Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Laughing Matters offers over 120 activities which will inject some light-hearted fun into lessons whilst still being grounded in respected language learning theory. Humour is a very effective way to help students remember key concepts and structures. The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to carry out the activities and suggestions for further work.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 186 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 430) Аннотация: This collection provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. This book provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. The anthology offers a comprehensive overview to the teaching of English and illustrates the complexity underlying many of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 396) Аннотация: This book provides an accessible introduction to the linguistic structure of Russian, including its history, dialects and sociolinguistics, as well as the central issues of phonology, morphology, syntax and word formation/lexicology. It particularly emphasises the special linguistic features of Russian which are not shared with English and other non-Slavic languages. For intermediate/advanced…
Скачать книгу (размер 422 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 84) Аннотация: Teaching and Assessing Skills in First Language English is one of a series of titles in the Professional Development for Teachers series, developed and published in association with Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). This handbook gives clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on teaching and assessing skills in First Language English, at IGCSE and O Level. It provides guidance to…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The Cold War is one of the theme texts in the Cambridge Perspectives in History series. The Cold War was an economic, ideological and political confrontation. There was no single cause, no single driving force and no single factor that brought it to an end. In this incisive and thought-provoking book, Mike Sewell examines the complex historiography surrounding the Cold War as well as the events…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: This second edition remains the most practical guide for teachers who want to have a better understanding of the role of testing in language teaching. It has a new chapter on testing young learners and expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 284) Аннотация: As all language teachers know, writing is one of the central skills a student must master. Why should they be tested? How should they be tested? What tasks should be used? The answers to these questions are provided by this book, which examines the theory behind the practice of assessing a student's writing abilities.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 340) Аннотация: Over the past decade criterion-referenced testing (CRT) has become an emerging issue in language assessment. Most language testing books have hitherto focused almost exclusively on norm-referenced testing, whereby test takers' scores are interpreted with reference to the performance of other test takers, and have ignored CRT, an approach that examines the level of knowledge of a specific domain…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 064 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 210) Аннотация: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: The first full-length scholarly monograph to examine Jane Austen's writings within the traditions of Romanticism. It argues that Austen's central position within the literary canon can only be fully understood by locating her work within Romantic cultural traditions. Taking the contemporary Austen revival as its cue, the study presents a series of historically contextualized readings of Austen's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 289 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 254) Аннотация: Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 666 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 328) Аннотация: The debate over regionalism and the multilateral trading system intensifies in the WTO as dozens of regional trade agreements are declared to be exceptions to GATT's most-favoured nation obligation. Commentators debate whether such agreements are 'stepping stones' to freer world trade, and WTO Members remain unsettled on criteria to determine the compatibility of agreements with the multilateral…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 105 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 218) Аннотация: In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. This 2002 volume begins with a lucid introduction by the editors Adriana Belletti and Luigi Rizzi. This is followed by some of Chomsky's writings on these themes, together with a penetrating interview…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 354) Аннотация: Fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and post-Romantic poetry, nationalism and racism from Europe to America, colonized and post-colonial…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This book is part of a series of textbooks created for the new Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) mathematics syllabus. The authors have worked with CIE to assure that the content matches the syllabus and is pitched at a suitable level. Mechanics 1 corresponds to syllabus unit M1. The syllabus content is arranged in chapters to provide a viable teaching course. Each chapter starts with a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 356) Аннотация: This collection provides a detailed account of current approaches to the education of teachers of second languages. It offers valuable ideas on the observation and supervision of classrooms, on self evaluation by teachers, and on teaching itself. Its emphasis reflects the shift in orientation from teacher training to teacher education, in which teachers are involved in developing their own…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 456) Аннотация: As the gateway to scientific thinking, an understanding of the scientific method is essential for success and productivity in science. This book is the first synthesis of the practice and the philosophy of the scientific method. It will enable scientists to be better scientists by offering them a deeper understanding of the underpinnings of the scientific method, thereby leading to more…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 296) Аннотация: This book is aimed at all those responsible for advising teachers including teaching practice supervisors, mentors, INSET tutors, state education inspectors, directors of studies, and teachers working together as 'critical friends' in informal teacher development.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Business Explorer is an exciting three level course in American English for learners of Business English. With an emphasis on listening and speaking but with many opportunities for reading and writing, Business Explorer addresses learners' everyday language needs in business situations. The accompanying Teacher's Book contains clear, easy-to-follow lesson plans, extra photocopiable activities and…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Helps children to write both the capital and small letters of the English alphabet.