George Yule Bücher

Describes ideas, techniques, and procedures which enable the practising language teacher to better identify the local needs of particular groups of second language learners, and then work towards meeting those needs. This book contains illustrative examples and practical exercises which teachers can adapt and use in their own classrooms

Supplementary exercises which provide extra practice of important points in English grammar covered in Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced. Published 2009-10-27

This new three-level series edition offers just the right balance of explanations and practice. The Advanced level offers in-depth explanations and challenging activities to help students refine their grammatical competence. Listen and Speak: Students hear sentences, select the correct response, and record their own voices. Read and Write: Students practice identifying errors and correcting them. Test and Review: Multiple choice tests help students check their progress.

This book is intended for teachers of English.

This is an introduction to pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains, and illustrates, basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts, providing a clear, concise foundation for further study.

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics - from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fifth edition has been revised and updated with new figures and tables, additional topics, and numerous new examples using languages from across the world. To increase student engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the book includes thirty new tasks. An expanded and revised online study guide provides students with further resources, including answers and tutorials for all tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.

An exploration of how any language produced by man, spoken or written, is used to communicate for a purpose and within a context.

The third level in the Oxford Practice Grammar series. Grammar structures are explained in depth with practice activities that stretch your language skills.