The Resourceful Teacher Series is the methodology series that offers teachers, teacher trainers and teacher trainees a discussion of new developments in various areas, such as linguistics, pedagogy and cognitive psychology and suggestions on how to use them effectively in class.
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Teaching Chunks of Language is a motivating new resource book based on the fundamental assumptions of the so-called lexical (or ‘chunk teaching’) approach. Language as used by native speakers consists substantially of memorized multi-word chunks (e.g. by the way). For learners of a foreign language, knowledge of chunks is strongly associated with important aspects of proficiency such as oral fluency and naturalness of expression.
The Principled Communicative Approach offers a fresh take on communicative language teaching, based on cutting-edge research in psychology and linguistics. The Principled Communicative Approach integrates scientific discoveries with the accumulated experience of classroom practitioners.
From Whiteboards to Web 2.0 links interactive whiteboards and the internet to make language-learning activities both fun and effective. With more than 80 practical activities.
From Whiteboards to Web 2.0 guides teachers to the most popular and user-friendly web tools to create activities for students to use both in and outside the classroom to maximize their language learning.
From Whiteboards to Web 2.0 guides teachers to the most popular and user-friendly web tools to create activities for students to use both in and outside the classroom to maximize their language learning.
Mind the App! is an exciting and innovative resource book which introduces teachers and their students to some of the most useful and interesting web applications for language teaching and learning. It covers a wide variety of applications such as Wordle, Animoto, TodaysMeet, Voicethread, Prezi and Learning Apps, all of which are presented in clearly explained step- by -step sequences using screenshots.
Thinking in the EFL Class progresses to the fundamentals of building a positive class atmosphere for communicating well and in English. Thinking in the EFL Class offers over 30 well-thought out, realistic tips for teachers and over 85 practical, easy-to-use activities for language classes.
Multiple Intelligences in EFL gives a brief overview of the latest research into multiple intelligences relevant for EFL. Multiple Intelligences in EFL shows how you can enrich your own teaching by systematically activating other intelligences in your language lessons. Multiple Intelligences in EFL demonstrates what you can do so that more students feel “addressed” in your class.
Language Hungry! teaches you how to learn in an effective way while exploiting your brain's potential. You will learn not to waste time and resources, have more control over your thoughts and increase your fun and success within the classroom. Language Hungry! stimulates passion for learning and so makes the reader 'hungry for language!'
Teaching Grammar Creatively is a practical new resource book that offers a variety of lessons and activities for everyday use in your English language class. It aims to stimulate the imagination, humour and creativity of your students and increase the effectiveness of grammar practice.
Creative Writing offers more than 80 inspiring activities to stimulate your students to want to write things down in English. Each lesson is based on ‘real’ writing – writing that conveys a meaningful message, either from the student to him- or herself or to a real recipient. This has two main benefits: first, it speeds learning, and second, it creates a real sense of enjoyment and fulfilment for your students
This is an exciting guide to writing stories, based on the basic assumption that storytelling is a fundamental need for all people of every age and in every society and that, as stories are mostly communicated by words, then story-making and sharing should be a fundamental part of all language learning experience. Writing Stories is a resource book for teachers working with both teenagers and learners of lower intermediate language level upwards.
Activities for Interactive Whiteboards contains 95 stimulating activities to use your interactive whiteboard to the full in your English language class. it offers both traditional and innovative ideas that address multiple intelligence approaches to language teaching and cater for all language skills and language levels, from elementary to advanced.
Seeds of Confidence presents current thinking on a very important aspect of the affective domain - self-esteem - and provides teachers with motivating, creative activities for use in the classroom to develop both language skills and learner confidence. As has been said, confidence leads to competence.
English through ART brings together 100 highly varied, original, ready-to-use activities to foster real communication in English through imaginative responses to both artistic images and easy-to-do creative work.
English through ART comes with 50 full-colour reproductions from the National Museum and gallery of Wales to use alongside those activities that work best with images. The activities themselves can easily be adapted and used for different levels, from elementary to advanced,
English through ART comes with 50 full-colour reproductions from the National Museum and gallery of Wales to use alongside those activities that work best with images. The activities themselves can easily be adapted and used for different levels, from elementary to advanced,
Imagine That! explores new ways to enliven your classroom by opening "the mind's eye, ear and heart" with motivating activities that help your students learn more effectively. Using more of their inner resources, students will find greater personal meaning in the classroom experience.
