Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Reading and learning in the content classroom Reading and learning in the content classroom Thomas H. Estes xii, 463 p. : 25 cm OL13322522W
Introducing Second Language Acquisition Introducing Second Language Acquisition Muriel Saville-Troike Written for students encountering the topic for the first time, this is a clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition (SLA). It explains in non-technical language how a second lan… OL15189936W
Engaging ideas Engaging ideas John C. Bean "Engaging Ideas, Second Edition is a practical nuts-and-bolts guide for teachers from any discipline who want to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate the… OL15952336W
Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Why commas really do make a difference! Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Why commas really do make a difference! Lynne Truss "Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, or stop. Of all the punctuation marks, the comma is the most used and misused. Commas ca… OL16945366W
Dangerous journey Dangerous journey A. S. Cox "Four men are trapped in the forest. Heavy rain has turned the tracks into mud. The bridge across the river is broken. The men looked at the broken bridge and at the rushing water. Pedro spoke first:… OL17896488W
The Other tongue The Other tongue Braj B. Kachru Global English OL18145712W
Bringing words to life Bringing words to life Isabel L. Beck,Margaret G. McKeown,Linda Kucan "Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary … OL20391837W
Reading and writing nonfiction genres Reading and writing nonfiction genres Lee Karnowski,Kathleen Buss Offers guidance to teachers who want to introduce their elementary students to nonfiction writing, discussing the genres of recount, procedural, informational, and persuasive, and including student w… OL20479914W
Breaking the rules Breaking the rules Edgar H. Schuster The author examines the topic of grammar, suggesting ways of teaching grammar rules that should never be broken, and identifying what he calls "myth rules" that are commonly taught but infrequently f… OL20545401W
The Teaching of English The Teaching of English James R. Squire Publisher description: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were not the lone conspirators in the Oklahoma City bombing-the attack that killed nearly 170 people in a few short seconds. They were part of… OL20548409W
Student Writing Student Writing Theresa M. Lillis Student Writing presents an accessible and thought-provoking study of academic writing practices. Informed by 'composition' research from the US and 'academic literacies studies' from the UK, the boo… OL222009W
Start writing about people and places Start writing about people and places Ruth Thomson,Penny King This book has ideas for all kinds of non-fiction writing. OL24177723W
Englisch übersetzen lernen Englisch übersetzen lernen Peter Oldham Wie kann man eine grammatische Form übersetzen, die es im Deutschen gar nicht gibt? Wie trifft man genau den Stil der englischen Vorlage? Wie wird ein Text glatt und geschmeidig und klingt so, als se… OL24702077W
Das große Spiel- und Spaßbuch Englisch Das große Spiel- und Spaßbuch Englisch Thomas Wolff,Marie Hübner Lieder, Reime, kurze Witze, Wissenswertes über Land und Leute, kleine traditionelle Rezepte, Malen nach Zahlen, Bastelspaß und vieles mehr findet sich in unserem Spiel- und Spaßbuch. Ziel ist die spi… OL26438279W
Language Exploration & Awareness Language Exploration & Awareness Larry Andrews *Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers, Third Edition* shows English teachers how they can expand their curriculum beyond the traditional emphases on grammar and syntax, to… OL2721764W
Reading strategies Reading strategies Goodman, Yetta M. A practical book for applying psycholinguistic concepts to reading with specific lesson plans, includes chapters on graphophonic cues, semantic cues, and syntactic cues. OL2935086W
Britain and America, Tradition and Change, Schülerbuch Britain and America, Tradition and Change, Schülerbuch Georg Engel,Rosemarie Franke,Armin Steinbrecher 320 S OL31290715W
Practical Techniques for Language Teaching Practical Techniques for Language Teaching Michael; Hill, Jimmie Lewis Practical Techniques is a basic teacher training handbook for all less experienced teachers. It covers the syllabus for the CTEFLA • Immediately helpful to the new teacher • Written in jargon-f… OL8656427W
700 classroom activities 700 classroom activities David Seymour This volume provides 700 classroom-tested activities at levels from elementary to upper intermediate. The activities are organized in four sections - conversation, functions, grammar and vocabulary -… OL8913681W