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A library of games is designed to help readers, especially English teachers, to improve students' English-speaking proficiency in fun and interesting ways.Using this games, English students will enthusiastically understand and speak English without feeling bored, tired, or reluctant. The games advocated in A Library of Games will be very useful to EFL/ESL (English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language) teachers. Most of these games can also be adapted for small use by small group facilitators, who might need "getting acquainted" games for their groups. Each game entry explains the topic, the English proficiency level and age of students, needed materials, the objective, duration, and the "how to" for that particular game. This book offers the reader new skills and insights into how to improve the teaching of English, especially in Indonesia. The author also hopes that A Library of Games contributes to the betterment of future Indonesians struggling to learn English
Buku Speak-Up Time ini mencoba membantu pembaca untuk mengenal kosa kata, ungkapan pendek serta materi dan kegiatan speaking yang bisa digunakan untuk praktik berbicara Bahasa Inggris. Buku ini memuat materi-materi dasar speaking Bahasa Inggris yang penting untuk diketahui para pelajar serta dilengkapi dengan kosa kata dan ungkapan-ungkapan pendek pendukung materi-materi tersebut. Selain itu, ada juga contoh percakapan yang sering digunakan dalam kegiatan sehari-hari.
This comprehensive examination of extensive reading shows how reading large quantities of books and other materials can provide students with essential practice in learning to read and help them develop a positive attitude towards reading, which is sometimes missed in second language classes. The authors first examine the cognitive and affective nature of reading and then offer a wealth of practical advice for implementing extensive reading with second language learners. Suggestions are provided for integrating extensive reading into the curriculum, establishing a library, selecting reading materials, and keeping records for purposes of evaluation. The text also describes a wide variety of classroom activities to supplement individualized silent reading. The information will be useful both for pre-service teachers and for teachers and administrators who want to improve the teaching of reading in their second language programs.
This book offers a range of perspectives and insights from around the world on the teaching and learning of listening, speaking, reading and writing. It brings together contributors from across six continents, who analyse a wide range of teaching and learning contexts, including primary, secondary, tertiary, private, and adult ESL/EFL classes. In doing so, they provide locally relevant accounts that nonetheless resonate with other contexts and wider concerns. This informative and practical edited collection will appeal to students and scholars who are interested in the four building blocks of language learning, as well as language education and teacher education.
This book helps "students to master the standard organizational patterns of the paragraph and the basic concepts of essay writing. The text's time-proven approach integrates the study of rhetorical patterns and the writing process with extensive practice in sentence structure and mechanics." - product description.
This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who have used them successfully in classrooms all over the world, introduce extensive reading to students, and link it with the rest of the language curriculum. Here is a wealth of ideas for encouraging students to read, and for using students' reading experiences for further language practice and learning. These creative and enjoyable speaking, listening, role-play, reading, writing, and vocabulary activities are suitable for students of all ages and levels. Each activity is clearly explained, together with a personal note from its author. This is a handbook for teachers of general language courses, or grammar, listening, speaking, writing, or reading courses. It is written for teachers both non-native and native speaking, and for teachers both novice and experienced. It will also be of interest to teacher-educators.
This reader-friendly text, firmly grounded in listening theories and supported by recent research findings, offers a comprehensive treatment of concepts and knowledge related to teaching second language (L2) listening, with a particular emphasis on metacognition. The metacognitive approach, aimed at developing learner listening in a holistic manner, is unique and groundbreaking. The book is focused on the language learner throughout; all theoretical perspectives, research insights, and pedagogical principles in the book are presented and discussed in relation to the learner. The pedagogical model─a combination of the tried-and-tested sequence of listening lessons and activities that show learners how to activate processes of skilled listeners ─ provides teachers with a sound framework for students’ L2 listening development to take place inside and outside the classroom. The text includes many practical ideas for listening tasks that have been used successfully in various language learning contexts.