ESL teachers and Applied Linguists - links to book reviews
68Writing Book Reviews
I have been writing ESL book reviews for teachers and linguists for twelve years, and in that time, I have seen many excellent books and others that, well, fall into the realm of brilliant. Here I review popular ESL books such as Headway, English File, Cutting Edge and Language Learner. There are also reviews of books for teachers and linguists.
The purpose of this hub is to bring these book reviews together in one place in a way that is easy to find what you are looking for. As this hub is a work in progress, it will be worth your while to bookmark it because every time you come back, there will be new additions.
Therefore, what you will find here are sections where I categorise the type of books being reviewed, along with links with brief descriptors.
Popular Book Series
Under popular book series, I am reviewing series of books that can be used in the classroom. At the present time, the reviews are not complete, so come back for continual updates.
Popular book series include at this stage, series such as Headway, Cutting Edge and Language Leader and New English File
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Headway
- Headway Pre-Intermediate - A book Review
New Headway Pre-Intermediate THIRD edition Student's book is a great, modern way to learn English. It is written by John and Liz Soars who are very experienced at writing ESL books. There are 12 units of... - Headway Elementary - ESL Book Review
Headway book has a lot of pictures Headway Elementary Student's book has interesting topics that help students learn how to meet people, and begin conversations. Every topic helps ESL students to develop... - Headway itools - Smartboard software review
Headway elt books have been helping English language learners for decades. Now, they have joined the 21st century with Headway iTools for smartboards to compliment your lessons. This review takes a good hard...
Cutting Edge
- Cutting Edge Elementary - ESL book review
Cutting Edge Elementary will help you to learn English. It is for students with a little bit of English. It will help you with: Grammar Vocabulary Reading and Listening Speaking Writing ... - Cutting Edge Intermediate - ESL book review
Cutting Edge Intermediate is a comprehensive power-house of interesting and varied activities cleverly designed to promote active, participative student learning. The materials are presented in the format...
Language Leader
- Language Leader Intermediate - ESL book review
If you really want to learn English, but are sick of boring books, then Language Leader Intermediate is what you want. - This ESL book review will tell you why Language Leader is what you should buy! You can...
New English File
- New English File Elementary
New English File now comes as a multipack so you don't have to pay extra for the audio. You also get video files to support learning. New English File Elementary also has a workbook incorporated into the... - New English File Advanced Student's Book
New English File Advanced Student's Book is a great book for ESL learners who are at an advanced level and want to improve their English ready for University study. It has authentic texts, two-page writing...
International Express
- International Express Elementary - A book review
International Express Elementary consists of a Teacher Resource Book, a Student Book with Pocket Book and cassette, and finally a Student Workbook and cassette. Therefore there is a lot of material and...
Books about Vocabulary Development
- Macmillan English Dictionary - A book review
There are many factors to consider when you are purchasing a dictionary, and it is one purchase that should not be taken lightly. Cost is a very large factor, and with dictionaries, you really do get what you... - Cambridge English Lexicon
If you want to learn how to learn English vocabulary, you need to know which words to learn. If you are a teacher, you also need to know which words your students need to learn. Cambridge English Lexicon... - How to Learn English Verbs with an iPod
If you want to know how to learn English verbs with an iPod, you are in the right place. Rory Ryder has published a book called "101 English Verbs for your iPod", and it is FANTASTIC! The book comes with a... - ESL Vocabulary
In many of the replies to this question, children have been referred to, and those answers are fine, but adults often don't learn in the same way as children. Firstly, I work with adult migrants and they... - Developing Intermediate Vocabulary - A book review
Developing Intermediate Vocabulary is an excellent book with generic topics that can fit into any classroom in any country in the world. There are twenty interesting topics, each four pages long, plus five...
Books for Linguists
- Using Narrative Inquiry as a research method
Easy-to-read argument that narrative inquiry is gaining momentum as a respected research method in a variety of academic disciplines such as medicine and educational research. - Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics - A book review
Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics In the first chapter, Duff presents a case study of "Jim" whom she studied for about 2.5 years. Jim was a Cambodian refugee immigrant to Canada, and Duff's study was... - Situated Learning - A book review
Book Review of Situated Learning: Legitimate peripheral participation by Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger, Cambridge University Press (1991) In this book, Lave and Wenger radically rethink how we learn. They... - Grammar Practice Activities - a book review
When a book written by Penny Ur is in its 20th printing, you know it has to be good. Many teachers have a fear of teaching grammar, but I guarantee that this book will help you on your way with confidence.... - Analysing Multimodal Documents - A book review
This is one of the best books I have read on analyzing multimodal documents, in fact, it saved my skin when I was writing my PhD thesis, and a short review will never be able to do it justice. As a writer,... - Good Word Guide - book review
Because new words are entering the English language at an astonishing speed - encouraged by new mediums such as the Internet, e-mail, and text messaging use of the English language, both spoken and... - Unusual words
Creative writing implies that your writing is actually creative and this includes using creative words. This is where finding unusual words comes into play. By finding an unusual word, you can create your own...
Books about ESL Writing
- Gateways to Academic Writing - Book review
Gateways to Academic Writing is a fully integrated program for students who are writing in English is one that I would recommend for anyone looking for a book that covers all the bases. I cannot find anything...
Books about Study Skills
- Study skills for speakers of ESL - Book review
by Marilyn Lewis and HayoReinders Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 Every now and again, a book comes along that should be compulsory reading. This is one of those books. It is designed for...
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Thanks, trying to link stuff together
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