Action Plans: 80 Student-Centered Language Activities

By Sue Rogers-Gordon, Marion Macdonald, Marion Macdonald, et al.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883773856
• ISBN13: 9780883773857
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Longman Higher Education
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.

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ESL Activities

Action Plans presents ESL and foreign language teachers with 80 dynamic student-centered activities which promote learing in and out of the classroom. Both innovative and practical, the activities engage students in practice of all language skills. The collection is divided into eight areas: Games, Group Narratives and Writing, Out-of-Class Activities, Pictures and Drawings, Rod Activities, Tape Recorder/Transcript, Theater Techniques and Miscellaneous. Each activity is presented in a convenient, easy-to-read format that guides teachers through its classroom application. Among the features included for each activity are: * a brief description of the activity and the investment required of students * an indication of language level * suggested grammatical, vocabulary, thematic or cross-cultural applications * a step-by-step outline of procedures * a list of materials (if any) A grammar index shows at a glance the grammar points related to each activity. For teachers of all languages and at all levels, Action Plans is an essential classroom companion. -- from book's back cover