Alive to Language encourages teachers to question and extend their knowledge of how language works by examining the concepts of language-in-use and associated systems, language variety, change, and the interaction between language and power.
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'It is hard to fault Alive to Language as a book designed to promote language awareness among those entering the EFL teaching profession. Trainers for Trinity College or RSA/UCLES Certificate and Diploma courses can recommend it without hesitation.' IATEFL Issues
'The book is firmly grounded in the classroom, but the issues raised also have important implications for coursebook writers and those involved in course design, testing and assessment.' ELT Journal
'The book is firmly grounded in the classroom, but the issues raised also have important implications for coursebook writers and those involved in course design, testing and assessment.' ELT Journal
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Areas examined in this book include the concepts of language-in-use and associated systems, language varieties, language change, and the interaction between language and power.
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Our aim in this book is to provide those involved in the teaching and learning of the English language with a wider perspective on language than is often available in English Language Teaching (ELT) reference works. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
delexical verbs, language teaching materials, interactional language, jumbled text, critical language awareness, forensic linguistics, discourse competence, language items, grammar teaching, pence piece, transcription conventions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Rights, British English, Cambridge University Press, Old English, Middle English, Niki Davis, Paul Harvey, American English, European Convention, New York, Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, Conditional Sentence Type, Estuary English, Inland Revenue, Jane Austen, Oxford English Dictionary, Plain English Campaign, Prince Charles, That Mrs Dombey, Van Lier New!
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Our aim in this book is to provide those involved in the teaching and learning of the English language with a wider perspective on language than is often available in English Language Teaching (ELT) reference works. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
delexical verbs, language teaching materials, interactional language, jumbled text, critical language awareness, forensic linguistics, discourse competence, language items, grammar teaching, pence piece, transcription conventions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Rights, British English, Cambridge University Press, Old English, Middle English, Niki Davis, Paul Harvey, American English, European Convention, New York, Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, Conditional Sentence Type, Estuary English, Inland Revenue, Jane Austen, Oxford English Dictionary, Plain English Campaign, Prince Charles, That Mrs Dombey, Van Lier New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal on 4 pages
- Investigating English by Tony Wright on page 53, page 130, and Back Matter
- The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker in Front Matter, page 196, and Back Matter
- Verbal Hygiene (The Politics of Language) by Deborah Cameron in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language (Language in Social Life) by Alistair Pennycook in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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