Recognizing situations. Recognizing sounds. Unlocking meaning. A 3-part series. For lower level ESL/EFL. Used in summer programs and other introductory ESL/EFL courses for international students.
Teaching English as it is actually spoken Top-Up gives students practice in drawing meaning from naturally spoken English in two ways: using their knowledge of the world and of the language to guess what's coming next, and using their knowledge of how English is actually structured as a sound.
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Liberating Scholarly Writing
Why, you might ask, is personal narrative writing important to educators and other helping professionals? This question is actually the impetus for the entire book that follows. .... Good teaching, good helping, and good leadership are, in one sense, all about storytelling and story-evoking. It is in the mutual exchange of stories that professionals and scholars are able to meet clients and students where they actually live their lives. It is in the mutual sharing of our personal stories, particularly in the willingness of professionals to listen to the stories of others, that we make the deepest connections with those we are serving....
