A Guide to American English for Native and Non-native Speakers The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout Grammar for Teachers differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. Grammar for Teachers avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology and..
Ideas and Activities for Every Classroom This book has been compiled by VSO to bring together successful practical ideas used by teachers all over the world. These ideas have been developed and adapted over many years by VSO teachers and their national colleagues working together in schools throughoutAfrica, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Based on this depth and breadth of experience, this text shows how to demonstrate science in action in clear and exciting ways, even when time and resources are limited.
Am I teaching well? Self-Evaluation Strategies for Effective Teachers Am I doing the right thing in the classroom? Are my students learning all they could? Is there anything I could do to gain even more satisfaction from my job? Am I teaching well? If you ask yourself questions like these but aren't quite sure how to go about finding the answers, then this book is for you! Am I Teaching Well? Self-Evaluation Strategies for Effective Teachers is a resource for classroom practitioners, pre-service teachers and teacher trainers. Each chapter presents a series of self-assessment tasks that will help you reflect and improve on a wide range of aspects of your teaching practice. Topics include organizing for instruction, designing programs and lessons, using resources and integrating technology, classroom presentation, responding to student questions and encouraging student participation, providing feedback, increasing motivation, assessment, program evaluation, and professional development. Numerous self-evaluation exercises are fully photocopiable without infringement of copyright, and the book is illustrated throughout with humorous drawings. The table of contents clearly indicates the scope and richness of Am I Teaching Well? An appendix at the end of the book takes you step-by-step through procedures for self-evaluation using video- or audiorecording, a particularly effective strategy that will really let you see yourself as others see you. Audience: Newly qualified to experienced teachers as well as teacher trainers interested in improving their classroom practices.
This resource book for teachers offers meaningful and motivating activities for teaching other areas of the curriculum in English.
It supports the growing number of teachers in bilingual programmes or those looking to integrate language and subject content in their English classes.
It provides lesson plans, projects ideas and over 100 phototocopiable worksheets, teaching aspects of Science, History, Geography, Art, Information Technology and more.
The material has been designed to complement children's language learning at the same time as teaching content, and can be used to supplement any subject area or English course book.
The Teacher's Grammar Book
The Teacher's Grammar Book, Second Edition introduces the
various grammars that inform writing instruction in our schools, and
examines methods, strategies, and techniques that constitute best
classroom practices for teaching grammar and writing. Designed for
students who are preparing to become English or language arts teachers,
as well as for credentialed teachers who want an easy-to-use guide to
questions of methods, grammar, and teaching, this overview of basic
English grammar includes the following major topics: a brief history of
grammar, teaching grammar, grammar and writing, traditional grammar,
transformational-generative grammar, cognitive grammar, dialects, black
English, and Chicano English. New in the reorganized and fully updated Second Edition:
*new chapter giving a brief history of grammar and grammar instruction;
*new chapter on best practices--strategies and techniques that actually work;
*expanded chapter on cognitive grammar--a topic not found in other texts of this nature;
*expanded chapter on dialects;
*summary
and evaluation of the minimalist program (Noam Chomsky's most recent
revision of transformational-generative grammar)--a topic unique among
texts of this kind; and
*reduced discussion of transformational grammar.
