Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions Pocket Editions
Scott Thornbury's 101 Grammar Questions Pocket Editions

Author: Scott Thornbury

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781108701457

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A compact, user-friendly reference book addressing many of the kinds of questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced, when planning or executing their lessons. A glance at any web-site, discussion forum or social network shared by teachers of English suggests that teachers are constantly asking each other questions related to pedagogical grammar. These may simply be questions about terminology or categorisation ('What's a clause?'; 'Is like a preposition?'), or they may seek to unravel subtle grammatical distinctions ('What's the difference between for and since?) or explain persistent learner errors ('Why in bed and not in the bed?'). This book is designed to fulfil this basic, everyday need - as well as being a book that can be read for interest, and even pleasure, in its own right.

David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage eBook
David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage eBook

Author: David Crystal

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1009354914

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A compact, user-friendly book authored by David Crystal which draws on his extensive experience and knowledge of the English language. David Crystal regularly receives questions about usage from all over the English-teaching world. In this book he gives his answers to fifty of the topics that are often raised, ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to very specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style.

The Philosophy Book
The Philosophy Book

Author: Gregory Bassham

Publisher: Union Square + ORM

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 1078

ISBN-13: 145493557X

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An accessible, engaging, and fully illustrated guide to the most profound and influential ideas in the history of philosophy. Philosophy explores the deepest, most fundamental questions of life. This guide presents 250 of the most important theories, events, and seminal publications in the field over the last 3,500 years. The concise yet informative entries cover a range of topics and cultures, from the Hindu Vedas and Plato’s theory of forms to Ockham’s Razor, Pascal’s Wager, Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature, existentialism, feminism, Philosophical Zombies, and the Triple Theory of Ethics. Beautifully illustrated and filled with unexpected insights, The Philosophy Book is a treasure trove of the world’s wisdom.

Teaching Pronunciation Hardback with Audio CDs (2)
Teaching Pronunciation Hardback with Audio CDs (2)

Author: Marianne Celce-Murcia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-04-16

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0521729750

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The second edition includes updates and insights on current research and pedagogical practice that have developed over the last decade. This new edition of Teaching Pronunciation - undoubtedly the gold standard for pronunciation methodology texts - has been revised to reflect recent research into the sound system of North American English, as well as new practices in pronunciation pedagogy. Audio CDs with additional examples are now packaged with the book.

Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions
Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions

Author: Scott Thornbury

Publisher: Cambridge University Press and Assessment

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781108408462

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This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

Philip Kerr’s 30 Trends in ELT eBook
Philip Kerr’s 30 Trends in ELT eBook

Author: Philip Kerr

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-08-18

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1009395068

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A compact, user-friendly reference book, investigating current trends in ELT. Trends are wide-ranging and include topics such as: plurilingualism, wellbeing, digital literacies, metacognition, flipped learning, gamification, mediation, and critical thinking, amongst others. The book considers how and why each trend has become important in ELT; explores how the trends are reflected in current practices; and evaluates the trends, looking at their relevance to different ELT contexts and their grounding in research.