The volume offers an explanatory account of the progress of academic language proficiency testing in the UK (and later Australia), from the British Council's English Proficiency Test Battery (EPTB), through the revolutionary English Language Testing Service (ELTS) to the present solution of IELTS. The three stages of academic language testing in the UK over the last 50 years move from grammar t…
The Writers at Work series prepares ESL students to tackle academic essay writing. Writers at Work: The Paragraph is designed for high-beginning to low-intermediate writing students. It uses personal topics such as "A Person Important to You" and "Holidays" to teach the basics of paragraph writing. A five-step process approach teaches students how to generate ideas, write a first draft, revise,…
Four past exam papers for Cambridge English Advanced, also known as Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE). The syllabus for the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam has changed, and this product is no longer suitable preparation material. New Cambridge English products are available to suit the requirements of the new syllabus.
This book provides students with an excellent opportunity to familiarize themselves with IELTS and to practise examination techniques using authentic test material prepared by Cambridge ESOL. An introduction to the different modules is included in each book, together with an explanation of the scoring system used by Cambridge ESOL. The comprehensive section of answers and tapescripts means that…
This invaluable little book highlights the real mistakes that students make in the exam and shows how to avoid them. Based on analysis of thousands of exam scripts, each unit targets a key problem area. Clear explanations and exercises help students to use the language accurately. Regular tests offer students a further opportunity to check and consolidate what they have learnt. * Highlights …
The graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. From the Highlands to its islands, from terrifying tales of history to its modern cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland has a fascinating story to tell. Explore the country through its fantastic festivals, innovative inventions, and much more. This paperback is in American Eng…
A three-level vocabulary series for both self-study and classroom use. This best-selling series gives students the support they need to master words and phrases in American English. New language is taught in manageable two-page units with presentation of vocabulary on the left-hand page and practice activities on the right. Suitable for self-study or classroom use, the books are informed by the…
This book helps students improve their pronunciation through a variety of stimulating listening and speaking exercises. The Teacher's Manual contains background information, teaching notes, answers, and listening scripts for the Student's Book. Suggestions for extension activities are also provided.
A resource book of grammar games and interactive activities. Games for Grammar Practice is a teacher's resource book containing a selection of more than forty games and activities for grammar practice. The activities are designed to promote intensive and interactive practice with learners of all ages from elementary to advanced level. Photocopiable pages and step-by-step instructions provide in…
Basic Grammar in Use, Second Edition, is a new edition of a highly successful text for high-beginning to low-intermediate students. The Basic Grammar in Use Workbook provides students with further opportunities to practice difficult grammar points. It also helps to consolidate their understanding of related grammar topics, such as the different ways of expressing the future. This Workbook offer…
This book combines up-to-date listening theory with case studies of actual pedagogical practice. The paperback edition combines up-to-date listening theory with case studies of actual pedagogical practice. As an essential part of communicative competence, listening is a skill, which deserves equal treatment with the other basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing. The authors describe curr…
IELTS atau International English Language Testing System merupakan salah satu sistem ujian internasional yang digunakan di dunia, selain juga TOEFL.
The King TOEFL memberikan pengalaman belajar kepada siswa-siswi yang hendak melakukan ujian persyaratan TOEFL. Buku ini mendeskripsikan rancangan materi serta pembahasan teori dengan deskripsi. Rancangan tips serta solusi dalam pengerjaan soal TOEFL dibentuk dengan teoritis dan informatif. Latihan soal juga dirangkap kepada pembaca untuk latihan serta melakukan penelitian terhadap setiap pembel…
matakuliah yang mengkaji tentang tiga hal pokok meliputi English Morphology, English Structural Syntax, dan English Transformational Grammar. Dengan memahami English Structural Syntax dan cara analisis kalimat bahasa Inggris menggunakan pendekatan Tranformational Grammar dapat meningkatkan mahasiswa dalam menggunakan berbagai macam struktur kalimat bahasa Inggris dengan benar baik secara tertul…
Perkembangan dunia ekonomi dan bisnis di era globalisasi kini semakin meluas. Muncul berbagai istilah dan frasa serta singkatan baru yang merujuk ke dunia bisnis nasional maupun internasional. Dalam hal ini pun dunia bisnis dan ekonomi berkaitan erat dengan bidang perbankan, manajemen, pertanian, telekomunikasi, pendidikan, termasuk industri pertambangan dan energi. Penyusun kamus ini mengurai…
The volume offers an explanatory account of the progress of academic language proficiency testing in the UK (and later Australia), from the British Council's English Proficiency Test Battery (EPTB), through the revolutionary English Language Testing Service (ELTS) to the present solution of IELTS. The three stages of academic language testing in the UK over the last 50 years move from grammar t…
The Azar Grammar Series offers concise, level-appropriate grammar presentation with a variety of written exercises and communicative classroom activities. Included are both student-centred pair and group work.
A Social History of English is the first history of the English language to utilize the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way, it takes into account standardization, pidginization, bi- and multilingualism, the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty, and linguistic variation. This new edition has been fully revised. Additions include:…
This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. Clearly written by a leading authority in the field, this glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology, including the re…
The Handbook of Bilingualism provides state–of–the–art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the two languages in the bilingual individual′s brain to the various forms of bilingual education, including the status of bilingualism in each area of the world. Provides state–of–the–art coverage o…
Compiled under the sponsorship of the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOTCFL) and in consultation with the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Guidelines, the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) series is designed to help native English speakers easily learn Chinese. Based on the time-tested Practical Chinese Reader (PCR), the revised and updated NPCR combines the g…
It's a great achievement in American lexicography, providing a generous, comperehensive, and suprisingly durable listing of current American language. The familiarly readable clear type and single alphabetical listing that includes biographical, geographical, proper name, and abbreviation entries accompanies a sober and solidly thorough listing of virtually every word you would want to know in …
A wide-ranging, comprehensive reference work features information boxes on subjects of special interest, extensive cross-referencing, invaluable visual aids, maps, charts, graphs, and tables.