Discourse analisis is the study of how communication - spoken and written - is structured so that it is socially appropriate and linguistically accurate. This book gives practical experience in analyzing discourse. It includes analyses of spoken language - conversations, classroom interactions, speech events, and scripts - and written language - from formal rhetorical structures of composition to the informal style of personal letters

Fife-minute activities is an invaluable sourse of ideas for language teachers. It is a sourse book over 130 short activities for the language classroom: some are well-tried favourites clearly restated, others are new ideas or variations

The complete guide to problems of confused or disputed usage. Clear, concise usage articles; more than 2,300; over 20,000 illustrative quotations

This comprehensive training course provides a complete introduction to teaching languages, for use in both pre-service or in-service settings. It can be used by groups of teachers working with a trainer, or as a self-study resource

This book is for teachers and trainers who want to incorporate literature into the language classroom and explore the issues involved. It can be used as a resource by trainers working with groups of teachers, by teacher development groups or by individual teachers working on their own

Classroom Observation Tasks shows how to use observations to learn about language teaching. It does this by providing a range of tasks which guides the user through the process of observing, analysing and reflecting, and develops the skills of observation

This is recognised to be one of the most important books ever written on the subject. The first quarter of the book is taken up with a highly interesting, though extremely detailed, account of the development of philology as a science; it must be one of the most comprehensive historical reviews of this kind available. The second part, entitled

This book includes a rich assortment of practical strategies aligned to TESOL standarts which have been field-tested in diverse classrooms. Each strategy includes a brief axplanation, step-by-step instructions on how to plan and use strategy, and two classroom scenarios demonstrating how the strategy can be adapted for different grade levels and content areas

A fully updated and revised edition of FOF's 1999 Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Revised Edition with 60 new entries, covers more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America. Includes 259 color illustrations (12 new to this edition), 11 color maps, cross-references, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index