Teaching English as a Second Language: Giving New Learners an Everyday Grammar

Author:   Richard McGarry
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Revised ed.
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9780786470624


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   13 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Teaching English as a Second Language: Giving New Learners an Everyday Grammar


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Author:   Richard McGarry
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9780786470624


ISBN 10:   0786470623
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   13 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface     Introduction     Part 1. The Mascagni Effect PART 2. Articles: Julie and the French Sailor 3. Prepositions: It’s Above Smitty’s! 4. The Subjunctive: If I Were a Rich 5. Gerunds & Infinitives: Remembering Loving Camping PART 6. The Verb: Come Together 7. Negatives, Interrogatives and Imperatives: Don’t Ask and Don’t Tell 8. Passives: Getting Yourself Invited to Izabela’s Party 9. Modals: Meeting Kelly by the Tree 10. Temporal Expressions: Come by, Say, the First of the Month 11. Reciprocals: Backscratching PART 12. Conclusion: The Zen of Grammar APPENDICES Notes Bibliography Index

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"""Intended for teachers of English to speakers of other languages as well as students preparing to teach English to speakers of other language, this book is a down-to-earth, practical book...provides a unique view of the English language, one based on years of experience teaching...draws on practical occurrences and questions that have occurred time and again...useful as a course text as well as for professional development for the practitioner, whether seasoned or novice""--ARBA ""McGarry (an English for internationals professor) has compiled this handbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, which can also be used as a supplemental text for students enrolled in ESL courses. The book focuses on the grammar of conversation and explores cultural differences in the use of language""--Reference & Research Book News"


Intended for teachers of English to speakers of other languages as well as students preparing to teach English to speakers of other language, this book is a down-to-earth, practical book...provides a unique view of the English language, one based on years of experience teaching...draws on practical occurrences and questions that have occurred time and again...useful as a course text as well as for professional development for the practitioner, whether seasoned or novice --ARBA; McGarry (English for international instructor) has compiled this handbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, which can also be used as a supplemental text for students enrolled in ESL courses. The book focuses on the grammar of conversation and explores cultural differences in the use of language --Reference & Research Book News.


"""Intended for teachers of English to speakers of other languages as well as students preparing to teach English to speakers of other language, this book is a down-to-earth, practical book...provides a unique view of the English language, one based on years of experience teaching...draws on practical occurrences and questions that have occurred time and again...useful as a course text as well as for professional development for the practitioner, whether seasoned or novice""--ARBA; ""McGarry (English for international instructor) has compiled this handbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, which can also be used as a supplemental text for students enrolled in ESL courses. The book focuses on the grammar of conversation and explores cultural differences in the use of language""--Reference & Research Book News."


Intended for teachers of English to speakers of other languages as well as students preparing to teach English to speakers of other language, this book is a down-to-earth, practical book...provides a unique view of the English language, one based on years of experience teaching...draws on practical occurrences and questions that have occurred time and again...useful as a course text as well as for professional development for the practitioner, whether seasoned or novice --ARBA McGarry (an English for internationals professor) has compiled this handbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, which can also be used as a supplemental text for students enrolled in ESL courses. The book focuses on the grammar of conversation and explores cultural differences in the use of language --Reference & Research Book News


Intended for teachers of English to speakers of other languages as well as students preparing to teach English to speakers of other language, this book is a down-to-earth, practical book...provides a unique view of the English language, one based on years of experience teaching...draws on practical occurrences and questions that have occurred time and again...useful as a course text as well as for professional development for the practitioner, whether seasoned or novice --<i>ARBA</i>; McGarry (English for international instructor) has compiled this handbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, which can also be used as a supplemental text for students enrolled in ESL courses. The book focuses on the grammar of conversation and explores cultural differences in the use of language --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


Author Information

Richard McGarry is the author of two books on sociolinguistics, The Subtle Slant and Students as Ethnographers, as well as numerous journal articles on intercultural communication, error correction and English for special purposes. He has published short stories in The Cold Mountain Review and Hackwriters, has a novel, Books on Tape, and is writing a second. He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.

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