Gives an up-to-date overview of the research into English for Academic Purposes and discusses key concepts.
Based on a set of four research parameters, this book discusses the development of research questions and hypotheses, naturalistic and experimental research, data collection, and validation of...
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
England and Scotland in the 1500s. Two famous queens – Mary, the Catholic Queen of Scots, and...
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
Ellen Shore’s family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al...
This book develops a rational approach to the teaching of language as communication, based on a careful consideration of the nature of language and of the language user's activities. It will...
Task-based teaching has created enormous interest among teachers in recent years. But how does the idea of designing tasks (e.g. discussions, problems, games) that encourage learners to use real...
The book provides seventy language practice activities which use the wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise that learners bring with them to the classroom.
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Joyce Hannam.
In a house in Oxford three people are having breakfast – Carol, her husband Jan, and his father...
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett.
Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he’s not terribly clever. If you meet an old...
Helps teachers understand research evidence in language assessment for students aged 5-18, and to develop an ability to design, implement and critically evaluate language assessment, with reference...
Shows how any piece of music – from folk and classical to jazz, rock, and pop – can be exploited in an immense variety of ways in the language classroom.
A selection of thirty units covering a wide variety of cross-curricular topics. Areas covered include maths, geography, biology, history, music, art, and drama. All the activities give learners...
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
A woman finds a man on a beach. He is very cold, his clothes are wet, and he cannot speak. The woman...
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
On a September day in 1821, in the church of a Yorkshire village, a man and six children stood around...
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Rosemary Border.
Everybody wants to win the lottery. A million pounds, perhaps five million, even ten million....
Practical ideas are provided for a wide variety of language practice activities. By Sarah Phillips. Part of the Primary Resource Books for Teachers series.
Thirty short, simple, physical activities to encourage children to listen and respond to spoken English. Responding physically to English helps children learn in an enjoyable, non-threatening way...
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
All they could hear was the wind, and the waves crashing on to the rocks. All they could see was...
Opens up new opportunities for language learning, with the World Wide Web providing access to material on almost any topic.
Presents a framework for examining the existence and function of formulaic language and tests it extensively against language data within a wide variety of language samples. Formulaic language is a...
