Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and Other Problems (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521269105 ISBN 13: 9780521269100

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Synopsis

As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. The nineteen chapters, each of which covers one language background, are written by specialists with experience in teaching students from the areas concerned. The chapters describe and explain the most important typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The book is accompanied by a cassette with authentic examples of the various accents described in the book.

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Review

' ... a very usable and user-friendly work ... the contributors and editors have simplified, made accessible and rendered safer an area that is a potential minefield.' English Today

Book Description

Learner English describes and explains the typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/French, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521269105
• ISBN 13: 9780521269100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Swan Michael, Smith Bernard