Teaching English as a Second Language

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Teaching English asa Second Language: A Book of Readings by Harold B. Allén with 45 contributing authors This book is unique as a one-volume source of information for teachers of English as a second language. In this collection of readings, British and American linguists, together with Australian, Canadian, and Philippine colleagues, present the results of their latest research and tested classroom techniques in teaching English to speakers of other languages. The ESL teacher wiil welcome this opportunity to become acquainted with the theories of such highly regarded linguists in the field as Charles C. Fries, Albert H. Marckwardt, Clifford H. Prator, Kenneth L. Pike, E. V. Gatenby, and A. S. Hornby. The book is an excellent introductory text for teachers preparing to teach English as a second or foreign language. The teacher whose pupils vary in their knowledge of English will find that the wide rangé of subject matter meets his needs. The book is alsó a practical guide to the... Tovább

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Teaching English asa Second Language: A Book of Readings by Harold B. Allén with 45 contributing authors This book is unique as a one-volume source of information for teachers of English as a second language. In this collection of readings, British and American linguists, together with Australian, Canadian, and Philippine colleagues, present the results of their latest research and tested classroom techniques in teaching English to speakers of other languages. The ESL teacher wiil welcome this opportunity to become acquainted with the theories of such highly regarded linguists in the field as Charles C. Fries, Albert H. Marckwardt, Clifford H. Prator, Kenneth L. Pike, E. V. Gatenby, and A. S. Hornby. The book is an excellent introductory text for teachers preparing to teach English as a second or foreign language. The teacher whose pupils vary in their knowledge of English will find that the wide rangé of subject matter meets his needs. The book is alsó a practical guide to the administrator engaged in planning an English-as-asecond-language program. The readings are grouped in nine sections according to the needs of the classroom teacher-theories and approaches, teaching English speech, teaching English structures, teaching English vocabulary, teaching English usage and composition, teaching the printed word: reading and literature, methods and techniques, teaching with audio-visual aids, and testing. An overview by the author precedes each section. This handy volume presents a wealth of sound experience from the (continued on back tlap) Vissza