American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, 3rd Edition

American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, Third Edition, by Maryanne Kearny Datesman, JoAnn Crandall, and Edward N. Kearny, focuses on the traditional values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effects of these values on American life. Chapter themes include diversity, the family, education, government and politics, religion, business, and recreation. Cross-cultural activities --- from discussion topics to writing projects --- encourage high-intermediate to advanced students to compare their own values with those discussed in the readings. New to the Third Edition:
*Expanded pre-reading exercises preview the chapter content and Academic Word List vocabulary.
*Improve Your Reading Skills helps students become independent readers.
*Build Your Vocabulary features collocations and exercises that expand on the Academic Word List.
*New Internet activities offer opportunities for further research and study.

Pearson ESL | 2005 | 296 pages | PDF | 52 MB

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British culture today is the product of a shifting combination of tradition and experimentation, national identity and regional and ethnic diversity. These distinctive tensions are expressed in a range of cultural arenas, such as art, sport, journalism, fashion, education, and race. This Companion addresses these and other major aspects of British culture, and offers a sophisticated understanding of what it means to study and think about the diverse cultural landscapes of contemporary Britain. Each contributor looks at the language through which culture is formed and expressed, the political and institutional trends that shape culture, and at the role of culture in daily life. This interesting and informative account of modern British culture embraces controversy and debate, and never loses sight of the fact that Britain and Britishness must always be understood in relation to the increasingly international context of globalisation.


C-dge University Press | 2010 | 340 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Take command of your English!.
* Self-check activities throughout confirm your understanding of grammar points
* Be careful! Notes warn you of typical learner errors
* Self tests check your progress
*32 appendices provide you with useful information from phrasal verbs to American and British English
Longman | 2003 | 432 pages | PDF | 256 MB

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This much-needed text provides a coherent and strategic approach to teacher development Teacher Development for Language Teachers examines ten different approaches for facilitating professional development in language teaching: self-monitoring, support groups, journal writing, classroom observation, teaching portfolios, analysis of critical incidents, case analysis, peer coaching, team teaching, and action research. The introductory chapter provides a conceptual framework. All chapters contain practical examples and reflection questions to help readers apply the approach in their own teaching context.

C-dge University Press | 2005 | 212 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB