Systems in English Grammar: An Introduction for Language Teachers

By Peter Master

Book Overview

This text introduces future teachers of English to the major elements of English grammar in a systematic fashion using step-by-step procedures, charts and diagrams, numerous exercises, and a unique... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013156837X
• ISBN13: 9780131568372
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Learning a new language? Start with English.

If your are learning a new language it is a good idea to start with your native language. Understanding how English works helps one to understand the different verb changes in a foriegn language. This book is well written using every day language to explain all the technical stuff about our language. It has lots of great examples and easy to understand. If you are a teacher of English or a foriegn language or if you are a student of English or a foriegn language, this book could be very useful. As a teacher it could help you to understand what you are teaching or how to explain it to your students. As a student of grammar, this book would be a great reference.

A great resource for ESL teachers

This is a fantastic book for any ESL teacher to have on hand. I have personally been using this book since '98. Its outline and index make for easily accessible information to aid any teacher on use and rules of grammar. It also contains some short exercises (not enough to hand out to students but enough to give you teaching aids) In this book Master breaks down the building blocks of English into: Words and Groups of Words. This is a building block style that facilitates learning English from, for example, noun to noun clauses. The order is useful as phrases and clauses can tend to be tricky for the learner to grasp unless the proper foundation is laid. I have recommended this book to all my co-teacher as well as students and gladly recommend it to you as well.

Unsurpassed English Grammar Opportunity

This textbook is ideal for those who truly desire to master the system of English grammar well enough to teach it to ESL students. Patiently working through the unique problem-solving exercises provided me an unsurpassed opportunity to develop a system of logic for approaching the English grammar system for which I'm forever in debt to the author.