Sunday, June 2, 2013

English Idioms Flash Cards

This PDF contains more than 75 full colour flash cards on English idioms. Print, cut, laminate and use the in your class or just use them as a handy tool to memorise them.

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Check Your Vocabulary for English for the IELTS Examination




This workbook provides material to revise and build the vocabulary needed to pass the IELTS examination. It contains activities to help students prepare for the general training or academic modules of the IELTS exam. It comes with instructions and combines both self-study and classroom exercises.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning

This volume attempts to address an issue that deserves further attention on the part of language acquisition researchers: that of intercultural learners in instructed language contexts. Given the fact that most speech communities where such learning takes place are at least bilingual, and the idea that English is studied for the purposes of communication among people from different cultures, the book focuses on English learners as intercultural speakers. In so doing, the volume brings together three main research areas: those of the study of English as a lingua franca, the development of communicative competence and the use and acquisition of a language beyond a second one in instructed contexts. This book is for researchers with an interest in the field of second/foreign language acquisition and use, scholars examining learner variables in instructional contexts, and scholars adopting a sociolinguistic perspective in the study of oral discourse and languages in contact.

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An Introduction to English Phonology

This is a short, lively, and accessible introduction to the sounds of modern English. Its emphasis on variation, with examples from British, American, New Zealand, and Singaporean English, make it suitable for both native and non-native speakers. McMahon focuses on the vowels and consonants, but also discusses syllables, stress, and the phonology of words and phrases. She introduces new tools and terminology gradually, and discusses the motivation for key concepts.

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Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics

This book is neither a dictionary nor an encyclopedia, but something in between. As its title suggests, it provides fairly detailed coverage of nearly 300 key concepts in the study of language. The named concepts selected for inclusion are all among the most important in the field, and among those which every beginning student is likely to encounter.

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Friday, May 31, 2013

Legal English

This book, 'Legal English', has been written to assist those interested in law and wishing to become more conversant in English within a legal context (whether as a native speaker or someone using English as a second language). It is therefore intended to be of assistance to a variety of individuals, including
- Those aiming to study or presently studying law within an English language jurisdiction (whether for academic or vocational training purposes).
- Those presently involved in the legal or business domain whose work brings them into contact with legal practice.

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Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics

Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics is intended for

- Students taking undergraduate or graduate course in language teaching or applied linguistics, particulary those planning to take up a career in the teaching of English as a Second or Foreign Language or in foreign language teaching.
- Language teachers doing in-service or pre-service courses, such as the UCLES Diploma in Teaching English to Adults.
- Students doing introductory courses in linguistics and related areas.
- Teachers and others interested in the practical applications of language study.

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The Linguistics Student's Handbook

This handbook is intended as the kind of reference work which can be valuable at any stage in the career of a tertiary linguistics student, and which can fill in the gaps that are often left in lectures and the like. Its main focus is not the nitty gritty of syntactic theory or the ethics of doing sociolinguistic research. Rather, its focus is the kind of general material that may be of interest to any linguistics student, whatever the kind of linguistics they are doing.

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The New English File Elementary Workbook

The New English File Elementary Workbook provides lot of exercises for elementary level students. The illustrations make the book learner friendly and it deals with many areas of language development.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

The New Fowler's Modern English

The New Fowler's Modern English is a world famous guide that is a required reading for writers of all kinds looking for definitive judgements on matters of English usage. This massive 899 paged Robert Burchfield's third edition gives a clear and authoritative picture of English. The book is consisted of

Comprehensive practical advice on grammr, syntax, style ...

Clear guidance on all usage points

In-depth coverage of both British and American English

Lively and wide ranging examples of usage

And many more .......

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