Recommended Teacher Reference & Resources

Michael Swan, Oxford University Press, 1998

This is an alphabetical guide to the most common problems of grammar and vocabulary. This book is designed not only for beginners, but also for intermediate level students.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Harper Collins Publishers, 2006

This authoritative reference grammar has been specially developed for advanced students and teachers of English. The clear layout, as well as the extensive index and cross-referencing, ensure easy access.  Available from Amazon.

 

Jimmie Hill & Michael Lewis, LTP Publishers, 1997

A unique reference book aimed at all learners of English at the intermediate level and above. It lists collocations (words and the words which regularly combine with them). This dictionary shows learners how to use the most important collocations successfully.  Available from Amazon.

 

Jeremy Harmer, Longman Publishers, 2007

This book is a complete manual of teaching English as a foreign or second language. It contains wide-range coverage from general issues about teaching and learning English up to specific problems that English teachers frequently encounter. Included with the book is a DVD with classroom demonstrations of core classroom techniques.  Available from Amazon.

 

Clark, Burrows & Moran, Pro Lingua Associates, 2007

This book is a compendium of useful and interesting information for ESL teachers. It can be used by teachers as a resource for developing their own materials, as a guideline for those who practice eclecticism, and as photocopiable handouts for students.  Available from Amazon.

 

Michael Lewis, LTP Publishers, 1993

This book develops current thinking, synthesizing the best insights of previous theory, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and modern approaches to grammar. The book’s sequel, Implementing the Lexical Approach, develops the theoretical position set out in the first book.  Available from Amazon.

 

The Lexicarry (picture source)

Patrick R. Moran, Pro Lingua Associates, 2002

A collection of pictures designed to help language students build vocabulary. Includes an English word list.  Available from Amazon.

 

Margot F. Gramer, Oxford University Press, 2003

The vocabulary presented in this product is recorded in clear, easy-to-repeat speech and is available on audio CD and Cassette.  Available from Amazon.

 

Michael Swan, Oxford University Press, 2005

This unique reference guide addresses problem points in the language as encountered by learners and their teachers. It gives information and advice that is practical, clear, reliable, and easy to find. Most of the book is about grammar, but it also covers selected points of vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, and spelling.  Available from Amazon.

 

Steven J. Molinsky, Prentice Hall Publishers, 2007

This is the new edition of the picture dictionary program famous worldwide for its ease-of-use, lively spirit, and active conversational approach. Expanded discussion questions encourage students to share their backgrounds, experiences, opinions, and creativity as they relate vocabulary and themes to their own lives.  Available from Amazon.