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Advice for language learners General warning: what follows may or may not apply to you. It's based on what linguistics knows about people in general (but any general advice will be ludicrously inappropriate for some people) and on my own experience (but you're not the same as me). If you have another way of learning that works, more power to you. Given the discussion so far, the prospects for language learning may seem pretty bleak. It seems that you'll only learn a language if you really need to; but the fact that you haven't done so already is a pretty good indication that you don't really need to. How to break out of this paradox? At the least, try to make the facts of language learning work for you, not against you. Exposure to the language, for instance, works in your favor. So create exposure. * Read books in the target language. * Better yet, read comics and magazines. (They're easier, more colloquial, and easier to incorporate into your weekly routine.) * Buy music that's sung in it; play it while you're doing other things. * Read websites and participate in newsgroups that use it. * Play language tapes in your car. If you have none, make some for yourself. * Hang out in the neighborhood where they speak it. * Try it out with anyone you know who speaks it. If necessary, go make new friends. * Seek out opportunities to work using the language. * Babysit a child, or hire a sitter, who speaks the language. * Take notes in your classes or at meetings in the language. * Marry a speaker of the language. (Warning: marry someone patient: some people want you to know their language-- they don't want to teach it. Also, this strategy is tricky for multiple languages.) Taking a class can be effective, partly for the instruction, but also because you can meet others who are learning the language, and because, psychologically, classes may be needed to make us give the subject matter time and attention. Self-study is too eas

If you really want to learn English, but are sick of boring books, then Language Leader Intermediate is what you want. - This ESL book review will tell you why Language Leader is what you should buy! You can use this book without a teacher, but it will be more fun if you learn with a friend.

A book review of Language Leader which is one of the best resources for learning English that I have ever reviewed. I give it 5 stars!

nternational Express Elementary consists of a Teacher Resource Book, a Student Book with Pocket Book and cassette, and finally a Student Workbook and cassette. Therefore there is a lot of material and information contained in this package, and makes a valuable contribution to elementary level education for adult learners who are trying to keep pace with modern communication methods.

International Express - A book review.

From Richard Byrne Free Technology for teacher, quoted below:Listen and Read - Non-fiction Read Along Activities Listen and Read is a set of 54 non-fiction stories from Scholastic for K-2 students. The stories are feature pictures and short passages of text that students can read on their own or have read to them by each story's narrator. The collection of stories is divided into eight categories: social studies, science, plants and flowers, environmental stories, civics and government, animals, American history, and community. Applications for Education Listen and Read looks to be a great resource for social studies lessons and reading practice in general. At the end of each book there is a short review of the new words that students were introduced to in the book. Students can hear these words pronounced as many times as they like. Listen and Read books worked on my computer and on my Android tablet. Scholastic implies that the books also work on iPads and IWBs"

Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music It has been a great tool for close reading in my AP Lit class. Love Bookdrum!

More Attractive, and Sound Smart Even If You Aren't (Yet) Want to sound smart in conversations with grownups or college friends? Make reference to one or two of these books (only if you've really read them!) and you will! There are lots of books in the universe and they're not all required reading for class, so if you were to read only 100 books as a Young Adult, reading these would certainly not be a bad idea.

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have been writing ESL book reviews for teachers and linguists for twelve years, and in that time, I have seen many excellent books and others that, well, fall into the realm of brilliant.

This webpage links many reviews in one place especially for teachers of English

New English File Advanced is a very good book to help you learn English

A book review of New English File Advanced

English Unlimited is a new series with thoughtful topics, layout and presentation. This is a book review of the Starter books

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Book review of how to learn ESL using headway pre-intermediate

MyVocabulary.com offers free vocabulary lessons, word lists, and word puzzles designed for middle school and high school students. The vocabulary lists are based on books commonly used in middle school and high school classrooms. MyVocabulary.com also offers word lists and activities based on SAT vocabulary. Visitors to MyVocabulary.com will find stand-alone vocabulary lessons as well as activities to complement the reading of specific stories. Applications for EducationIf you're planning a series of lessons on one of "standard books" for middle school or high school, MyVocabulary.com could provide you with some good vocabulary lists and lesson ideas to get started. Students prepping for the SAT should take some time to explore the SAT word puzzles offered by MyVocabulary.com

Plenty of land transport options can overwhelm you when traveling to Leeds, and anywhere. Trains and buses are just a few of the many public transportations available. But no one gets the convenience and convenience of hiring a local taxi service. If you are wondering why you should consider booking a local Taxi for Leeds or Bradford transfers, then you should read the list of reasons below.

All the best books for teaching English. Hand picked for teachers. Use and help support EFL Classroom 2.0! Fully secure - Amazon payout system.

New English File Elementary book is a great way to learn English

A review of New English File Elementary.

Pretty cool short videos of all parts of each famous book.