in the syllabi of universities of India. There is no doubt that' this book will prove useful to students, teachers and scholar in Indian Universities.

Over the last 20 years vocabulary research has grown from a Cinderella subject to a position of some importance. Vocabulary is now considered integral to just about every aspect of language knowledge and is a lively and vital area of research and innovation. With this development have come standard and widely-used tests, such as vocabulary size and lexical richness measures, and commonly accepted metaphors, such as the mental lexicon as a web of words.

Action Meets Word: How Children Learn Verbs

Although there has been a surge in our understanding of children's vocabulary growth, theories of word learning lack a primary focus on verbs and adjectives. Researchers throughout the world recognize how our understanding of language acquisition can be at best partial if we cannot comprehend how verbs are learned. This volume represents a proliferation of research on the frontier of early verb learning, enhancing our understanding of the building blocks of language and considering new ways to assess key aspects of language growth.

Stop it! / Teacher's book

Photocopiable pages with exercises in punctuation.

This book provides the teacher with a ready-made supply of punctuation exercises, covering the rules pupils most need when writing. Topics are presented in appealing, straightforward way, and the sheets have been designed to be suitable for all pupils, including those with a limited sight vocabulary.

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Listening is a skill which deserves equal treatment with the other basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing. Second Language Listening combines up-to-date listening theory with case studies of actual pedagogical practice. The authors describe current models of listening theory and exemplify each with a textbook task. They address the role of technology in teaching listening, questioning techniques, and testing. Second Language Listening is designed to be used with both pre-service and in-service teachers who are involved in the teaching of listening or the design of pedagogic materials for listening.