Essentials For Successful English Language Teaching is about how we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how our ELLs learn. Farrell and Jacobs encourage those involved in teaching English to develop, maintain and rediscover the reasons that led them to take up the profession. They focus on the essentials in teaching the English language that teachers can implement in their instruction so that their students can excel in their learning: Encourage learner autonomy Emphasize the social nature of learning Develop curricular integration, focus on meaning Celebrate diversity Expand thinking skills Utilize alternative assessment...
This material is useful for upper-intermediate or FCE level learners of English. It can also be used to practice upper level grammar and cloze test procedure.
Added by: math man | Karma: 198.35 | Periodicals | 16 July 2011
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Scientific American Mind - July/August 2011
Scientific American Mind is a bimonthly American popular science magazine concentrated on psychology, neuroscience, and related fields. By analyzing and revealing new thinking in the cognitive sciences, the magazine tries to focus on the biggest breakthroughs in these fields. Scientific American Mind is published by Scientific American and was started in 2004.
501 Critical Reading Questions (Skill Builders in Focus for SAT Practice)
Added by: rszyma | Karma: 779.66 | Exam Materials » SAT | 16 July 2011
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501 Critical Reading Questions (Skill Builders in Focus for SAT Practice)
The critical reading section on standardized tests, especially the SAT 1 exam, is often cited as a trouble section for even the best test-takers. Examinees get test-targeted reading comprehension practice questions to score better with LearningExpress' series, Skill Builder in Focus. This specialized drill book provides the focused practice necessary for test-taking success. Plus, all answers are explained, using terms that clarify context, main ideas, themes, and critical thinking skills for effective studying and positive reinforcement.
The Gothic, Postcolonialism and Otherness: Ghosts from Elsewhere
'This is a fascinating, diverse and rich book which combines across the Gothic and the postcolonial in its concern with varieties of colonial and imperial Gothic 'Other', at different times, introducing a focus on the "war on terror" as a topical "hook."
