Relevant Professional Development Titles If you would like to explore the topics covered in the Ventures Professional Development DVD in further depth, Cambridge University Press is pleased to offer a range of outstanding professional books, all written by authors who have expert knowledge in their fields. Visual Learning Listening Grammar Reading Writing Multilevel Classes Additional titles Enhancing instruction with visuals Module #1 Working with Images: A Resource Book for the Language Classroom The innovative techniques in this resource book exploit the use of images for language learning. An accompanying CD-ROM provides ready-to-use images. Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom This book guides and supports teachers with practical suggestions for activities that can be used with dramas, soap operas, comedies, sports programs, and documentaries. ↑ top Developing listening skills Module #2 Listening in the Language Classroom This book challenges received ideas about the teaching of second language listening and offers a radical alternative. Second Language Listening: Theory and Practice This book challenges received ideas about the teaching of second language listening and offers a radical alternative. ↑ top Teaching grammar communicatively Module #3 The Teacher's Grammar of English: A Course Book and Reference Guide The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help English language teachers and teachers-in-training develop their understanding of English grammar. Grammar Practice Activities: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Second Edition This second edition of imaginative and interesting grammar practice activities includes a CD-ROM for easy printing of activities. Clear teaching notes accompany each activity. ↑ top Developing reading skills Module #4 Reading in a Second Language: From Theory to Practice This volume makes clear linkages between theory and practice, discussing the implications and applications of second language reading theories on instructional practices. Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language This collection of over 100 classroom activities provides teachers with engaging ways to incorporate extensive reading into their classrooms. Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom This book makes the case that extensive reading provides essential practice in learning to read and includes a bibliography of the best books written for English language learners. From Reader to Reading Teacher This methods text examines pedagogical issues central to the reading classroom, including the selection of appropriate activities and effective lesson planning. ↑ top Developing writing skills Module #5 Second Language Writing Second Language Writing is a very accessible volume on the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English as a foreign or second language. Feedback in Second Language Writing: Context and Issues This collection of scholarly articles by leading researchers offers empirical data and analysis of complex issues related to providing appropriate feedback during the writing process. ↑ top Facilitating multilevel classes Module #6 Teaching Large Multilevel Classes This book provides practical advice for teachers who work with large, mixed-ability classes, and shows how to develop student motivation, participation, and responsibility. Ventures Multilevel Lesson Planner This planner simplifies multilevel classroom management by building on the unit themes common across all five levels of the Ventures series, and provides lesson plan templates to reduce preparation time. ↑ top Additional titles that may be of interest Professional Development for Language Teachers: Strategies for Language Teachers Professional Development for Language Teachers is a practical introduction for teachers, administrators, and coordinators who want to implement a coherent, strategic approach to teacher development. Teaching Adult Second Language Learners This handbook provides a useful summary of the principles involved in teaching adults as well as a wealth of activities specially designed for adult learners. Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice This collection of 41 articles by well-known teacher trainers and researchers provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. ↑ top