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Table of Contents “...3.1.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience3.2 Return to English: Late 1950s to Mid-1960s; 3.2.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.2.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.3 Rejection and Abandonment of Foreign Language Education: Mid-1960s to Early 1970s; 3.3.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.3.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.4 Revival of English: Early 1970s to Mid-1970s....”
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Table of Contents “.../ David Singleton -- Phonological Acquistion in Multilingualism / Jonathan Leather -- Know Your Grammar: What the Knowledge of Syntax and Morphology in an L2 Reveals about the Critical Period for Second/foreign Language Acquisition / Stefka H. ...”
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Table of Contents “...PART ONE: NUTS AND BOLTS: Begin sentences with subjects and verbs -- Order words for emphasis -- Activate your verbs -- Be passive-aggressive -- Watch those adverbs -- Take it easy on the -ings -- Fear not the long sentence -- Establish a pattern, then give it a twist -- Let punctuation control pace and space -- Cut big, then small -- PART TWO: SPECIAL EFFECTS: Prefer the simple over the technical -- Give key words their space -- Play with words, even in serious stories -- Get the name of the dog -- Pay attention to names -- Seek original images -- Riff on the creative language of others -- Set the pace with sentence length -- Vary the lengths of paragraphs -- Choose the number of elements with a purpose in mind -- Know when to back off and when to show off -- Climb up and down the ladder of abstraction -- Tune your voice -- PART THREE: BLUEPRINTS: Work from a plan -- Learn the difference between reports and stories -- Use dialogue as a form of action -- Reveal traits of character -- Put odd and interesting things next to each other -- Foreshadow dramatic events and powerful conclusions -- To generate suspense, use internal cliffhangers -- Build your work around a key question -- Place gold coins along the path -- Repeat, repeat, and repeat -- Write from different cinematic angles -- Report and write for scenes -- Mix narrative modes -- In short works, don't waste a syllable -- Prefer archetypes to stereotypes -- Write toward an ending -- PART FOUR: USEFUL HABITS: Draft a mission statement for your work -- Turn procrastination into rehearsal -- Do your homework well in advance -- Read for both form and content -- Save string -- Break long projects into parts -- Take an interest in all crafts that support your work -- Recruit your own support group -- Limit self-criticism in early drafts -- Learn from you critics -- Own the tools of your craft....”
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Table of Contents “...Achievement Standard 2.7: Deliver a presentation using oral and visual language techniques. Section 1, The art of persuasion: Deliver a speech presenting a point of view on an issue or topic -- Section 2, Rich talk: Present a dramatic performance revealing shifts in a character's moods and thoughts -- Section 3, I know where you're coming from: Deliver a seminar presenting an aspect of your background or history....”