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Скачать книгу (размер 667 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 132) Аннотация: Dictation contains a wealth of new techniques to extend the traditional language-learning activity of dictation. The authors present some thought-provoking answers to such apparently simple questions as: Who chooses the text? Who dictates? Who corrects? What and how do they correct? The activities range from traditional focuses on spelling and punctuation problems to exercise that emphasize…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 296) Аннотация: For the teacher who wishes to combine grammar teaching with a broadly communicative methodology, this book is an invaluable resource. It contains a collection of imaginative and interesting grammar practice activities suitable for a wide range of levels and ages. Part one provides: — a detailed introduction to grammar teaching; — guidelines for the design of activities; — practical hints on…

Скачать книгу (размер 636 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 126) Аннотация: This is a practical guide to designing and using oral tests of language ability. It is for teachers, testers, course designers and educational planners. The organisation follows the sequence of stages in which a new testing programme would logically be carried out. It takes the reader through the testing process, giving practical examples and discussing the issues involved at each stage. Testing…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: This is a practical guide for practising teachers of English and teachers in training. It offers teachers a rationale and a variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language teaching. It is divided into three sections: Part I discusses the questions: Why teach literature? What should we teach? How should we teach it?; Part II outlines and illustrates a wealth of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks. Working with…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Recognizing that teachers are often involved in planning and developing courses as part of their responsibilities, the authors have set out to describe the factors which must be considered in constructing courses and materials. They cover: the fact-finding stage, establishing realistic goals, surveying existing programmes, realizing goals through instructional plans, selecting the shape of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 236) Аннотация: This book is designed to give language teachers a basis for introducing a cultural component into their teaching. The paperback edition is a collection of selected essays that attempts to provide language teachers with a basis for introducing a cultural component into their teaching. It includes essays written especially for the volume, as well as some that have been previously published.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and story telling. For each activity, notes are also provided on the…

Скачать книгу (размер 616 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 122) Аннотация: In Foreign and Second Language Learning, William Littlewood surveys recent research into how people acquire languages and considers its relevance for language teaching. He describes the most important studies and ideas about first language acquisition, and how these have influenced and developed into studies of second language acquisition. He considers the background of language theories which…

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Teaching Listening Comprehension is about developing listening comprehension skills in the language classroom. In Part I, some essential background issues are dealt with. The author defines the characteristics of real-life listening, analyses the problems encountered by language learners, and discusses the considerations involved in planning successful classroom listening practice. Part II…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Teaching the Spoken Language is about teaching the spoken language. It presents in a highly accessible form the results of the author's important research on teaching and assessing effective spoken communication. The authors examine the nature of spoken language and how it differs from written language both in form and purpose. A large part of it is concerned with principles and techniques for…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in diffeent places. Volume I provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: How can you make a discussion really work? What sort of activities produce genuine and enthusiastic exchanges of ideas? How can you prepare such exercises quickly and easily? These are some of the questions that Discussions that Work sets out to answer. The first part provides some general guidelines on the organisation of successful task-centred activities. The second part consists of some fifty…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This book is the first critical survey of the development and achievements of 'modern' Arabic poetry, here signifying the period from the latter half of the nineteenth century to the present day. It ranges over the entire Arabic-speaking world and includes a discussion of the work of poets who emigrated to the United States and Latin America. Four main stages are examined in the development of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 296) Аннотация: The Council of Europe released a preliminary version of the Manual for Relating Language Examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in 2003. A variety of institutions and individuals conducted case studies to pilot this draft version, prior to its revision in 2008/9. This volume features selected case studies presented at a colloquium in Cambridge in December…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'Touchstone' is a ground-breaking new series that offers a fresh approach to teaching and learning North American English. It draws on the Cambridge International Corpus, a large data base of conversations and written texts, to build a syllabus based on how people actually use English. The series introduces unique conversation management strategies, places special emphasis on teaching vocabulary…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 'Touchstone' is a ground-breaking new series that offers a fresh approach to teaching and learning North American English. It draws on the Cambridge International Corpus, a large data base of conversations and written texts, to build a syllabus based on how people actually use English. The series introduces unique conversation management strategies, places special emphasis on teaching vocabulary…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: This second edition updates a course which has proven to be a perfect fit for classes the world over. Engaging content and a strong focus on grammar and vocabulary combine to make this course a hit with both teachers and students. Popular course features have been refreshed with new content, including the imaginative reading and listening topics, 'Culture in Mind', and 'Everyday English'…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. The Cambridge online workbooks provide the course workbook content plus additional collaborative tools in a package that supports independent study and teacher-managed self-study. As part of a virtual…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. The Cambridge online workbooks provide the course workbook content plus additional collaborative tools in a package that supports independent study and teacher-managed self-study. As part of a virtual…