Teaching language skills and systems

For teachers who would like help with teaching specific skills - speaking, writing, listening or reading - specific language systems - grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, we can offer a wide range of support and resources.

A general overview of English language:   About Language by Scott Thornbury

Teaching grammar

Enrol for our online methodology course (ca 20 hours):  Teaching grammar

Choose from one of our many books on teaching grammar:

Grammar for English Language Teachers  (2nd ed) by Martin Parrott

Active Grammar by Fiona Davis, Wayne Rimmer, Jeremy Day, Mark Lloyd and Penny Ur.

Read the Teacher's Guide for Active Grammar (written by Penny Ur) here:  active-grammar-teachers-resources-online-teachers-guide.pdf

Teaching vocabulary

Enrol for our online methodology course (ca 20 hours):  Teaching vocabulary and pronunciation

Choose from one of our many books on teaching vocabulary:

Vocabulary Activities  by Penny Ur

Teaching pronunciation

Enrol for our online methodology course (ca 5 hours):  Teaching pronunciation

Choose from one of our many books on teaching pronunciation:

English Phonetics and Phonology  (4th ed) by Peter Roach

Teaching speaking skills

Enrol for our online methodology course (ca 20 hours):  Teaching speaking

Choose from one of our many books on teaching speaking skills:

Dialogue Activities by Nick Bilbrough

Discussions and More (2nd edition) by Penny Ur

Teaching writing skills

Enrol for our online methodology course (ca 20 hours):  Teaching writing

Choose from one of our many books on teaching writing skills:

Beginning to Write by Arthur Brookes and Peter Grundy

Second Language Writing by Ken Hyland   

Sample pages from Second Language Writing: second-language-writing-cambridge-language-education-paperback-sample-pages.pdf

Teaching listening skills

Choose from one of our many books on teaching listening skills:

 Teaching Listening Comprehension by Penny Ur

Teaching reading skills

Choose from one of our many books on teaching reading skills:

Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language by Julian Bamford and Richard Day