How To Teach (ELT Series)
by Patricia Montgomery, LincsMag Writer.
Date: 09 April 2012
This How To Teach... series is really a great collection of straightforward, user-friendly teacher development books that are really helpful to the English Language Teacher, especially those that have just qualified and possibly not as yet been thrown to the proverbial lions, in other words, they have yet to confront a class of their own, on their own.
Experienced teachers and teacher trainers write all the titles in Pearson’s How To Teach series and each one offers a range of practical teaching ideas within a clear, theoretical framework. It’s also worth noting that each book contains a photocopiable 'Task File' of practical exercises and activities, making it a handy tool for the teacher.
The following three books from the series are the ones out of them all that we feel will be the most useful and important.
How To Teach Grammar
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Author: Scott Thornbury
Price: £29.00
Pages: 192
Format: 244 x 190 mm
Publisher: Longman ELT
ISBN: 9780582339323
For both new and experienced teachers this is a guide for teachers on how to develop or enhance their grammar-teaching skills. The early part of the book considers such issues as the nature of grammar and the reasons for teaching it.
Subsequent chapters explore both inductive and deductive approaches to grammar.
You will find that it:
* Explores both inductive and deductive approaches
* Shows how to practise grammar topics
* Shows how to deal with students' grammatical errors
* Looks at ways of integrating grammar with different methodologies like communicative language
teaching and task-based learning
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How To Teach Vocabulary
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Author: Scott Thornbury
Price: £29.00
Pages: 192
Format: 244 x 190 mm
Publisher: Longman ELT
ISBN: 9780582429666
This book looks in detail at the theory of words and at how students learn new vocabulary and offers practical advice on how to help students build vocabulary in new and effective ways and how to test students' word knowledge.
As you read through the book it has major developments, such as language corpora and lexical approaches, that are clearly explained and related to your needs as a teacher and really the book should be compulsory reading for all teacher trainers and classroom teachers.
You will find that it:
* Has an accessible, but content-rich description of the characteristics of words, how they are
learnt, and how to teach them
* Has an analysis of the 'lexical approach'
* Has complex issues clearly explained and related to teachers' needs, by a highly respected and
experienced teacher/author
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You can buy How to Teach Vocabulary
How To Teach Pronunciation
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Author: Gerald Kelly
Price: £29.00
Pages: 154 (plus Audio CD)
Format: 244 x 190 mm
Publisher: Longman ELT
ISBN: 9780582429758
This book provides detailed analyses of key topics such as vowels, consonants, stress and intonation, with a variety of sample lessons for each topic. It includes a photocopiable Learner's Reference Chart of English Sounds, a breakdown of common pronunciation errors, and pronunciation and spelling tables As well as a really handy audio CD with spoken examples of sounds, words and phrases from the book that puts the theories examined into a clear context.
You will find that it:
* Has a straightforward introduction to teaching pronunciation in EFL classes
* Practical, useful reference - and an enjoyable read!
* Covers detailed analyses and teaching techniques for vowels, consonants, stress, intonation, and
other features of fluent, connected speech
* Is packaged with an audio CD (found on the inside back cover) containing spoken examples
cross-referenced from the book
* Includes a useful photocopiable Learners' reference chart of English sounds
Buying the book
You can buy How to Teach Pronunciation
