This practical guide can be used by teachers who wish to develop their professional expertise by investigating their own teaching in a systematic and organised way. It is also invaluable for teachers ...

Cambridge Applied Linguistics presents the latest insights from work in applied linguistics in a form readily accessible to language teachers, researches, students of applied linguistics, course desig...

*Beginning to Write - Writing Activities for Elementary and Intermediate Learners - The first part of the book deals with such areas as the role of writing in language learning, reasons for writing ...

This book provides a practical introduction to Business English for new and experienced teachers, and deals with a range of issues from needs analysis and course planning to testing and evaluation.

Ways of Doing helps students discover how they do things, both inside and outside the classroom. Based largely on humanistic principles, it over 100 activities designed to encourage students to think,...

Cambridge Language Education focuses on issues crucial to success ful language teaching and learning, drawing on the best available research and practice. The series is designed for an international...

* Language Learning in Intercultural Perspective adresseses the ways in which language learning is related to learning about other cultures and to acquiring an ability to communicate across cultural...

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is now well established as an important and distinctive part of English Language Teaching. Since the late 1980´s ESP has changed in two very significant respects. F...

This volume examines the area of second language vocabulary studies from three broad perspectives: description, acquisition and pedagogical context. The book´s fifteen chapters are grouped together to...

This book identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learners and teachers. The paperback edition identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learner...

Teaching Adult Second Language Learners addresses the needs of adults studying English. It provides a useful summary of the principles involved in teaching adults as well as a wealth of activities spe...

Classroom Decision-Making is a collection addresses by bringing together for the first time accounts from teachers who have introduced shared decision-making with students. It describes the rationale ...

* Using Folktales-PB - It provides over 40 ready-to-use activities and dozens of stories which are suitable for all ages and range from beginning to advanced. These activities show teachers how t...

Planning Lessons and Courses takes the everyday reality of working teachers as they design short and long instructional units. * Each chapter of the book is focused on a real life question such as: ...

Learner Autonomy offers practical guidance on helping learners realise that their contribution to the teaching-learning process is crucial. It also encourages them to take an active role in their own ...

This text offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. It provides the background knowledge necessary for practit...

The paperback edition provides a social and educational perspective on contemporary English language learners, especially those large, fast-growing Hispanic and Asian groups whose presence is felt str...

*Using The Board In The Language Classroom - This book provides tips and suggestions for using the classroom board more effectively and efficiently. It offers more that 130 activities, designed to ...

Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers provide practical guidance and a wealth of activities for the language class-room. Each book includes a introduction to the topic covered, a wide range of act...

This updated edition is a practical reference guide which compares the relevant features of a student´s own language with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their student...

*Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom - This book takes a practical approach to teaching motivational strategies in the language classroom, and gives the teacher motivational strategies...

This text presents a comprehensive but practical overview of how to develop and implement effective survey projects. This book presents a comprehensive but practical overview of the different phases a...

This text provides a systematic introduction to the issues involved in planning, developing, and managing effective language programs. The paperback edition provides a systematic introduction to the i...

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 comm...

Establishing Self-Access examines establishing, maintaining and developing self-access language learning (SALL). While much of it presents practical ideas dealing with issues related to SALL, they are...

Cambridge Applied Linguistics presents the latest insights from work in applied linguistics in a form readily accessible to language teachers, researches, students of applied linguistics, course desig...

This book is aimed at all those responsible for advising teachers including teaching practice supervisors, mentors, INSET tutors, state education inspectors, directors of studies, and teachers working...

This book provides practical advice for teachers who work with large, mixed-ability classes. It offers a wide variety of activities to develop student motivation, interest, participation and responsib...

Pragmatics in Language Teaching examines the acquisition of language use in social contexts in second and foreign language classrooms. Included are 2 state-of-the-art survey chapters, and 11 chapters ...

Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers provide practical guidance and a wealth of activities for the language class-room. Each book includes a introduction to the topic covered, a wide range of ac...

Over the last 20 years vocabulary research has grown from a Cinderella subject to a position of some importance. Vocabulary is now considered integral to just about every aspect of language knowledge ...

Recognizing that teachers are often involved in planning and developing courses as part of their responsibilities, the authors have set out to describe the factors which must be considered in construc...