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Scott Thornbury

    January 1, 1950

    Scott Thornbury is a distinguished figure in English language teaching, bringing over three decades of experience to his work. His extensive background includes teaching and training roles across diverse international settings. Thornbury's contributions extend to authoring several acclaimed books for educators focused on language and teaching methodologies. He is also recognized as a series editor for a prominent academic publisher and a co-founder of the influential dogme ELT group.

    The New A-Z of ELT
    Teaching unplugged
    The New A-Z of ELT Paperback
    An A-Z of ELT
    Conversation
    The CELTA Course Trainer's Manual
    • 2020

      This concise and user-friendly book draws on Mark Hancock's wealth of knowledge and experience to provide 50 practical tips that will be useful for teachers of all levels of experience. It outlines the key issues and challenges, with three clear sections. The first addresses the goals and models of teaching pronunciation, the second provides guidance on what to teach in pronunciation classes - the phonology of English, and the third explores how to teach it, with tips covering the techniques and methods used in the classroom.

      Mark Hancock's 50 Tips for Teaching Pronunciation Pocket Editions
    • 2019

      Scott Thornbury's 101 grammar questions

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      A compact, user-friendly reference book addressing many of the kinds of questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced, when planning or executing their lessons. A glance at any web-site, discussion forum or social network shared by teachers of English suggests that teachers are constantly asking each other questions related to pedagogical grammar. These may simply be questions about terminology or categorisation ('What's a clause?'; 'Is like a preposition?'), or they may seek to unravel subtle grammatical distinctions ('What's the difference between for and since?) or explain persistent learner errors ('Why in bed and not in the bed?'). This book is designed to fulfil this basic, everyday need - as well as being a book that can be read for interest, and even pleasure, in its own right.

      Scott Thornbury's 101 grammar questions
    • 2018

      Dieses umfassende alphabetisch geordnete Nachschlagewerk für Lehrer und Studenten im ELT-Bereich wurde neu bearbeitet und ergänzt. Es bietet klare und ausführliche Definitionen zu den Themen Grammatik, Phonologie, Lexikologie und Diskurs. Die Einträge einschließlich gängiger Abkürzungen sind nach Themengebieten geordnet und mit Querverweisen versehen. Begriffe, die in einer Definition erscheinen und selbst Schlagworte sind, sind fett gedruckt.

      The New A-Z of ELT
    • 2017

      The New A-Z of ELT Paperback

      • 321 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      "The New A-Z of ELT is a practical and informative guide that is indispensable to teachers and teacher trainers of all levels of experience. The new edition has been revised and restructured to take recent developments in language teaching into account. It is a fully cross-referenced, alphabetical guide to ELT that defines and explains essential language teaching concepts and terminology from fields including grammar, linguistics, discourse analysis, digital pedagogies, and phonology."--Back cover

      The New A-Z of ELT Paperback
    • 2017

      About Language hilft Englischlehrenden bei der Ausbilung von language awareness unter Berücksichtigung der pädagogischen Implikationen und möglicher Anwendungen im Klassenzimmer. Die zweite Ausgabe wurde rundum überarbeitet und aktualisiert, wobei auch neueste Entwicklungen der Sprachbeschreibung beachtet werden. Das Buch beantwortet die Frage: 'Was müssen Lehrende über Englisch wissen, um es effektiv unterrichten zu können?'

      About Language
    • 2017

      This book offers 50 practical ideas for teachers to use for their professional development. The tips cover a wide range of activities that can be carried out individually or in collaboration with others, including self and peer observation, journal writing, on-line forums, classroom research, action research, team teaching, lesson review, materials review, lesson study, mentoring, peer coaching, reading groups, and workshops. The Tips can be used by both novice and more experienced teachers and are intended to provide a basis for teachers to review the current state of their professional learning and to develop and implement goals for their development.

      Jack C Richards' 50 Tips for Teacher Development Pocket Editions
    • 2017

      This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

      Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods
    • 2017

      Natural grammar

      • 220 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.9(22)Add rating

      100 double-page spreads with explanations and exercises. Reference area with four clear sections: definitions, grammar patterns, collocations, and set phrases. Examples of real language from corpus research. Varied exercises which practise and expand language. Idioms and natural phrases. Language notes on usage.

      Natural grammar
    • 2014

      Translation and Own-language Activities

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This book offers innovative strategies for incorporating students' native languages into language learning environments. By leveraging the linguistic skills students already possess, it aims to enhance engagement and comprehension. The ideas presented encourage teachers to create a more inclusive and effective classroom atmosphere, fostering a deeper connection with the language being taught while respecting and valuing the diverse linguistic backgrounds of students.

      Translation and Own-language Activities