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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Leading Latino artists, entertainers, politicians, authors, and athletes explain how they each dealt with the challenges and intricacies of learning the English language, including Congressman José Serrano and writer Oscar Hijuelos.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The book explores young Arabic-speaking children's English language learning. Through classroom-based research and learner work samples, the book analyses the interplay between cultural norms and the critical role that teachers play in orchestrating classroom discourse through skillful use of available instructional materials, questioning strategies and feedback to learners. The author shows the potential of instructional materials to influence young...
Author
Language
English
Description
Feeling blocked after moving from Argentina to New Jersey, a sixteen-year-old poet finds herself torn between a cute American boy in her math class and a Greek student who understands the struggles she is facing in an ESL class.
Ana moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school. She's a poet and a lover of language-- except that now, she can barely understand what's going on around her, let alone find the words to express...
Author
Series
Bob books volume set 5
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A set of eight readers which teach children the long vowels.
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this collection of twenty episodes, Twiki and Twini will take us on adventures to discover new words and new sounds. Each episode features a handful of words spelled out by our friends, Twiki and Twini. Your little one will learn how to spell fun words like 'clown' and animal words like 1dog.2 The fun and learning never ends with these two! Get ready to enter into an unexpected universe composed of sounds, words, and images.
Publisher
Living Language
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This video based course immerses the student in the everyday English needed by recent arrivals to the United States. Each one hour video in the series teaches the four language skills by incorporating everyday English through typical situations, conversations, and tasks including: introductions, the time and day, asking for directions, shopping for food, finding an apartment, opening a bank account, and using the telephone. The videodisc is accompanied...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Focusing on the grammar of conversational speech, this book considers the cultural differences in language use and the neuroscience of speech patterns. With 23 illustrations, an annotated bibliography and list of online resources, a glossary, and end-of-chapter exercises, this book equips instructors and advanced students to explain everyday language choices that stymie non-native speakers"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learnersThe number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English...
18) ESL games for the classroom: 101 interactive activities to enagae your students with minimal prep
Author
Publisher
Zephyros Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Every lesson needs a conversation starter. Whether you want to warm up a class, emphasize a particular grammar or vocabulary lesson, or wrap things up with a fun twist, ESL Games for the Classroom offers interactive classroom activities that require little or no prep work to make learning fun. Quick and easy to set-up, the activities in this book offer engaging ways to use class time effectively. With clear organization by skill and level, ESL Games...
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