Between Speaking and Silence: A Study of Quiet StudentsThe book explores the question of student silence from students' perspectives and challenges the conventional wisdom about silent students.
Why are students silent? Using written reflections and interviews, Mary M. Reda examines students' perceptions of speaking and being silent and explores how their teachers, classroom relationships, and their own sense of identity shape their decisions to speak or be silent.
Reading and Writing Technical English Online This course is designed for post-graduate students specializing in Internet and multimedia information, and who need to master technical English. The students should have completed about 8 years of English (both secondary and tertiary), and their proficiency level in English could be characterized as of upper intermediate to advanced.
Positive Teacher Talk for Better Classroom Management
The way teachers talk to students affects how young children learn and how they feel about themselves as learners and members of the classroom community. This book offers strategies for supporting students through the use of positive language and includes hundreds of model phrases and statements for welcoming children, helping children manage their behavior, giving feedback on work, and more. For use with Grades K-2.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Through dogged determination, they use the last of their resources to locate the former owner of the angel, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the lady of the title and narrator of the story. After winning the good lady's favorable consideration, they negotiate a deal with her, the outcome of which decides the success or failure of their adventure.
Real Life brings English to life and makes learning English enjoyable and achievable through practical tasks and evocative topics. Real Life gives students English to talk about issues that are important to their lives. * Real contexts to practise everyday functional language * Real language and opportunities to share ideas with classmates about goals, dreams and global issues * Real strategies for success in their educational career, including speaking and writing skills and exam preparation
