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Communication Approach in English Through the Internet
Author(s): Amazat K. Akbarov (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publication Date: 2 May 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 185 pages
- ISBN-10: 1443837598
- ISBN-13: 9781443837590
Book Description
Communication Approach in English Through the Internet carefully prepares students to read university-level texts. It teaches students the strategies and the vocabulary-building skills to help them grow in confidence and progress to higher levels of linguistic proficiency. The exercises will help students develop their four basic academic skills and express themselves in a mature and appropriate way that is relevant to the context, whether it be a report, conversation or other form of discourse. Each unit plan provides, step-by-step, a variety of lively exercises for brainstorming ideas and planning a structure that can be used directly from the book or as a springboard for innovative Internet resources. The author emphasizes active learning and addresses the needs of EFL students. This is the perfect coursebook for weaving the excitement and usefulness of the Internet into your daily English communication. Features •A skills and strategies sections that teach essential linguistic skills •Tasks that encourage students to interact with the text and practice using internet resources •Activities that take students “beyond the classroom,” and can be used for discussion and communication
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A novel approach to teaching English as a foreign language that combines the strengths of the communicative syllabus with the flexibility and richness of internet resources to deliver an accessible and down-to-earth coursebook.”– Dr Mona Baker, Professor of Translation Studies, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK”This book introduces fundamental linguistic skills and strategies such as indentifying main ideas, interpreting information [from] internet resources, and preparing for reading and presentation skills.”– Prof Dr Mehmet Demirezen, Head of the ELT Department, Hacettepe University, Turkey”The coursebook will help students to make the transition from the way they have been learning and using English at college to the approach expected at university. The book is principally designed for classroom use, but it can be used for independent study.”– Dr Patrick Roberts, Professor of Education, National Louis University, USA
About the Author
Azamat Akbarov holds a PhD in Linguistics. He is Assistant Professor of the English Department at International Burch University in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He received a BA in English Philology and an MA in English Language and Literature. His extensive experience includes both general English and several areas of Applied Linguistics, and he has published widely in these areas. He also has cross-linguistic expertise, having worked in Turkish, Russian, Korean, Bosnian and Uzbek as well as English, and understands the practical issues involved in teaching and learning different languages and transferring research ideas from one language to another. He is the current Head of the English Department and Chairman of the International Conference of Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. He is the current member of American Association for Applied Linguistics, The International Association of Applied Linguistics and The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
