This volume shows English language teachers how to enlarge their curriculum beyond the traditional emphases on grammar and syntax. Written from a "language in cultural and social context" perspective, the book clearly demonstrates to language teachers how they can incorporate a variety of language topics -- general semantics, regional and social dialects, syntax, spelling, history of the English language, social language conventions, lexicography, word origins, and the like -- into their classrooms. Clearly written and praised for being so reader-accessible, the book reviews basic aspects of a more comprehensive approach to English language study in classrooms, then demonstrates how teachers can devise student-centered, inquiry-oriented activities for the learners in their classes.   To enable students to examine and explore numerous aspects of language in use, the book provides the philosophical foundation for and the characteristics of an approach to language study -- language exploration and awareness (LEA) -- that includes: * the study of genuine, authentic language rather than abstract and contrived textbook examples and models; * an insistence on the premise that language-learning activities in schools be student-centered rather than teacher-centered; * a requirement that students make observations of authentic language uses, then formulate generalizations based upon those observations; * a recognition of the fact that "good English" is a rigorously enforced but floating social standard that is attained through varying uses of language, depending upon their diverse contexts of use; and * a belief in the proposition that as students' language continues to develop, this growth in language helps them grow through language.

Language Exploration & Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers

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ANDREWS, LARRY

Words, Language & Grammar

Longman Pub. Group

Helps language teachers expand their understanding of English beyond the teaching of grammar, and emphasizes a sociocultural view.

Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers Second Edition

Routledge

Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Linguistics for L2 Teachers is designed to help bilingual and ESL teachers better understand how and why the English language works, and to broaden their abilities to help their students learn about the various functions of English in the real world. It is not a complete curriculum in English linguistics, but rather, a foundation from which teachers can continue to grow and to teach with greater confidence. The reader-friendly, conversational style makes the concepts easily accessible to preservice and in-service teachers who have little or no previous experience in language study. This textbook: * explains various aspects of English using non-technical terminology; * goes beyond the study of grammar to examine the functions of language, not just its form; * presents language applications in L2 classrooms; and * clearly delineates the significance of chapter topics for L2 teachers and students. Each chapter includes prereading activities to enhance the reader's comprehension; postreading activities to expand and elaborate the concepts; and interactive "Be A Linguist" activities to help readers think in ways similar to the ways linguists think and to provide opportunities to apply ideas explained within the chapter. Intended for all teachers of students for whom English is a new language, this text will help them be better prepared to meet the important challenges and questions they encounter in their classrooms.

Linguistics for L2 Teachers

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

"Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers, Third Edition" shows English teachers how they can expand their curriculum beyond the traditional emphases on grammar and syntax, to help their students learn about many aspects of the English language, including general semantics, regional and social dialects, syntax, spelling, history of the English language, social language conventions, lexicography, and word origins. Clear, practical, and reader-friendly, the text reviews basic aspects of English language study in classrooms, then illustrates how teachers can create student-centered, inquiry-oriented activities for the learners in their classrooms. Written from a sociocultural perspective, this text stresses the uses of authentic language as it is used by real people for real purposes in diverse social contexts. Changes in the Third Edition are: all chapters have been thoroughly updated to address new developments in the world and in the field of English and language arts education; the chapters in Section II include new Student Explorations - activities designed by pre- and in-service teachers that readers can use with students in their classrooms; and new in this edition are references throughout several chapters to Web sites that instructors and students will find useful. This text is intended as text for undergraduate and master's level English language arts courses on the pedagogies of language teaching, and as an introduction to language or introduction to linguistics courses - particularly those emphasizing language study from a sociocultural perspective; and for courses preparing teachers of English as a new language. The text is also intended as a resource for current classroom teachers.

Language Exploration and Awareness

Along this captivating, true journey, Larry Andrews encounters a strange amulet, Hindu holy men, Buddhist monks, ancient sacred books and a hidden monastary at the edge of the Gobi Desert. A series of bizarre clues ultimately leads the author to the desert where he undergoes and intense period of spiritual reconditioning, returning home a changed man - a happy man - and a man with the sacred books and diaries of his increibile adventure in Central Asia. 
"A fascinating read! The inspiring story of Larry Andrews' spiritual quest is highly entertaining and deeply moving." - don Miguel Ruiz, auhor of The Four Agreements 
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Secrets of the Silk Road: Finding the Lost Sacred Books of the Gobi

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

St. Lynn's Press

A sudden unexplained tourist's death in Venice triggers the investigation of a heinous crime being perpetrated at a famous winery by the Cosa Nostra teamed with a Colombian drug cartel. CIA agent Marcus Peterson teamed with MI 6 agent Leo Harris and Interpol agent Matina Bufalino are assigned the mission unaware that a local Mafia is endeavoring to assassinate Marcus as ordered by a US crime family. With romantic entanglements and a Mafia price on his head, it becomes questionable whether Marcus can accomplish his mission.

Terror in Tuscany: CIA confronts Mafia in wine country (CIA Agent Marcus Peterson)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Independently published

Larry Andrews once thought he had it all. The senior class president and former athlete had a great family, bright future, and he became successful at an early age making lots of money; so much money that he lived an out-of-control lifestyle filled with booze, parties, and finally, drugs. But, his life imploded. That's what meth does; it tears apart everything good and leaves the user with a life usually shattered beyond repair. After escaping close calls again and again, Andrews was arrested in 2001 on drug charges he couldn't shake. While sitting in a stark jail cell, facing a 20-year mandatory prison sentence, God made Himself known in a stunning, extraordinary way. This is the compelling true story of how God can transform a life so messed up, it seems unsalvageable. From the first page to the last, the book speaks these truths to every reader: you, too, can be forgiven, leave the past behind, move forward, embrace the adventures of a faith-filled life, and truly enjoy ... The Ride.

The Ride: A True Story of Finding Freedom Behind Bars

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Language Exploration & Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers

Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers Second Edition

Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers

Linguistics for L2 Teachers

Language Exploration and Awareness

Secrets of the Silk Road: Finding the Lost Sacred Books of the Gobi

Terror in Tuscany: CIA confronts Mafia in wine country (CIA Agent Marcus Peterson)

The Ride: A True Story of Finding Freedom Behind Bars

Linguistics for L2 Teachers

Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers