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This review is from: Fundamentals of English Grammar: Chartbook - a Reference Grammar (Paperback)
I've been teaching ESL for 16 years and developmental writing and reading, college level, for 10 years, and I strongly recommend Betty Azar's Chartbook as a reference book. It is written for the ESL audience, but I also use it in my writing instruction for native speakers. I recommend it highly for ESL speakers who have finished their formal ESL instruction or who are in an advanced level. They should use it the same way they do a dictionary or thesaurus - as a reference book. There are numerous grammar explanations that are easy to understand. Azar provides several lists that students can use as a reference if the grammar rule/pattern is an obscure or difficult one. It has a series of charts for students to visualize the actual time that the different English verb tenses cover. Azar covers a great deal of material, but the book is only 140 pages total - small and thin. That makes it convenient to carry. I also recommend it highly as a teaching aid when instructing native speakers in reading and writing so that teachers can more fully understand English grammar from the ESL perspective. When I teach developmental writing to college students, I find that I am oftentimes dealing with native speaker dialect issues, so an ESL explanation can be more appropriate. In addition, there are many ESL students in Freshman Composition courses, so the instructor needs to know how to help those students. The Chartbook is a reference book. If you want the exercises, get the regular text or the workbooks. Azar has been criticized for presenting grammar out of context. I believe that is a valid, although not a shattering, criticism of her main texts. However, this is not supposed to be that sort of book. It is supposed to be a reference book, and the grammar will be out of context. I recommend this book unreservedly. Karen Keyworth
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This review is from: Understanding and Using English Grammar: A Reference Grammar (Paperback)
I was so pleased with the time frame I recieved my book within, and also, with the condition of the book. The source is professional. Thank you.
9 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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This is for fundamental only (black cover),
By Alison Chan (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fundamentals of English Grammar: Chartbook - a Reference Grammar (Paperback)
upon receiving this book, i was very disappointed because it was for fundamental level only (a black cover). Without the picture nor detailed discription, I bought this book by mistake. This is not what I need/want. I was so upset:( I was expecting an intermediate level of chartbook by Azar.so customers, be smart. Don't buy this book unless you are expecting a very basic level of grammar chartbook.
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