Focus on the Language Classroom: An Introduction to Classroom Research for Language Teachers (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) by Richard Allwright, Kathleen M. Bailey

Considerable research has gone on in recent years into exactly what happens in the language classroom - what and how learners learn, what teachers actually do, and what kind of events take place. Sometimes the findings show that what happens is not what is expected when lessons are being prepared and taught. Allwright and Bailey set out to define the aims, principles, and objectives of classroom research, to describe the findings and relate these to teaching practice. All teachers will find m... Order from UK | US | Canada
| Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching: A Description and Analysis (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) by Jack C. Richards, Theodore S. Rodgers

A history of language teaching
An interesting summary of the various methods used in language teaching for the last 100 years or so. If you are a language teacher,it may well be of interest to you, but it doesn`t give any easy answers, preferring rather to explore the wide range of options available to teachers. Order from UK | US | Canada
| Everyday English for International Nurses by Parkinson

This book helps nurses coming to work in the UK for the first time communicate with patients and staff. It will assist non-EU nurses as they prepare for the English test and adaptation course necessary to practice. Covering a range of subjects, its main purpose is to explain colloquial language that patients might use but is not found in conventional dictionaries e.g. 'to spend a penny' or 'trouble with the waterworks'. In addition to communication skills, it contains practical advice on beco... Order from UK | US | Canada
| Language Transfer: Cross-linguistic Influence in Language Learning (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by Terence Odlin

The author shows how similarities and differences between languages can influence grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation acquisition. In the paperback edition, Terence Odlin reconsiders a question that many language teachers and educational researchers have addressed: How much influence can a learner's native language have in making the acquisition of a new language easy or difficult? Transfer has long been a controversial issue, but many recent studies support the view that cross-linguistic ... Order from UK | US | Canada
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