Grammar for English Language Teachers: With Exercises and a Key [Hardcover]

Martin Parrott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521472164 | ISBN-13: 978-0521472166 | Publication Date: April 13, 2000 | Edition: Tch

This book helps teachers to develop their understanding of English grammar. Grammar for English Language Teachers provides an accessible reference for planning lessons and clarifying learners' problems. It includes a typical difficulties section in each chapter, which explores learners' problems and mistakes and offers ways of overcoming them.

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Trainers I talked to were effusive in their praise of its clear-headed expositions. With recommendations like that, I rushed out and bought it, a purchase I will not regret. Jeremy Harmer MET Journal

One of the most useful features of the book is the inclusion of consolidation exercises at the end of each section

Book Description

Grammar for English Language Teachers provides an accessible reference for planning lessons and clarifying learners' problems. It includes a typical difficulties section in each chapter, which explores learners' problems and mistakes and offers ways of overcoming them.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Tch edition (April 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521472164
• ISBN-13: 978-0521472166
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,455,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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47 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive and lucid reference, December 11, 2002

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Srebrenica Forever (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grammar for English Language Teachers: With Exercises and a Key (Hardcover)

As is evident from the book's title, this book is intended for practising and prospective teachers. Its simple structure enables the teacher to teach grammar lucidly and effectively. Every chapter features an analysis of common grammatical difficulties that students encounter when studying grammar. This advantage will help you identify the difficulties and accordingly reveal efficient ways to help students deal with troublesome points of grammar.
In the following, I will account for the chief characteristics of this book:
1. a very simple structure,
2. a thorough analysis of complex sentence structures,
3. the identification of typical grammatical difficulties,
4. its methodological and pedagogical structure,
5. its simple terminology,
6. it is comprehensive and lucid
7. it will help teacher to choose the most effective method to teach grammar.
The above-mentioned features should help you decide if this is the book you need! In my opinion, this is the only book you need to become a competent english teacher.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very practical & straight-forward, January 19, 2009

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Steven A. Morgan "potential!" (Vic , Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grammar for English Language Teachers: With Exercises and a Key (Paperback)

Grammar for English Language Teachers not only encourages teachers, but also the grammatically challenged, to appreciate and engage with skill and strength, teaching and correctly understanding the use of grammar. Written primarily for the esl teacher, it explores the difficulties esl learners most often face...
It is a reference no serious esl teacher should be without.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginner, August 1, 2006

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robbie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grammar for English Language Teachers: With Exercises and a Key (Paperback)

This book covers everything and more. However its language and order means it is not for the beginner but for someone already fluent and understanding of english grammar. I am a prospective english teacher and was looking forward to the assistance of this book. I think I will in time but will need to read other books first before i can get near to this level. Things are not explained simply but assume you already know the words he uses and the meanings behind them even as early as the first few pages.