"Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills" builds connections from theory in the four language skills to instructional practices. It comprises twenty-one chapters that are grouped in five sections. The first section includes an introductory chapter which presents a communicative competence framework developed by the editors in order to highlight the key role the four skills play in language learning and teaching. The next four sections each represent a language skill: Section II is devoted to listening, Section III to speaking, Section IV to reading and Section V to writing. In order to provide an extensive treatment of each of the four skills, each section starts with a theoretical chapter which briefly illustrates advances in the understanding of how each skill is likely to be learned and taught, followed by four didactically oriented chapters authored by leading international specialists.

Today's students and teachers want a grammar book that helps the learner make the leap from practice to production. With 100% new content across all four levels, 'Grammar Practice for.Grammar Practice for Pre-Intermediate Students  meets this need. Students will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises with a variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types, detailed contents page and grammar index. Learn more than just grammar with the new vocabulary sections, including word building, new scored self-check pages and self-testing with the brand new CD-ROM.
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This is an excellent resource for actual professionals or those just getting started in tech writing. Contents include everyday documentation like emails, reports, as well as sections on international communication. It also covers style and rhetorical strategy.