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""[60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities contains] a wide range of practicable activities that, in the words of the authors, 'connect language in our head to our arms and legs, eyes and ears."" - Scott Thornbury, Author of How to Teach Grammar and Grammar Uncovered from the Foreword Language is more than words. But too often, we teach grammar as a set of boring rules, best practiced by filling out worksheets. 60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities by Alice Savage bursts this myth with a collection of activities that get students out of their seats and learning in a dynamic and active classroom. The benefits of kinetic language learning activities are many: teach gesture and nonverbal communication activate our embodied mind make grammar memorable change the dynamics of the classroom build community and raise students' moods.

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Alice Savage has over 25 years of experience as an author, English language teacher, and teacher trainer. She received her M.A. in TESOL from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont and currently works as a professor at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas. When not in the classroom, Alice enjoys theater and has written short plays and skits for English learners as well as a book of drama activities and lessons. She also enjoys travel, hiking, and family time. Colin Ward received his M.A. in TESOL from the University of London as a UK Fulbright Scholar. Today, he is Department Chair and Professor of ESOL at Lone Star College-North Harris in Houston, Texas, USA. He has been teaching ESOL at the community-college level since 2002 and presented at numerous state, national, and international conferences, focusing on topics such as lexical grammar, content-based instruction, and the integration of reading and writing. In his spare time, Colin enjoys spending time with his two daughters, cooking new foods, traveling internationally, and cycling the bayous of Houston

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