Practical English Usage has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Now revised and updated for the fourth edition, it answers the questions that teachers and learners ask about English grammar and vocabulary with clear, corpus-informed explanations and examples.

Wat is een goede les? En wat doet een effectieve leraar?

In De zes rollen van de leraar beschrijft Martie Slooter wat leraren kunnen doen om leerlingen daadwerkelijk te laten leren. Ze beschrijft effectief lerarengedrag aan de hand van zes rollen:

* de gastheer;

* de presentator;

* de didacticus;

* de pedagoog;

* de afsluiter;

* de coach.

Dit boek is gebaseerd op de meest actuele, wetenschappelijke inzichten over hoe leerlingen tot leren komen. Slooter gaat niet alleen in op de basiskennis, -...

Cal has very few choices in life. He can continue working at the abattoir that sickens him, or join the ranks of the unemployed. He can brood on his past or try to plan a future with Marcella.

Cal is a haunting love story set against the fear and violence of Ulster, where tenderness and innocence must struggle to survive.

Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates her story from her childhood in Kuwait, her early teenage years in Egypt, to her family's last flight to Texas.

Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use is the first choice for intermediate (B1-B2) learners and covers all the grammar you will need at this level. This book has clear explanations and practice exercises that have helped millions of people around the world improve their English. It also includes an interactive ebook with audio that you can use online or download to your iPad or Android tablet.

It is perfect for self-study and can also be used by teachers as a supplementary book in classrooms.

The Student's Book takes students from the traditional practice of grammar forms through to topic-based practice exercises. Grammar is clearing presented and explained at each level with review sections assessing student understanding and providing extra practice. The CD-ROM contains a glossary, extra practice for each unit and printable tests.

No single country has had a larger impact on the past century than America; and most experts agree that the role of English as a world language is due in part to the world's largest economy and third largest country, the United States. But the America of today is also a coutnry of contradictions. It is a country born out of peace and progress, but also out of violence and revolt. Aspects of the USA offers students of English and EFL teachers a broad introduction to the United States, includin...

"One of the most provocative, intelligent and original novelists working in Britain today." Irvine Welsh. My dad taught us to be prepared for whatever was coming. He said we should know the facts about how long we could survive without food, water or fresh air, and to remember that we couldn't live at all without hope.

It was better, he said, to be ahead of the game. Better to be ten years too early than one minute too late. That's why he did what he did, on that morning ...

Inspired by her f...

Werkvormen zijn de bouwstenen van een goede vakdidactiek. Zeker sinds de invoering van het Europees Referentiekader (ERK) is kennis over de taal minder relevant. Het doel is dat de leerling de taal kan gebruiken: hij moet deze zelfstandig kunnen lezen, luisteren, schrijven en spreken. De ervaring leert dat leerlingen die al doende leren, informatie langer en beter onthouden.

Waar vind je als (aankomende) leraar Duits, Engels of Frans de tijd om rustig nieuwe activerende werkvormen te bedenken...

Aspects of the United Kingdom offers students of English and EFL teachers essential information about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Readers will learn about the history and cultures of the nations of the British Isles and see how they have helped shaped the country today. There is also a focus on contemporary Britain, offering the student an understanding of hot-topic issues in the UK.

Topics covered are:

- Cultures and Identities of the nations of the United Kingdom

- Peoples of the ...