Breaking The Language Barrier

Download or read book Breaking the Language Barrier written by H. Douglas Brown and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demystifies the language-learning process by exploring such elements as left brain/right brain functions, the development of self-confidence and the discovery of one's personal learning style. Topics covered include the role of language identity, acquiring a second-language identity and motivation.

Download or read book Break the Language Barrier! written by Carl W. Hart and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad English is like bad breath-when people notice it, they're too polite to tell you about it. Break the Language Barrier! teaches you how to avoid the errors in English grammar, word usage, pronunciation and punctuation that might be branding you as someone who is not right for a new job, not right for a promotion, not someone whose ideas and opinions are worth considering, not a suitable romantic partner. The person you're talking to may keep smiling, but now there's an invisible barrier between you and professional or social advancement.With easy-to-understand explanations and numerous examples, Break the Language Barrier! will help you speak and write with confidence; avoid embarrassment; improve your chances for a raise, a promotion, a date; impress your boss, colleagues, friends; enhance your social life and stay out of trouble with the Grammar Police.

Download or read book Breaking the Language Barrier written by Carl William Hart and published by . This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tongue-Tied written by Nguyen, Hanh and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words matter: they mold and mirror our values and our reality. And so it is with the language we use to think and talk about species other than our own. In Tongue-Tied, Hanh Nguyen unpacks the many metaphors, meanings, and grammatical formulations that speak to and echo our physical exploitation of other-than-human animals, and shows how they constrain our abilities to relate to our animal kin fairly and honestly. Full of subtle insights and richly suggestive observations, and drawing from Nguyen’s own cross-cultural experiences, Tongue-Tied offers a glimpse of a language that is freed from euphemistic self-deception, one that accepts definition without limitation and difference without hierarchy.

Download or read book Breaking Through the Language Barrier written by Patricia Mertin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and informative book provides strategies and practical advice that teachers can use every day in the classroom to help ESL students understand and get to grips with their subject.

Download or read book Break the Language Barrier Level 4 written by Vicki Marie Riley and published by Vicki Marie Riley. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn Spanish in the comfort of your own home. In Level 4 of this series you will explore the mysteries of the present and past subjunctive and build on past tenses. Conversation practice, Top Tips, translations, all with full internet support. Answers included. If you want to learn Spanish in a clear, concise manner that is easy to understand and can be built on and developed over the 4 Levels in the series this method is for you-

Download or read book Breaking the Sound Barrier written by Steve Smith and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Language Leaners How to Listen.To cite use Conti and Smith (2019).This book is for language teachers who want to help their students become more effective listeners. It focuses on the processes involved in aural comprehension, blending the latest research evidence with over 200 engaging listening activities, as well as lots of useful practical classroom ideas and lesson sequences.Chapters include the principles of "listening as modelling", developing phonological and lexical retrieval skills, grammatical parsing, interpersonal and task-based listening. There are also chapters on how to make the most of songs, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, assessment and preparing for examinations. The final chapter offers a framework for language teachers or departments who wish to develop a strategy for improved listening. The book aims to place listening at the forefront of lesson planning.Gianfranco and Steve have around 60 years of classroom experience between them and a track record of offering instantly usable, low-preparation activities for the classroom, supported by second language acquisition research. Their handbook The Language Teacher Toolkit is already widely used around the world. Too often, classroom listening is neglected by teachers and a source of fear for learners; how can we make it a successful and enjoyable experience for all? This book is truly unique in its genre, in proposing a different and more impactful answer to this question. We sincerely hope you enjoy it.