English Firsthand is one of the world's best-selling oral communication courses and has been supporting ELT teachers and students for over 25 years.The approach of the course is that students learn English by using English and, with support, they can communicate in English right from the very start. English Firsthand is designed to build learner success and confidence by providing ample interactive and personalized tasks that help each student feel that English is his or her own language – a language to use for personal expression.
English Firsthand is one of the world's best-selling oral communication courses and has been supporting ELT teachers and students for over 25 years. The approach of the course is that students learn English by using English and, with support, they can communicate in English right from the very start. English Firsthand is designed to build learner success and confidence by providing ample interactive and personalized tasks that help each student feel that English is his or her own language – a language to use for personal expression.
The History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and includes literature from the margins, both geographical and cultural. Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama underpin the narrative.
English Firsthand is the best-selling oral communication series that has been supporting ELT teachers and students for more than 25 years. It helps students build success and confidence through hands-on active learning. The series was designed to help students learn English by using English. It provides (1) realistic language models (2) personalized and motivating tasks (3) sufficient language support (vocabulary, grammar, and functional phrases) and (4) opportunities to communicate personal information, opinion and ideas.
Storyline is a six-level series for learners between the ages of 6 and 11 which aims at actively involving children as whole persons in learning English, both effectively and in an entertaining manner. The rationale underlying the series Storyline goes beyond the teaching of English alone. It aims at educating children , that is, preparing them for the rapidly changing and increasingly complex society they will have to live in, by helping them develop independent, critical thinking and ethical behaviours in order to become caring and productive 21st century citizens.
