Investigating English

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'For anyone who has seen Tony Wright implementing any of these activities and met his students, the publication of this boolc is good news The book does not simply give practice in English, or seek to tell you how English works; it Is a book that provokes reflection, that invites you to explore for yourself how English works. For those unfortunate enough never to have encountered this approach, try It. You may find rich rewards.'
Peter Garrett, Linguistics Department, University of Wales, Bangor
This book will help language teachers and learners develop their understanding of how English functions as a language. It offers carefully designed tasks and activities which challenge teachers to reflect on some of the major issues^ln language teaching such as grammatical analysis and communicative purpose. By combining short texts and taslcs the book provides a means for teachers to discuss and explore the relationships between pedagogic and analytical issues in the context of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'For anyone who has seen Tony Wright implementing any of these activities and met his students, the publication of this boolc is good news The book does not simply give practice in English, or seek to tell you how English works; it Is a book that provokes reflection, that invites you to explore for yourself how English works. For those unfortunate enough never to have encountered this approach, try It. You may find rich rewards.'
Peter Garrett, Linguistics Department, University of Wales, Bangor
This book will help language teachers and learners develop their understanding of how English functions as a language. It offers carefully designed tasks and activities which challenge teachers to reflect on some of the major issues^ln language teaching such as grammatical analysis and communicative purpose. By combining short texts and taslcs the book provides a means for teachers to discuss and explore the relationships between pedagogic and analytical issues in the context of theories of language learning. ^
• Presents the insights of applied linguistics in a way that makes sense in the classroom /
§ Includes a wide variety of Kvely, inventive exercises based on authent!|pngu • Encourages readers to discover facts about language for themselves f Suitable for use in the classroom or as a resource book f
Tony Wright works on teacher education programmes in the Internatioi^ Education Centre at the College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth.
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Second Language Learning and Language Teaching Vivian Cook
This much needed book will be an excellent text for courses In Language AcquisiH within,second language teacher education programs.'
Patsy M Lightbown, Professor of Applied Linguistli^ Concordia University, Quebec, Canada
"6 pages ISBN ©340 52626
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