Professor Henry Widdowson's collection of papers covers a range of theoretical and practical aspects of communicative language teaching.
In recent years there has been growing recognition of Professor Widdowson's major contribution to the study of communicative language teaching. This collection of papers, published together for the first time, shows the development of Widdowson's thinking. The papers, which range from theoretical discussion to classroom practice, are not intended to be prescriptive, nor do they try to provide conclusive arguments. Rather they invite the reader to explore ideas, to consider the practical implications of certain theoretical developments, and to examine his own assumptions more closely.
This volume bridges the gap between the theoretical and practical aspects of communicative language teaching, and Professor Widdowson's clear and original treatment of the subject will appeal to both teachers and applied linguists
The Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics is a major new reference that presents a comprehensive overview of the main theoretical concepts and theoretical models of Cognitive Linguistics, and covers its various subfields, theoretical as well as applied.
Existence: Semantics and Syntax This collection is an important contribution to the semantic and syntactic analysis of the expression of existence. The volume focuses on the three main linguistic constructions expressing existence: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)definiteness. The papers analyze the interaction between the basic notion of existence and pervasive phenomena of natural language, such as quantification and presupposition. The contributions represent state of the art research on theoretical and comparative issues related to the expression of existence, and make extensive reference to the semantic and syntactic facts of English and of various other languages. The richness of new data and the juxtaposition of different theoretical stances bring a number of new questions into focus.
Thomas Sattig's book takes the reader on a journey through the labyrinthine intricacies of contemporary analytic philosophy of language, theoretical linguistics, and Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
How to Use the Internet in ELT The 'How to...' series does not need to be described in detail. Because of its reader frendliness and deep analysys, it is widely used throughout the world. This very book offers practical teaching ideas within a clear, theoretical framework. The book concentrates on using the Internet as as a classroom tool, its role in teacher development and use of it as a materials resource. All this with plenty of examples and suggestions.
