McGraw-Hill's Essential Esl Grammar: A Handbook for Intermediate and Advanced ESL Students (McGraw-Hill ESL References): A Hnadbook for Intermediate and Advanced ESL Students - Softcover

Lester, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071496424 ISBN 13: 9780071496421

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

Synopsis

Get expert instruction on English basics and a little extra help on the more tricky grammar points

McGraw-Hill’s Essential ESL Grammar does more than cover the basics of English; it pays special attention to those irksome subjects that trouble even native English speakers. Mark Lester, bestselling author of the most widely used college grammar text in the country, has developed an innovative method to help you conquer tricky subjects such as articles, tense, verb complements, word order and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Lester (Spokane, WA) is an experienced grammarian, ESL expert, and college professor. He was the founding chair of the ESL department at the University of Hawaii, which is now considered one of the best ESL programs in the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grammar and Usage in the Classroom, the most widely used college grammar textbook in the country. For McGraw-Hill Professional, he authored McGraw-Hills Essential ESL Grammar and English Grammar Drills. He is the coauthor of The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, with Larry Beason, and of The Big Book of English Verbs, with Dan Franklin and Terry Yokota. Lester is Eastern Washington University professor emeritus of English (he was formally chair of the English department). Dr. Lester obtained his BA in philosophy and English Literature at Pomona College and his PhD in Linguistics from UC Berkeley. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071496424
• ISBN 13: 9780071496421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352