TESOL books & recommended reading

Teach Business English
by Sylvie Donna

This book deals with a range of issues from needs analysis and course planning to assessment and evaluation. It also suggests solutions to common teaching problems. The emphasis throughout is practical and a large part of the book focuses on classroom procedures. There are activities for all the major skill areas and most skills can be used with only modest preparation.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

 

 

How to Teach Business English (Paperback)
by Evan Frendo

This book is an analysis of how listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as grammar and vocabulary, are tested in a range of exams, and a description of appropriate teaching strategies for each.

Evan Frend provides a guide to all the major international English language exams and information on how to keep up-to-date with changes to these exams.

Published by Longmans

 

 

Grammar for English Language Teachers
by Martin Parrott.

Winner of the English-Speaking Union Duke of Edinburgh's English Language Award.

This book is comprehensive and practical guide that will be indispensible to trainee teachers and more experienced teachers throughout their careers.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

 

 

Planning Lessons and Courses
by Tessa Woodward.

This book deals with the kinds of everyday questions working teachers face as they plan lessons and courses. Each chapter contains an analysis of the issue under discussion, as well as practical principles and sample activities.

Planning Lessons and Courses will help inexperienced teachers gain confidence in establishing sound working practices and will give more experienced teachers ideas to refresh their routines.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

 

Keep Talking
by Friederike Klippel.

This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and story telling.

For each activity, notes are also provided on the linguistic and educational aims, the level, organisation, time and preparation required. Part II contains the accompanying worksheets, which can be copied, making many of the activities instantly available for use in class. A comprehensive table of activities and an index are included for ease of reference.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Discussions that Work: Task-centred Fluency Practice
by Penny Ur.

How can you make a discussion really work? What sort of activities produce genuine and enthusiastic exchanges of ideas? How can you prepare such exercises quickly and easily? These are some of the questions that Discussions that Work sets out to answer.

Provides guidelines on organizing successful task-centred activities. Gives fifty practical examples which have been tried and found effective in the classroom. Includes simple to complex and sophisticated, and can be used with a wide range of learners, from elementary to the most advanced, in both secondary and adult education.

“...has a wealth of practical ideas which can be used in the classroom tomorrow.” Wendy Scott, Practical English Teaching

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Role Play
by Gillian Porter Ladousse. Series Editor: Alan Maley.

This useful reference book gives guidance on the use of role play to develop fluency and to train students to deal with the unpredictable nature of language.

It helps to provide a focal point in lessons integrating the four skills, while giving experienced teachers fresh ideas, and less experienced teachers lots of practical support.

Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)

 

Sound Foundations
by Adrian Underhill.

This detailed book on phonology is divided into two main sections.

The first section shows the reader how sounds are physically made.

The second section shows how to teach students these sounds.

The approach of this book makes learning phonology a physical, visual, auditory and creative experience which for most students is more effective and more enjoyable.

Published by Macmillan ELT

Penguin English Photocopiable Pair Work 3
by Deidre Howard-Williams, Peter Watcyn-Jones.

Designed for Upper Intermediate and Advanced students, Pair Work 3 provides intensive one-to-one conversation practice using a wide range of activities, including: describing location; deducing answers from given clues; general knowledge quizzes, problem-solving, and much more.

You can also try 'Pair Work 1' and 'Pair Work 2' for lower-level students.

Published by Longman

Discussions A-Z Intermediate: A Resource Book of Speaking Activities
by Adrian Wallwork.

Discussions A-Z Intermediate is a photocopiable resource book of speaking activities designed to encourage lively, natural discussion among intermediate students.

Providing a refreshing perspective on many common themes the material consists of 26 topic-based units, each filled with a variety of stimulating activities. The units contain authentic reading and listening texts intended to be used as stimulus for discussion. The accompanying cassette provides a wide range of native speaker accents.

The teacher's pages provide clear instructions for each activity, as well as providing a wealth of background information on each topic, keys to the activities, complete tapescripts and suggestions for discussion-based writing activities. The material is designed to be flexible and free-standing: activities can either be used as the basis for a discussion course or dipped into in or out of sequence.

Discussions A-Z Advanced is also available in this series.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Lessons from Nothing: Activities for Language Teaching with Limited Time and Resources
by Bruce Marsland, University of Jyvskyl, Finland.

Lessons from Nothing is an invaluable resource for busy teachers everywhere who are looking for easy-to-use activities which do not require extensive facilities or preparation. It is a practical sourcebook of around 70 language teaching activities which encourage interaction and co-operation in the classroom.

Special features: * activities for immediate use * activities for all ages and levels * clear presentation * no photocopying required

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Games for Language Learning
by Andrew Wright, David Betteridge, Michael Buckby.

Games provide meaningful and enjoyable language practice at all levels and for all age groups. They can be used to practise any of the skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing - at any stage of the learning process, from controlled repetition through guided practice to free expression.

To enable teachers to select the activities most suitable for their needs, precise information is provided, both at the beginning of each game and in the summary chart, about the language content, the skills to be practised, the level, the degree of teacher-control, and the time and materials required. Clear advice is given on preparation and classroom procedure, with many illustrations and examples.

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Learner-based Teaching
by Colin Campbell and Hanna Kryszewska. Series Editor: Alan Maley.

The book provides seventy language practice activities which use the wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise that learners bring with them to the classroom.

The activities can be used to supplement a coursebook or to form the basis of an entire teaching programme.

The areas covered include grammar, vocabulary, and examination practice. Teachers working in conditions where there is limited access to published materials will find the book especially helpful.

Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)