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The six-level Top Notch program makes English unforgettable through multiple exposures to language, numerous opportunities to practice it, and systematic and intensive recycling. Goals- and achievement-based lessons with can-do statements enable students to confirm their progress. Top Notch prepares students to communicate in English with a diverse array of speakers around the world who have a wide range of native and non-native accents. An emphasis on cultural fluency enables students to navigate the social, travel, and business situations that they will encounter in their lives. The ActiveBook contains: The Student's Book in digital format with full audio Interactive speaking, listening, reading, grammar, and vocabulary practice Printable unit study guides MyTopNotchLab is an online learning tool with an interactive Top Notch Workbook, speaking and writing activities, pop-up grammar help, the Student's Book Grammar Booster exercises, Top Notch TV with viewing activities, and easy course management.
SLA Research and Materials Development for Language Learning is the only book available to focus on the interaction between second language acquisition theory and materials development for language learning. It consists of contributions written by experts in SLA, experts in materials development, researchers who have expertise in both fields, and introductions and conclusions by the editor. The book is organized into four major sections – position statements; materials driven by SLA theory; evaluations of materials in relation to SLA theory; and proposals for action – that offer a diverse range of perspectives while maintaining a cohesive and comprehensive overview on the subject. This book is ideal for post-graduate courses in applied linguistics and second language acquisition and for researchers interested in the relationship between SLA and materials development.
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Living in South Beach, Staten Island, the “forgotten borough” of New York City, best friends Johnny Romano, Ralphie Molinaro and Giulia Stringer struggle to understand a world that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to them. They're searching for answers to questions that seem impossible to figure out: why are their parents so crazy? How do they live with the hole left in their hearts when someone dies? Why is the gravitational pull of their neighborhood, a beach town next to the Verrazano Bridge that still hasn't shaken off its past, so powerful? What peculiar shapes can love take? And why has a rundown arcade two blocks from the beach become the center of their universe? But the people ...
"Top Notch," a dynamic 6-level course for international communication, sets a new standard, using the natural language that people "really" speak. With a rock-solid learner-centered approach, "Top Notch" provides students an opportunity to confirm their own progress at the end of every easy-to-teach two-page lesson. Features of Top Notch Fundamentals A text created specifically for the true beginner Essential model conversations that make key social language unforgettable and easy to personalize Intensive vocabulary development -- extended by a bound-in Vocabulary Booster Thorough attention to pronunciation A wide array of learning strategies and activities that promote critical thinking Authentic and refreshing content that connects students to the real world
Summit 1 is the fifth level of the six-level Top notch course sequence that prepares adults and young adults to communicate with both native and non-native English speakers; Summit 1's 10 lesson units are intended for the post-intermediate learner.
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This volume was born to address the lack of classroom-oriented scholarship regarding U.S.-educated multilingual writers. Unlike prior volumes about U.S.-educated multilinguals, this book focuses solely on pedagogy--from classroom activities and writing assignments to course curricula and pedagogical support programs outside the immediate classroom. Unlike many pedagogical volumes that are written in the voice of an expert researcher-theorist, this volume is based on the notion of teachers sharing practices with teachers. All of the contributors are teachers who are writing about and reflecting on their own experiences and outcomes and interweaving those experiences and outcomes with current ...
Top Notch TV: The Complete Series, by Joan Saslow and Allen Ascher, is an exciting, new four-level video program that brings authenticity and fun into the classroom. The video series has: a hilarious TV-style situation comedy —- with a laugh track; authentic, unrehearsed, on-the-street interviews featuring a variety of regional and non-native accents; original Top Notch Pop songs in karaoke form (both with and without vocals) which help reinforce key language and make it memorable. Features Comprehension of real spoken English is carefully built through exposure to target language in both scripted and unscripted material. Original pop songs — written exclusively for the course – are available both with and without vocals, for fun and language reinforcement. Includes FREE Activity Worksheets!