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Through engaging and creative contexts, Grammar Plus and More Grammar Plus provide extensive grammar practice for adult and young adult students. The texts integrate structure practice with relevant themes, such as choices and consequences, technology, and marriage. This two-level course, taking students from the beginning to high-intermediate level, provides an effective approach to-- Using a multiskill approach, students develop the four skills through a pedagogically sound sequencing of activities, including both controlled and communicative practice.-- A variety of student-centered activities address different learning styles.-- Clear, concise grammar charts are both teacher- and student-friendly.-- Appendices give students tools for review and reinforcement.-- Cumulative end-of-unit, midterm and final tests.-- Multiskill Workbooks provide additional grammar and language skill practice.-- Teacher's Guides contain teaching tips, thorough grammar explanations, ideas for presenting confusing grammar points, listening scripts, and answer keys.-- Classroom audiocassettes offer a variety of listening activities to help students develop listening skills.-- Comprehensive coverage of basic grammar within meaningful contexts motivates students and maximizes learning.-- Practice tests promote student self-evaluation.
This text investigates the most effective methods for teaching English grammar to adult and young adult learners through integrated, context-based instruction. Authors Daphne Mackey and Judy Defilippo utilize a multiskill pedagogical framework to bridge the gap between structural accuracy and communicative fluency. By embedding grammatical rules within thematic units such as technology and interpersonal relationships, the authors argue that students achieve higher retention rates when language is presented in meaningful, real-world scenarios.
What You Will Find
Educators frequently cite this course for its balanced approach to both form and function in language acquisition. Experts highlight the text's utility in diverse classroom settings due to its clear sequencing and emphasis on student-centered learning.
Page Count:
298
Publication Date:
1987-01-01
Publisher:
Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN-10:
0201163527
ISBN-13:
9780201163520
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