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Blog Category: Teaching Materials

Teaching the Spoken Language (book)‏‎

Author: Gillian Brown; George Yule Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: Paperback; 176 pages; Pub.1983 ISBN: 0521273846 Not exactly hot from the press (it was first published in 1983) but still a book teachers recommend when it comes to teaching spoken...

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Teaching English Abroad (book)‏‎

Author: Susan Griffith Publisher: Vacation Work Publications Details: paperback, 576 pages; 8th Edition pub. 2010 ISBN: 1854583522 Griffith's book is a reference source for British or Britain-based teachers who are looking to embark on an EFL teaching career in...

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Teaching Grammar

The subject of Teaching Grammar is often discussed and there are many different views and approaches. New teachers often feel that to properly teach a language they must teach grammar. However this is not the case. Background In the past it was thought that students...

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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation‏‎ (book)

Author: Jane Straus Publisher: Jossey Bass Details: paperback, 176 pages; 10th Edition 2008 ISBN: 0470222689 An Easy-to-use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-world Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes. Hailed as one of the best grammar resources available, this concise,...

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James J. Asher‏‎

A professor of psychology at San Jose State University in California, Asher is a researcher, writer, and originator of the Total Physical Response (TPR). He is the author of Learning Another Language Through Actions.

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Grammar for English Language Teachers‏‎ (book)

Grammar for English Language Teachers by Martin Parrott won the prestigious  English Speaking Union‏‎ Duke of Edinburgh's English Language Award in 2000. This comprehensive and practical guide is a refreshingly new type of grammar reference book and an invaluable bank...

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Chatterbox (book)‏‎

Author: Derek Strange Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 80 pages; Pub.2006 ISBN: 0194728013 This activity book is part of the new edition of the ever popular Chatterbox course for young beginners (7yrs and older). A complete comic-strip adventure...

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Betty Schrampfer Azar‏‎

Betty Azar is a teacher and the author of several English grammar workbooks that are very popular amongst English grammar enthusiasts. Her approach is in-depth and thorough and she is a proponent of the Grammar Based Approach Despite no formal training in TEFL she...

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Jeremy Harmer‏‎

Jeremy P. H. Harmer was born in 1947. He is a popular ELT author, practitioner and trainer. Harmer was educated in the United Kingdom and graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA Hons in English and American Studies. He then pursued his MA in Applied...

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TEFL Coursebooks

Coursebooks are extensively used in the TEFL‏‎ classroom and also big business with the ELT publishing industry worth billions every year who churn out books by the dozen to make money. There are many different coursebooks available to the teacher, however it must...

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Stephen Krashen

Professor emeritus at the University of Southern California. Krashen is a linguist, an educational researcher, and an activist. Krashen has contributed to the fields of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Bilingual Education, and Reading. He is credited with...

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Step Up to IELTS (book)‏‎

This book introduces IELTS‏‎ and how to teach it. It covers essential exam skills and language for IELTS in approximately 60 hours of teaching time, and familiarises students quickly with the exam. The course covers both the Academic and General Training modules. It...

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Learning Another Language Through Actions‏‎ (book)

Author: James J. Asher Publisher: Sky Oaks Productions Details: Paperback; 6th Ed.; Pub.2000 ISBN: 1560185023 In this classic book Asher walks readers through his teaching technique known now for over 30 years as TPR or Total Physical Response. The book includes easy...

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English for Academic Purposes (book)‏‎

Author: R. R. Jordan Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: paperback, 424 pages; pub. 2005 ISBN: 052155618X This guide and resource book for teachers provides a comprehensive overview of the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). It not only looks at...

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TEFL on Film

TEFL on Film are those movies or television series which have as a theme or plot point, the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. Here we present a short list ordered by date and review them. If you know of any others including TEFL then do please email us with...

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Compelling Conversations (book)‏‎

Author: Eric H. Roth ; Toni Aberson Publisher: BookSurge Publishing/ Chimayo Press Details: Paperback; 164 pages; Pub.2007 ISBN: 141965828X   Suitable for Upper Intermediate to Advanced Students, this book provides questions and quotations on timeless topics. Designed...

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Business English Materials‏‎

There is an overall lack of really good, up-to-day coursebooks for Business English. The general consensus amongst teachers is that what is currently available on the market tends to have a rather uniform approach in style and a "one size fits all" attitude which...

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Diane Larsen-Freeman‏‎

Diane Larsen-Freeman is Professor of Education, Professor of Linguistics‏‎, and Director of the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is also a Distinguished Senior Faculty Fellow at the School for International Training in...

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Pearson ESL‏‎

Pearson is an educational publishing house with a comprehensive range of educational programs, in all subjects, for every age and level of student, from preK-12 through higher education and on into professional life. Pearson's businesses and brands include: Prentice...

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The Grammar Book‏‎ (book)

Author: Marianne Celce-Murcia ; Diane Larsen-Freeman‏‎ Publisher: Cengage ELT Details: Hardcover; 854 pages; 2nd Ed. Pub.1998 ISBN: 0838447252   The Grammar Book is a course book for future ESL/EFL teachers. It presents grammar and activities in a way that helps...

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Simple Reading Activities (book)‏‎

Author: Jill Hadfield; Charles Hadfield Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 80 pages; Pub. 1999 ISBN: 0194421732 This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the...

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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary‏‎ (book)

Author: Albert S. Hornby Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 1780 pages; Pub. 2005 ISBN: 0194001067   Now in its seventh edition the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary with Compass CD-ROM gives instant access to the Oxford Advanced Learner's...

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A Training Course for TEFL‏‎ (book)

Billed as a practical handbook for trainees and practicing teachers, it includes: classroom techniques covering all four skills; testing; problem classes; phonetics; and syllabus design. All the topics contain practice material such as exercises, activities, and...

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Albert S. Hornby‏‎

Albert Sidney Hornby (1898-1978) was an English grammarian, lexicographer, and pioneer in various fields of English Language Teaching. He is often known as "the man who made dictionaries" after the phenomenal success of his meisterwerk, the Oxford Advanced Learner's...

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Simple Speaking Activities (book)‏‎

Author: Jill Hadfield; Charles Hadfield Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 80 pages; Pub. 1999 ISBN: 0194421694   This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the...

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Penny Ur‏‎

Penny Ur is a renowned ELT‏‎ expert, author and teacher trainer. She was educated in the UK and earned her first MA at Oxford University. She then studied for her PGCE‏‎ at Cambridge University and later got her MA TEFL at Reading university. In 1967 she emigrated to...

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English Grammar In Use (book)

Author: Raymond Murphy Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: paperback, 390 pages; 3rd Edition 2004 ISBN: 0521537622 English Grammar in Use (3rd Edition) is a fully updated version of the classic grammar title. It retains all the key features of clarity and...

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Simple Listening Activities (book)‏‎

Author: Jill Hadfield; Charles Hadfield Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 80 pages; Pub. 1999 ISBN: 0194421686 This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the...

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Learner English‏‎ (book)

Author: Michael Swan; Bernard Smith Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: paperback; 378 pages; 2 Edition, 2001 ISBN: 0521779391 With a subtitle that says it all: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems, this practical guide compares the relevant...

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