James Milton Bücher

Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition describes the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge, the scores these produce, and the way these are tied to exam and communicative performance.

The book provides systematic development of students' listening and speaking skills. It also offers excellent preparation for the revised Cambridge First Certificate Examination for December 2008 or any other examinations at the same level. The book is divided into two parts: Part A consists of ten complete listening tests. The recordings are based on authentic listening material and make use of various accents and sound effects. Part B consists of ten speaking tests and covers a wide variety of topics such as holidays, entertainment, etc. Each Speaking Test is preceded by a Preparing for the Speaking Test section. In this section, students are familiarised with the essential language (vocabulary, useful expressions, discourse markers, etc) and ideas necessary for the test itself. Students are also trained to organise their speech coherently and to display an appropriate variety of linguistic resources. There are also two additional Speaking Tests at the end of the book to prepare students to meet the requirements of the exam.

These two books offer comprehensive presentation and extensive practice of commonly used idioms, phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases at advanced level. The books are suitable both for classroom and self-study use.

A Good Turn of Phrases consists of sixteen units, each presenting and practising English phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases in current use. Phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases are oresented in context, then they are tested in such activities as "key-word" transformation, multiple choce, gap filling and word matching. Unit 16 contains supplementary excercises offering students further practice with phrasal verbs and prepositions. The Teacher's Books contains the answers to the excercises as well as three tests, each of which has two alternative versions A Good Turn of Phrases is aimed at students at post-intermediate and advanced levels. It can be used in the classroom or for self-study to help learners use the English language successfully.

English language & literacy; learning material & coursework

This series consists of three practice test books and provides systematic practice and development of students' reading, use of English and writing skills at intermediate and upper-intermediate level. The series offers excellent preparation for the revised Cambridge First Certificate Examination, as well as any other examinations at the same level.

Written by experts in the field, this book explains the principles of effective vocabulary instruction for the modern language classroom. While many language classrooms rely on practices which can be outdated, idiosyncratic or ill-advised, this book overviews the research and background necessary to successfully integrate vocabulary instruction into the curriculum in a systematic way. Starting with the common gaps in vocabulary instruction, Milton and Hopwood demonstrate how students' development of a large, communicative lexicon, with an understanding of word structure and collocations, is an essential component of language instruction. The book addresses goal setting, curriculum design, word selection, how words are learned, learning in and outside of the classroom and more. It also addresses common myths about teaching vocabulary in the United Kingdom and around the world. This comprehensive text fills an important gap in the literature and is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in world language/foreign language methods and language methods courses.

This series consists of three practice test books and provides systematic practice and development of students' reading, use of English and writing skills at intermediate and upper-intermediate level. The series offers excellent preparation for the revised Cambridge First Certificate Examination, as well as any other examinations at the same level.

This series consists of three practice test books and provides systematic practice and development of students' reading, use of English and writing skills at intermediate and upper-intermediate level. The series offers excellent preparation for the revised Cambridge First Certificate Examination, as well as any other examinations at the same level.