To: All Faculty and
Staff ~ Rasha Abd El Rasol
From: Caryn Davis, Dean of Academic Affairs
Dante
V. Ferraro, President
RE: Professional
Development Opportunities
Titles Recently Added (or coming soon) To The Student Club Library: On Teaching ESOL
Date: June 20, 2017
When planning
Professional Development activities this summer, be sure to take a look at some
of the new arrivals in the Student Club Library @ Spanish-American Institute. YouÕll find that just as with the New York
Public Library, these book are sure to be educational, inspirational and also great fun!
(Titles
icons have arrived. Other titles
are proposed for future acquisition).
You can now search for Student Club Library
book on our website at:
https://www.librarycat.org/lib/dvf2000,
https://www.librarything.com/profile/dvf2000,
click the links in the list below, or
even walk over to the bookshelves in the
Special Events Center and browse the old fashioned way (you take a selfie and
tell you grandchildren how hard it was in the old days)!
Suggestions for
future acquisitions and novel ways to utilize the collection are always
encouraged.
Enjoy!
Table of Contents
TEACHER TRAINING:............................................................................................................................... 3
Essential Teacher
Knowledge Book and DVD Pack, Jeremy Harmer...................... 3
LINGUISTICS:.............................................................................................................................................. 3
How Languages Are
Learned, Patsy M.
Lightbown, Nina Spada................................... 3
An A-Z of ELT, Scott Thornbury............................................................................................................. 4
Practical English
Usage, Michael Swan.................................................................... 4
An Introduction to Sociolinguists (4th Ed), Janet Holmes......................................................................... 4
INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION:........................................................................................................... 4
Intercultural Communication: A Reader 13th Edition, Larry A.
Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin
R. McDaniel......... 4
METHODOLOGY:...................................................................................................................................... 5
How to Teach Vocabulary, Scott Thornbury............................................................................................ 5
How to Teach Grammar, Scott Thornbury............................................................................................... 5
Beyond the
Sentence , Scott Thornbury....................................................................... 5
TEACHER
TRAINING:
Essential
Teacher Knowledge Book and DVD Pack, Jeremy Harmer
Essential theory, practical teaching advice
and classroom ideas presented in full color, across two-pages, on DVD footage
and through pin code access on the web. Written in accessible English,
Essential Teacher Knowledge is ideal preparation for TKT, any other entry-level
teacher qualifications, or as a handbook for any EFL teacher. Over 2 hours of
DVD footage includes * Demonstrations of key teaching techniques, such as
giving instructions and drilling, letting new teachers see theory put into
practice *'Voices' teachers from around the world sharing opinions and ideas about
key issues for the global ELT community.
LINGUISTICS:
How Languages Are Learned, Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada
An introduction to
the main theories of first and second language acquisition.
Unlike many
introductions to the field of language acquisition research, How Languages are
Learned does not assume that you are already familiar with research methods or
theories. This makes it especially suitable if you are a trainee teacher or a practicing
teacher working independently to develop your professional knowledge. It is
written in a clear, readable style without unnecessary technical jargon - this
has helped to make it a standard text for trainee teachers throughout the
world.
There are evaluations
and case studies throughout the book so that you can see a practical context
for the research ideas you are reading about. Many of these examples are taken
directly from real first and second language classrooms. There are also a
number of opportunities for you to practice some of the observation and
analysis techniques which are used in the research described in the book.
An A-Z of ELT, Scott Thornbury
Scott Thornbury's insightful text is an alphabetical list of key
ELT terms and concepts, and outlines their relevance to the field.
An A-Z of ELT covers terms and concepts such as grammar, lexis,
phonology, discourse, methodology, theory and practice. Each entry is categorized,
described and explained in terms of its importance and relevance to ELT. Each
definition is authoritative, clear and concise, and cross-referenced where
relevant.
Practical
English Usage, Michael Swan
Practical English Usage answers your
questions about the English language - and the questions your students ask. It
is organized as an A-Z dictionary of over 600 problem points in the English
language, all explained with practical, clear information. Now in its third
edition, Practical English Usage has sold over two million copies and is a
world best-seller.
An Introduction to Sociolinguists (4th Ed), Janet Holmes
First published in
1992, Janet Holmes' An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has established itself
as the key introductory textbook in the field.
It is divided into
three sections. In the first, Janet Holmes shows how language is used in
multilingual speech communities and explains the varying patterns of language
use. She examines how and why languages change within society and highlights
the factors that lead to the displacement of one language by another, and
sometimes even the death of a language.
The central
section gives a comprehensive and well-illustrated exploration of social
reasons for language change, exploring language change in monolingual
communities and the features of a variety of dialects. She shows how and why
differing social and racial groups develop and maintain speech variations.
In the final
section, Janet Holmes assesses how attitudes to language affect speech, and
shows that linguistic responses depend upon a variety of contextual factors.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION:
Intercultural Communication: A Reader 13th Edition, Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin R. McDaniel
This
eye-opening reader explores how communication values and styles can be similar
or different for members of various cultures and communities. INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION: A READER focuses on practical strategies you can use to
communicate more effectively in a variety of contexts, including interpersonal,
rhetoric, group, business, education, health care, and organizational. This
broad-based, highly engaging reader, compiled by the authors who defined the
course, includes a balanced selection of articles--some commissioned solely for
this text--that discusses the classic ideas that laid the groundwork for this
field, as well as the latest research and ideas. Material is presented in such
a way that you can read, understand, and then apply course concepts to your own
life.
METHODOLOGY:
How to Teach Vocabulary, Scott Thornbury
The How to! series offers practical teaching ideas within a
clear, theoretical framework. Each title includes a 'Task File' of training and
reflection activities to reinforce the theories and practical ideas presented.
How to Teach Grammar, Scott Thornbury
A guide for teachers on how to develop or enhance their
grammar-teaching skills. The early part of the book considers such issues as
the nature of grammar and the reasons for teaching it. Subsequent chapters
explore both inductive and deductive approaches to grammar. The book also
explores ways of practicing a variety of grammar topics, methods of dealing
with grammatical errors in students' work, and ways of integrating grammar
instruction into different general methodologies, such as communicative language
learning and task-based learning
Beyond the Sentence
,
Scott Thornbury
Introducing discourse analysis
Language, in its natural state is not isolated sentences: it is
text. As teachers of second language users our priority is to help our learners
engage with texts. In this witty and incisive book Scott Thornbury takes
discourse apart to show how it is organized.
Starting with an examination of genre, he goes on to look at how
we structure written and spoken text. Scott shows how these insights affect our
work as language teachers and suggests practical activities that can be used in
the classroom to help students work with texts.