Stories Without End - 24 Open-Ended Stories to Engage Students in Reading, Discussion, and Creative Writing by Taylor Sapp; Walton Burns (Editor)

$30.00 NZD

Category: General Language Activities

Finalist, British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching, 2019. Creative, intriguing short stories to make students think and wonder what if. . . Stories Without End engages students with literature through intriguing short stories that make them think and wonder. What if we could teleport anywhere in the world whenever we wanted to? Will robots ever replace human teachers? Why are some people optimists while others are pessimists? Where does our personality come from? Stories Without End also gets students creating with engaging projects. Because the stories have no end, students will have to create their own. They'll also find themselves writing about one particular character, drawing a scene from the story, interviewing people about the theme of the story, or keeping a dream journal. Each story is also supported with questions and vocabulary activities to introduce the story and followed by discussion questions. Perfect for teaching reading, creative writing, or discussion. And it's a flexible resource. Use it as the main book for a month-long elective, as a regular supplement activity, or an occasional treat for the students ...Show more

Learning Teaching (3rd Ed.) by J. Scrivener

$79.99 NZD

Category: CELTA Preparation | Series: Macmillan Books for Teachers/Elt Ser.

Learning Teaching has been one of the most successful guides to English since it was first published in 1994. Its no-nonsense approach has made it a superb teaching textbook for initial training courses, and also an essential handbook for practising ELT teachers. The third edition has been extensively r evised and restructured to take recent developments in ELT into account and now includes a DVD featuring a full lesson being taught as well as demonstrations of practical teaching techniques. ...Show more

Cool Cubes

$29.99 NZD

Category: General Language Activities

No class is complete without at least one set of Erasable Cool Cubes™. You can use them for all kinds of lessons no matter what language you teach. Use the cubes for independent study, team review or whole-class prompts. For world languages use them for adjective agreement, articles and infinitive s. A popular game is to group the students in fours, write the infinitives on one cube, pronouns on the other, tell the class the tense and let the students roll the cubes. Or use them for role-play and dialogues, and writing prompts to review parts of speech, figurative language, literature, poetry, and more. Have the students erase the words and try another game. They will be laughing and learning at the same time! Elementary school, middle school, high school. All levels. One Erasable Cool Cube Set (E1535) includes: Four 3 x 3 x 3 inch cubes in red, yellow, blue and green Generous 2-3/8 dry-erase writing space on each side of the cube 1 black wet-erase marker Suggestion sheet for language arts and social studies Re-usable storage bag ...Show more

Practical English Usage by Michael Swan

$119.99 NZD

Category: CELTA Preparation

Practical English Usage has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Now revised and updated for the fourth edition, it answers the questions that teachers and learners ask about English grammar and vocabulary with clear, corpus-informed explanations and examples. Key Features: Completely revised and u pdated to reflect changes in language use. NEW Organisation into two easy-to-use parts, making it quicker to find the information you want. Part 1 is a complete topic-by-topic student's grammar, with section introductions highlighting common mistakes. Part 2 is a guide to key vocabulary topics, including an A-Z list of common word problems. NEW Also available online, including 87 diagnostic tests.  Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about the English language. The material is now organised in two parts (grammar and vocabulary), making it easier than ever to find the answers, either online or in print.Part 1 is a complete practical learner's grammar with 28 sections, covering all the structural points that cause problems for learners.Part 2 is a guide to vocabulary problems covering:  rules for word formation and spelling a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas an A-Z guide to over 250 common word problems The 600+ entries provide answers to the questions that learners typically ask, for example: use of tenses the truth about conditionals article problems singular they getas a passive auxiliary bring or take? can, could, may or might? classic or classical? the language of emails rules for word formation and spelling Plus: the grammar of speech and formal writing British-American differences questions of style and idiom changes in English politeness avoiding offensive language a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas a guide to over 250 common vocabulary problems lists of learners' most common mistakes ...Show more

Language and Minority Rights: Ethnicity, Nationalism and the Politics of Language by Stephen May

$93.00 NZD

Category: Teacher Resources

The second edition addresses new theoretical and empirical developments since its initial publication, including the burgeoning influence of globalization and the relentless rise of English as the current world language. May's broad position, however, remains largely unchanged. He argues that the causes of many of the language-based conflicts in the world today still lie with the nation-state and its preoccupation with establishing a 'common' language and culture via mass education. The solution, he suggests, is to rethink nation-states in more culturally and linguistically plural ways while avoiding, at the same time, essentializing the language-identity link. This edition, like the first, adopts a wide interdisciplinary framework, drawing on sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, sociology, political theory, education and law. It also includes new discussions of cosmopolitanism, globalization, the role of English, and language and mobility, highlighting the ongoing difficulties faced by minority language speakers in the world today. ...Show more

Narrative Research in Applied Linguistics by Gary Barkhuizen

$70.95 NZD

Category: Teacher Resources

This book brings together contributions from various researchers, providing an overview of narrative research approaches and demonstrating how these work in practice. A broad range of approaches are covered, from well-established and well-known thematic analysis (particularly of 'big stories'), to the m ore recent sociolinguistic discourse analysis of 'small stories', and the innovative analysis and presentation of visual and performance data such as drawings and drama. This overview includes not just an illustration of narrative research, but the methodological processes which underpin it, relating these to relevant narrative theory. The book, therefore, is both a how-to-do narrative research text and a presentation of narrative studies, providing case study examples and ideas for further research. ...Show more

Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching

$80.95 NZD

Category: Teacher Resources

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics by Janet Holmes

$32.99 NZD

Category: Teacher Resources | Series: Learning About Language

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes examines the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social ident ity. Written with Holmes' customary enthusiasm, the book is divided into three sections which explain basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches as well as introducing more recent research. This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout using key concepts and examples to guide the reader through this fascinating area, including: - New sections on: koines and koineisation linguistic landscapes New Englishes Stylisation language and sexuality societal approaches to attitude research forensic linguistics - A new selection of informative examples, exercises and maps -Fully updated further reading and references sections An Introduction to Sociolinguistics is an essential introductory text for all students of sociolinguistics and a splendid point of reference for students of applied linguistics. It is also an accessible guide for those who are simply interested in language and the many and varied uses we put it to. ...Show more

Cambridge Grammar of English Paperback with CD ROM: A Comprehensive Guide by Ronald Carter

$92.95 NZD

Category: CELTA Preparation

A major reference grammar offering comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. With its clear, two part structure, this is a user-friendly book from the world's leading English grammar publisher. The version with accompanying CD-ROM (Windows only) makes Cambridge G rammar of English even more accessible with: - The whole book in handy, searchable format. - Audio recordings of all the examples from the book. - Links to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary online for instant definitions of new vocabulary. ...Show more

The CEFR in Practice by Brian North

$97.95 NZD

Category: General Language Teacher Resources

This volume gives an overview of the impact of the CEFR on teaching and assessment as well as the extensive debate surrounding the framework. It covers the four main areas with which the CEFR is concerned: its role as a common framework, the Common Reference Levels, what the CEFR implies for planning an d teaching, and assessment of CEFR levels. A distinction is maintained between practical information and academic discussion. Each chapter is organised into three sections: Essentials, to introduce the relevance of the CEFR to the topic concerned; More detail, to give examples of the implementation of the framework; and Issues, a discursive section with a foucs on misconceptions of the CEFR and how these could be addressed. The conclusion discusses the extent to which the CEFR is generating change, the priorities for curriculum development in the future and how the framework can be further exploited and developed. ...Show more

Alphabet Dice (simple letters - set of 13)

$13.50 NZD

Category: General Language Activities

Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition Learning to Use Language in Context

$82.99 NZD

Category: Teacher Resources