Accessible to experts and non-experts alike, this text is a comprehensive entry to teaching and learning vocabulary in ESL and EFL contexts. Firmly grounded in research, it presents frameworks and methods for teaching vocabulary to English L2 speakers. Overviewing key topics as well as providing in-depth research analyses and critiques, Zwier and Boers address all major areas of vocabulary pedagogy and instruction. Organized in four parts, chapters cover the nature of vocabulary and strands of vocabulary research; curricular approaches; and techniques and activities. Readers are introduced to key topics, including teaching multiword expressions, assessment, discourse, and instruction at different levels. Each chapter includes questions, prompts, and activities to foster discussion. A foundational textbook for courses on L2 instruction and teacher-training courses, it is an essential text for students and scholars in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and provides the pedagogical grounding future English L2 teachers need to effectively teach vocabulary.

Accessible to experts and non-experts alike, this text is a comprehensive entry to teaching and learning vocabulary in ESL and EFL contexts. Firmly grounded in research, it presents frameworks and methods for teaching vocabulary to English L2 speakers. Overviewing key topics as well as providing in-depth research analyses and critiques, Zwier and Boers address all major areas of vocabulary pedagogy and instruction. Organized in four parts, chapters cover the nature of vocabulary and strands of vocabulary research; curricular approaches; and techniques and activities. Readers are introduced to key topics, including teaching multiword expressions, assessment, discourse, and instruction at different levels. Each chapter includes questions, prompts, and activities to foster discussion. A foundational textbook for courses on L2 instruction and teacher-training courses, it is an essential text for students and scholars in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and provides the pedagogical grounding future English L2 teachers need to effectively teach vocabulary.

"Study Skills for Success" presents basic study strategies and academic skills that students need to excel in their last years of high school or in college. This textbook was written for students whose schoolwork has not given them enough practice in applying these basic study skills so they can perform well in academic settings.
Major topics covered in the book include:
* Organizing Information (alphabetizing, outlining, reading timelines, taking notes)
* Reading and Interpreting Illustrated Information (maps, graphs, charts, tables)
* Skills for Better Reading (skimming and scanning, vocabulary strategies, determining the main idea)
* Research Strategies (avoiding plagiarism, using the Internet)
A list of the many skills taught is provided in the front of the book.
"Study Skills for Success" emphasizes skill building through practice, as the lessons on each topic contain a plethora of tips and several exercises. A review lesson caps the end of each section of the textbook, and the final lesson of the book reviews the major skills taught. Appendixes include various abbreviations and conversion tables.

A three-level vocabulary series for both self-study and classroom use. This best-selling series gives students the support they need to master words and phrases in American English. New language is taught in manageable two-page units with presentation of vocabulary on the left-hand page and practice activities on the right. Suitable for self-study or classroom use, the books are informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure vocabulary taught is useful, up-to-date, and presented in a natural context. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, this series promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. The Intermdiate level teaches approximately 2,500 vocabulary items.

This workbook is designed to help students improve their basic comprehension and general reading skills. This is a content-based text, and all the examples, readings, and exercises are based on the topic of earthquakes. Each unit features a pre-reading activity, basic comprehension exercises, and vocabulary practice. Units include practice making inferences, understanding the organization of reading passages, and pronoun references.The activities recycle the vocabulary and ideas of the reading text and are therefore accessible and meaningful rather than dry, rote exercises.The "Forces of Nature "workbooks combine high-interest readings with skills development activities. Each of the five workbooks features a different skills focus--reading, vocabulary, grammar, study skills, and multi-skill review with writing activities.Each content-based workbook also focuses on a different force of nature--earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods, blizzards, and wildfires. These events were selected because they allow students to develop an understanding of natural events that threaten property, ways of life, and lives. Because information about preparing for a disaster is sometimes unavailable or not at a level that is understandable to some of today's students, tips for surviving each "force of nature "are presented at the end of each workbook.The "Forces of Nature "workbooks are copublished with Artesian Press.

The "Four Point" series is designed for English language learners whose primary goal is to succeed in an academic setting.""The series covers the four academic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking while providing reinforcement and systematic recycling of key vocabulary and further exposure to grammar issues. In order to participate in academic settings, ELLs need focused activities to develop and then maintain their use of vocabulary and grammar. Each book in the series focuses heavily on vocabulary in particular, highlighting between 125-150 key vocabulary items including individual words, compound words, phrasal verbs, short phrases, idioms, metaphors, collocations, and longer set lexical phrases. Each unit in "Reading-Writing 2, Advanced, "includes two reading passages on the same topic within a field of academic study: Language, Sociology, Physiology, Geology, Economics, and Environmental Science. The exercises accompanying the readings are meant to strengthen a range of reading and writing skills like comprehending details, developing vocabulary, paraphrasing, summarizing, and synthesizing information. Students will read longer, more difficult readings on interesting academic topics that represent an array of classroom interests, and they will write both short and long assignments that can be organized around more traditional writing templates. By addressing the breadth and depth of reading and writing tasks required in academic settings instead of only reading for pleasure or writing for research projects, this volume truly prepares ELLs for the type of reading they will find in their course books and for the writing assignments they will receive in class. Interactive vocabulary activities are provided on the book's companion website.

This is the most time-effective practice for the TOEFL[registered] iBT. There are many things that can be done in one hour, and now students can practice for the TOEFL[registered] iBT too. ""One-Hour Practice Tests for the TOEFL[registered] iBT"" will help prepare students for success on the 4-hour Internet-based TOEFL[registered] test. This book will help students work toward a higher score, one hour at a time. The six one-hour tests in this book are designed for use in a class period/session and have been specially calibrated to offer excellent test practice in a manageable amount of time. Each one-hour test includes its own answer key and a scoring worksheet. ""One-Hour Practice Tests for the TOEFL[registered]"" is packaged with an audio CD containing all the necessary material. This guide is a valuable classroom tool, but it can also be used by individual students for self-study.

The arrival of the TOFEL[registered] iBT has created a stir in the academic community. "The Michigan Guide to Teaching EAP Skills for the TOFEL[registered] iBT" is the first of its kind: a teaching guide that offers support for the teachers and more English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practice for students preparing for the iBT. "The Michigan Guide" provides a discussion on teaching each academic skill plus tips and strategies for teachers. Although it was designed to be used in conjunction with "The Michigan Guide to English for Academic Success and Better TOFEL[registered] Test Scores", it can be used to support any TOEFL-preparation course. "The Michigan Guide to Teaching EAP Skills" features: a variety of activities for teaching reading, listening, writing, and speaking; reproducible material to develop academic skills; two complete practice tests and two mini-tests (designed for use in one class period); and, audio CDs containing all material for listening and integrated tasks.