Spectrum: A communicative Course in English New Edition
AMERICAN ENGLISH.
Beginner to Advanced. For adults and adolescents. Spectrum is a complete six-level course for learners of English featuring a unique “natural” approach to language learning: rich language input is provided in authentic conversations accompanied by receptive activities that help students absorb new functions, structures, and vocabulary.
Romanticism and the Rise of English addresses a peculiar development in contemporary literary criticism: the disappearance of the history of the English language as a relevant topic. Elfenbein argues for a return not to older modes of criticism, but to questions about the relation between literature and language that have vanished from contemporary investigation.
The Education of English Language Learners: Research to Practice (Challenges in Language and Literacy)
This comprehensive volume describes evidence-based strategies for supporting English language learners (ELLs) by promoting meaningful communication and language use across the curriculum. Leading experts explain how and why learning is different for ELLs and pinpoint specific best practices for the classroom, illustrated with vivid examples. Particular attention is given to ways in which learning English is intertwined with learning the student's home language.
Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy: A Guide for ESL/ EFL Teachers (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series)
Conversation and speaking skills are the key building blocks for much of language learning. This text increases teachers’ awareness about spoken language and suggests ways of applying that knowledge to teaching second-language interaction skills based on insights from Conversation Analysis (CA)
Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions (Language in Society)
Talk in Action examines the language, identity, and interaction of social institutions, introducing students to the research methodology of Conversation Analysis.
