Can anyone recommend some decent textbooks on ELT? I have had a look in bookshops but cant seem to find anything satisfactory to help with lesson plans. Also a decent basic English Grammar guide would be handy for future reference, has anyone got any tips?
Thanks,
Owain.
decent textbooks - depends on the level and the age: adults : headway/face 2 face/ cutting edge
secondary school - what's up?
grammar ref: Murphy's published by CUP - red is basic, blue is harder
hope this helps :-)
1) "Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Dummies" by Michelle Maxom, published by John Wiley and sons. Really easy to understand, and has everything that was in the weekend course, and more. It's very readable for just sitting in an armchair and reading from cover to cover. I also find it great as a reference book.
2) "Teaching Skills for Dummies" Again, really clear, and could help you avoid a lot of pitfalls in the classroom.
3) "Collins Easy Learning Grammar and Punctuation in Colour" Very easy to look something up quickly when you are stuck.
4) "English Vocabulary in Use", by Stuart Redman, published by Cambridge. I found this useful, again as a reference when planning lessons, to use for inspiration and guidance. It is really meant as a workbook, but I found it useful in other ways, too.
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