Table Of ContentNote: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a complete list of the activities, together with the topic and the structural focus of each activity. The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organization.br /The author and series editorForewordIntroductionHow to use this bookbr / Section 1: pre-intermediate (20 activities)20 dictogloss texts, ranging from elementary to post-elementary.br /Section 2: intermediate (20 activities)br /20 dictogloss texts, graded from low intermediate to upper intermediate.br /Section 3: advanced (20 activities)br /20 dictogloss texts, ranging from low advanced to very advanced.br /Thematic indexStructural indexAnnotated bibliography
SynopsisThis popular series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, along with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers the information they need about level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities. Each book offers up to 100 ideas, as well as variations that encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suite their individual classrooms., Each book in this series provides the classroom teacher with a guide to the practice of key aspects of language teaching, and considers some of the underlying concepts. Introductions presenting important current issues in key areas of language learning are followed by examples and discussions of actual classroom materials and techniques., This extremely popular series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, together with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers all the information they need about appropriate level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities. Each title offers up to 100 ideas plus variations to encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suit their particular classes. The series is aimed at teachers of secondary and adult learners, and organizers of in-service training courses will find the series useful to demonstrate fresh ideas. Key Features Grammar Dictation offers an innovative approach to the study of grammar in the language classroom - the 'grammar dictation' or 'dictogloss' procedure A text is dictated at normal speed, after which students try and reconstruct their own version of the original text. The correction process then enables students to understand their errors and the language options available to them. The activities enable students to improve their understanding and use of English grammar.