Author: I.S.P. Nation
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: esl, linguistics, professional, series, applied, writing, efl, reading, teaching, amp
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2008-08-14
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 041598968X
ISBN-13: 9780415989688

Using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning, this guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their reading and writing skills and fluency. By following these suggestions, which are organized around four strands – meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development – teachers will be able to design and present a balanced program for their students. Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, and its companion text, Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and

Author: I. S. P. Nation
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: applied, linguistics, cambridge, language, vocabulary, learning
Number of Pages: 492
Published: 2001-04-02
List price: $41.00
ISBN-10: 0521804981
ISBN-13: 9780521804981

Learning Vocabulary in Another Language provides a detailed survey of research and theory on the teaching and learning of vocabulary with the aim of providing pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners. It contains descriptions of numerous vocabulary learning strategies that are justified and supported by reference to experimental research, case studies, and teaching experience. The book also describes what vocabulary learners need to know to be effective language users. The book shows that by taking a systematic approach to vocabulary learning, teachers can make the best use of cl

Author: I.S.P. Nation
Publisher: Heinle ELT
Keywords: techniques, strategies, vocabulary, teaching
Number of Pages: 222
Published: 2008-01-28
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 1424005655
ISBN-13: 9781424005659

Teaching Vocabulary: Strategies and Techniques thoroughly examines over 60 teaching techniques and suggests clear, research-based principles for vocabulary training. This unified approach represents vocabulary instruction through listening, speaking, reading, and writing development.

Author: James L. Nation
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: second, biochemistry, physiology, insect
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2008-04-18
List price: $81.95
ISBN-10: 1420061771
ISBN-13: 9781420061772

Expanded and updated, this second edition of a bestselling book challenges conventional entomological wisdom with the latest research and analytical interpretations. Encouraging independent evaluation of the data and allowing for the extrapolation of major concepts across species, this indispensable text establishes a thorough understanding of the physiological and biochemical functions and adaptations that have made insects one of the most successful groups of living organisms on the planet. Comprehensive in scope, yet organized to provide immediate access to specific information, Insect Phys

Author: Paul Nation
Publisher: TESOL
Keywords: new, ways, classroom, techniques, innovative, tesol, teaching, vocabulary, series
Number of Pages: 218
Published: 1994-06
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 093979151X
ISBN-13: 9780939791514

Author: Terry Nation
Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Keywords: survivors
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-11-27
List price: $10.54
ISBN-10: 1409102645
ISBN-13: 9781409102649

A virus has wiped out 95 per cent of the world’s population in just a few weeks, leaving the remaining 5 per cent to stay alive in a world devoid of the most basic amenities - electricity, transport and medicine. The few survivors of the human race are forced to fall back on the most primitive skills in order to live and re-establish some semblance of law and order. Abby Grant, widowed by the plague, moves through this new dark age with determination, sustained by hope that her son, who fled his boarding school at the onset, has survived. She knows she must relearn the skills on which ci

Author: James L. Nation
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biochemistry, physiology, insect
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2001-11-28
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 0849311810
ISBN-13: 9780849311819

Based on nearly 40 years of teaching, this book thoroughly describes the principles and fundamentals of insect physiology. Readers will quickly understand the terminology needed to navigate the voluminous, scattered literature in the field. With approximately 1500 references and more than 240 figures and tables, Insect Physiology and Biochemistry is useful as a core text for upper division and graduate students, as well as a valuable reference for scientists who work with insects in genetics, biochemistry, virology, microbiology, and behavior.