• Friends 2: class CDs (1-4)

    Friends is a flexible 4-level course. Friends involves students with a variety of different contexts including humour, fiction, real-life and cross-culture. Friends builds confidence with grammar and vocabulary taught in. Culture, Reading and Skills Corners provide lots of practice in all four skills, with particular attention to reading. Vocabulary is presented and practised in lexical…

  • Explorations: An Interactive Approach to Reading

    The focus of EXPLORATIONS is on developing reading skills. As its title suggests, the text is interactive in its approach to language study. Students develop both their reading and oral skills through a wide variety of task-oriented and information-sharing activities for pairs and small groups of students. These include pre-reading discussions as well as post-reading…

  • Human Communication (4th Edition)

    The fourth edition of Human Communication is an engaging reflection of the contemporary field of communication studies. The authors’ writing mantra (“Make It Smart; Keep It Real”) leads to a text that strikes a practical balance of definitive content and everyday application. To “make it smart,” the authors read hundreds of articles from mainstream communication…

  • How Languages Are Learned (3rd Edition)

    This thoroughly updated third edition presents the main theories of language acquisition, considering their bearing on language teaching. It discusses the effects of factors such as intelligence, personality, and age. It helps teachers assess the merits of different methods and textbooks. This new edition includes more information on theories of first language acquisition and early…