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Author:   Peter Grundy ,  Alan Maley
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.265kg
ISBN:  

9780194371926

ISBN 10:   0194371921
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   04 February 1993
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a complete list of the activities, the suggested level at which each activity can be used, and the topic for each activity. The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organ ization.The author and series editor Foreword Introduction How to use this book 1: Working creatively with newspapers A short chapter inviting teachers to take stock of their existing knowledge and think about the kinds of new ideas that could be introduced into the classroom. 2: Building confidence and familiarity (30 activities) Activities designed to make students feel that they can handle newspapers. 3: Working with texts (22 activities) Text-based activities which require extensive, discriminating, authentic reading. 4: Working with pictures (15 activities) Matching activities which treat texts and pictures as complementary and in a parallel relationship. 5: Project work (14 activities) A range of ideas for project work, some requiring half a day's work, and others several days or even weeks. 6: Personal responses (19 activities) Activities which bring together responses to newspaper materials and personal experiences, memories, and feelings. Appendix Bibliography

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'A superb contribution to language teaching and learning.' - Modern Language Journal

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