Audacity is a piece of freeware software which you can use to record audio. This can later be incorporated into a Podcast or used as a simple audio file for playing in class or mixing with other media. This article explains how to get the software, install it on your […]
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AntConc is a freeware concordancer and is very useful for searching through large swathes of texts to look for patterns of usage and so on. As an example, the screenshot below shows a concordance search for the word, word. The program has searched through a number of corpora (collections of […]
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The table below illustrates just some of the difficulties in understanding the subtleties of the English language. In this case it’s British English which, along with British manners, make the meanings of words said often nothing like the meaning of the words spoken!
Continue ReadingA Course in Language Teaching (book)
Author: Penny Ur Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: paperback, 389 pages; pub 1996 ISBN: 0521449944 Click https://amzn.to/3jl4Ztf for more details: This is an excellent reference book for foreign language teachers, offering stimulating insights and practical suggestions for both classroom application and personal professional growth. Both novice and experienced teachers will […]
Continue ReadingA Basic English Grammar (book)
Author: John Eastwood; Ronald Mackin Publisher: OUP Details: paperback; pub. 1982 ISBN: 0194329402 Click https://amzn.to/3oOQ63L for more details. An excellent first grammar which covers the basics of English grammar in clear and precise form. Ideal for new teachers and students to get to grips with the basics. This can be […]
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