Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers proposes that action research should be a collaborative process emerging from the practical concerns of groups of teachers working in a common or similar context. Teachers' first-person accounts provide the basis for exploring the challenges and constraints of action research. Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers discusses: what collaborative action research is and why it is of interest to classroom teachers; processes and steps in collaborative action research; methods for data collection that integrate with classroom activities and ways of analysing action research data. It will be of interest to teachers seeking new directions for their own professional development as well as to teacher educators, program administrators and researchers interested in integrating collaborative action research into current practice and curriculum renewal.
Explains and illustrates how teachers can use corpora to create classroom materials and activities to address specific class needs. Using Corpora in the Language Classroom shows teachers how to use corpora and corpus tools to expand student learning. Together with its companion website, this teacher-friendly book demystifies corpus linguistics with clear explanations, instructions and examples. It provides the essential knowledge, tools, and skills teachers need to enable students to discover how language is really used. Clear and concise, this volume provides: -An overview of corpus linguistics -Clear explanations of terminology -Tasks and activities that invite readers to interact with the material -Principled instructions for creating classroom materials and activities, including how to create corpora to address specific class needs.
A richly illustrated and valuable guide to the role of pictures and other visual materials in language teaching. This book brings together a wealth of ideas on how to use pictures in a wide range of language learning situations. It discusses the contribution visuals can make to all the classroom settings in providing real opportunities for students to communicate, whether they are working as a class, in groups or in pairs. There are then over 200 practical suggestions for picture-generated language work. They make use of visual materials which are readily available to teachers anywhere, or easy-to-copy illustrations. The activities can be integrated into all stages of the language teaching process and advice is given on how to adapt the ideas to suit different teaching environments. The book ends with advice on setting up a picture library, including how to find visuals, how to categorise pictures, and storage methods.
Recent years have seen rapid growth in the numbers of children being taught foreign languages at younger ages. While course books aimed at young learners are appearing on the market, there is scant theoretical reference in the teacher education literature. Teaching Languages to Young Learners is one of the few to develop readers' understanding of what happens in classrooms where children are being taught a foreign language. It will offer teachers and trainers a coherent theoretical framework to structure thinking about children's language learning. It gives practical advice on how to analyse and evaluate classroom activities, language use and language development. Examples from classrooms in Europe and Asia will help bring alive the realities of working with young learners of English.
En la primera parte de este manual se abordan los conceptos básicos en los que se apoya el análisis semántico relacionándolo también con otras disciplinas afines como la lógica, la inteligencia artificial o la pragmática. Posteriormente, se estudian los aspectos más genuinamente semánticos desde una perspectiva que contempla como marco de referencia las relaciones sintagmáticas y paradigmáticas, especialmente desde el punto de vista de las interrelaciones entre la gramáticas y el léxico.
The CELTA Course is the only CELTA preparation course endorsed by Cambridge ESOL. It provides full coverage of the CELTA syllabus in a ready-to-use course. The CELTA Course is divided into user-friendly sections: * Input sessions (40 units on 'The learners and their contexts', 'Classroom teaching', 'Language awareness', and 'Professional development') * Teaching practice * Classroom observation * Written assignments and tutorials * 'Resource file' The Trainee Book includes a range of material to be used in input sessions, helpful advice about the course, and a wealth of useful reference material. The Trainer's Manual includes suggestions on how to best use the material with trainees, as well as help and advice on how to prepare trainees for teaching practice, lesson observations, written assessment and tutorials.
UNED Advanced English es un curso especíticamente diseñado para progresar en el aprendizaje del Inglés de un modo autónomo, mediante el desarrollo de una amplia gama de destrezas comunicativas.
Translation Booklet es el libro clave del método Vaughan. Un elemento esencial para ganar agilidad oral con el inglés. Hemos comprimido los libros Translation Booklet del 1 al 8 en este libro pocket y lo adjuntamos con todo el audio en MP3 descargable. Ideal para mejorar la fluidez en inglés. Si no eres capaz de hablar con fluidez inglés, realmente no lo hablas. Comunicarse en inglés con soltura es vital para desenvolverse, y si no lo haces dependerás de la buena voluntad de tu interlocutor para poder conversar con él, lo que no es siempre posible. Cuando Richard Vaughan desarrolló estos libros, lo hizo pensando en una meta: que el alumno adquiriera automatismos en inglés para progresar con el idioma.
Literature and Language Teaching is for teachers and trainers who want to incorporate literature into the language classroom. It is suitable for teacher trainers, teacher development groups or teachers working on their own. This book contains tasks and activities which encourage reflection on some of the issues and debates involved in using literature in the language classroom and explore different approaches to using literature with teenage and adult learners at all levels. It suggests criteria for selecting and evaluating materials for classroom use and identifies some of the distinctive features of novels, short stories, poems and plays so that these can be successfully exploited in the classroom. A wide range of practical ideas and activities for developing materials is provided. Tasks also encourage the observation and assessment of lessons using literacy texts, and draw on English language material by a variety of authors from all over the world.
How to Teach Speaking looks at the theory of spoken language production and presents practical ways speaking can be integrated into the language classroom, as well as some approaches to its assessment. Key Features - An explanation of communication strategies that learners use - Ways of helping learners take control of speaking skills - A task file of photocopiable training activities
English o?clock es un libro que incluye todos los ejercicios, drills y dinámicas que se tratan en el programa de radio del mismo nombre en Vaughan Radio. Está orientado al aprendizaje de los conceptos clave del idioma, el repaso continuo de elementos básicos y estructuras imprescindibles para dominar el inglés de una vez por todas. El libro cuenta con más de 15.000 preguntas divididas en 4 partes principales: Basics (números, fechas, horas, etc.), Question Mix (más de 9.000 preguntas para repasar conceptos gramaticales vistos), Oral Agility (drills clásicos del Método Vaughan) y Drills, drills, drills (ejercicios para dominar nuevos conocimientos gramaticales). Dicho contenido trabaja conceptos imprescindibles del inglés de manera que el alumno y oyente pueda pulir la comprensión auditiva y la agilidad oral, dos competencias fundamentales para manejar el inglés. Sin embargo no solamente es un libro para alumnos sino también para todos aquellos profesionales que trabajan en la enseñanza ya que pone al alcance de todos el método Vaughan en su más pura esencia.
Esta edición especial de nuestros cursos de autoaprendizaje incluye en un único volumen todo los contenidos de los cursos de nivel inicial y de nivel intermedio-avanzado, y va dirigida a todos aquellos que quieran avanzar rápidamente en su aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. Todos ellos también disponibles en cajas de 5 unidades.
Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers proposes that action research should be a collaborative process emerging from the practical concerns of groups of teachers working in a common or similar context. Teachers' first-person accounts provide the basis for exploring the challenges and constraints of action research. Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers discusses: what collaborative action research is and why it is of interest to classroom teachers; processes and steps in collaborative action research; methods for data collection that integrate with classroom activities and ways of analysing action research data. It will be of interest to teachers seeking new directions for their own professional development as well as to teacher educators, program administrators and researchers interested in integrating collaborative action research into current practice and curriculum renewal.
Explains and illustrates how teachers can use corpora to create classroom materials and activities to address specific class needs. Using Corpora in the Language Classroom shows teachers how to use corpora and corpus tools to expand student learning. Together with its companion website, this teacher-friendly book demystifies corpus linguistics with clear explanations, instructions and examples. It provides the essential knowledge, tools, and skills teachers need to enable students to discover how language is really used. Clear and concise, this volume provides: -An overview of corpus linguistics -Clear explanations of terminology -Tasks and activities that invite readers to interact with the material -Principled instructions for creating classroom materials and activities, including how to create corpora to address specific class needs.
A richly illustrated and valuable guide to the role of pictures and other visual materials in language teaching. This book brings together a wealth of ideas on how to use pictures in a wide range of language learning situations. It discusses the contribution visuals can make to all the classroom settings in providing real opportunities for students to communicate, whether they are working as a class, in groups or in pairs. There are then over 200 practical suggestions for picture-generated language work. They make use of visual materials which are readily available to teachers anywhere, or easy-to-copy illustrations. The activities can be integrated into all stages of the language teaching process and advice is given on how to adapt the ideas to suit different teaching environments. The book ends with advice on setting up a picture library, including how to find visuals, how to categorise pictures, and storage methods.
Recent years have seen rapid growth in the numbers of children being taught foreign languages at younger ages. While course books aimed at young learners are appearing on the market, there is scant theoretical reference in the teacher education literature. Teaching Languages to Young Learners is one of the few to develop readers' understanding of what happens in classrooms where children are being taught a foreign language. It will offer teachers and trainers a coherent theoretical framework to structure thinking about children's language learning. It gives practical advice on how to analyse and evaluate classroom activities, language use and language development. Examples from classrooms in Europe and Asia will help bring alive the realities of working with young learners of English.
En la primera parte de este manual se abordan los conceptos básicos en los que se apoya el análisis semántico relacionándolo también con otras disciplinas afines como la lógica, la inteligencia artificial o la pragmática. Posteriormente, se estudian los aspectos más genuinamente semánticos desde una perspectiva que contempla como marco de referencia las relaciones sintagmáticas y paradigmáticas, especialmente desde el punto de vista de las interrelaciones entre la gramáticas y el léxico.
The CELTA Course is the only CELTA preparation course endorsed by Cambridge ESOL. It provides full coverage of the CELTA syllabus in a ready-to-use course. The CELTA Course is divided into user-friendly sections: * Input sessions (40 units on 'The learners and their contexts', 'Classroom teaching', 'Language awareness', and 'Professional development') * Teaching practice * Classroom observation * Written assignments and tutorials * 'Resource file' The Trainee Book includes a range of material to be used in input sessions, helpful advice about the course, and a wealth of useful reference material. The Trainer's Manual includes suggestions on how to best use the material with trainees, as well as help and advice on how to prepare trainees for teaching practice, lesson observations, written assessment and tutorials.
UNED Advanced English es un curso especíticamente diseñado para progresar en el aprendizaje del Inglés de un modo autónomo, mediante el desarrollo de una amplia gama de destrezas comunicativas.
Translation Booklet es el libro clave del método Vaughan. Un elemento esencial para ganar agilidad oral con el inglés. Hemos comprimido los libros Translation Booklet del 1 al 8 en este libro pocket y lo adjuntamos con todo el audio en MP3 descargable. Ideal para mejorar la fluidez en inglés. Si no eres capaz de hablar con fluidez inglés, realmente no lo hablas. Comunicarse en inglés con soltura es vital para desenvolverse, y si no lo haces dependerás de la buena voluntad de tu interlocutor para poder conversar con él, lo que no es siempre posible. Cuando Richard Vaughan desarrolló estos libros, lo hizo pensando en una meta: que el alumno adquiriera automatismos en inglés para progresar con el idioma.
Literature and Language Teaching is for teachers and trainers who want to incorporate literature into the language classroom. It is suitable for teacher trainers, teacher development groups or teachers working on their own. This book contains tasks and activities which encourage reflection on some of the issues and debates involved in using literature in the language classroom and explore different approaches to using literature with teenage and adult learners at all levels. It suggests criteria for selecting and evaluating materials for classroom use and identifies some of the distinctive features of novels, short stories, poems and plays so that these can be successfully exploited in the classroom. A wide range of practical ideas and activities for developing materials is provided. Tasks also encourage the observation and assessment of lessons using literacy texts, and draw on English language material by a variety of authors from all over the world.
How to Teach Speaking looks at the theory of spoken language production and presents practical ways speaking can be integrated into the language classroom, as well as some approaches to its assessment. Key Features - An explanation of communication strategies that learners use - Ways of helping learners take control of speaking skills - A task file of photocopiable training activities
English o?clock es un libro que incluye todos los ejercicios, drills y dinámicas que se tratan en el programa de radio del mismo nombre en Vaughan Radio. Está orientado al aprendizaje de los conceptos clave del idioma, el repaso continuo de elementos básicos y estructuras imprescindibles para dominar el inglés de una vez por todas. El libro cuenta con más de 15.000 preguntas divididas en 4 partes principales: Basics (números, fechas, horas, etc.), Question Mix (más de 9.000 preguntas para repasar conceptos gramaticales vistos), Oral Agility (drills clásicos del Método Vaughan) y Drills, drills, drills (ejercicios para dominar nuevos conocimientos gramaticales). Dicho contenido trabaja conceptos imprescindibles del inglés de manera que el alumno y oyente pueda pulir la comprensión auditiva y la agilidad oral, dos competencias fundamentales para manejar el inglés. Sin embargo no solamente es un libro para alumnos sino también para todos aquellos profesionales que trabajan en la enseñanza ya que pone al alcance de todos el método Vaughan en su más pura esencia.
Esta edición especial de nuestros cursos de autoaprendizaje incluye en un único volumen todo los contenidos de los cursos de nivel inicial y de nivel intermedio-avanzado, y va dirigida a todos aquellos que quieran avanzar rápidamente en su aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. Todos ellos también disponibles en cajas de 5 unidades.
