Teaching listening comprehension cambridge handbooks for. Buy discussions that work by penny ur from waterstones today. Discussions and more is an updated version of the classic handbook discussions that work and an invaluable resource for teachers who want to provide learners with. Penny ur 2009 3 collaboration learners work together in order to get better joint results than they could on their own. Discussions and more is an invaluable resource for teachers who want to provide a varied range of successful speaking activities. Developing oracy developing literacy in esl learners.
Penny ur writes lucidly and sensibly, emphasizing that in the classroom why you need to. It contains resources of over short activities for the language classroom. Taskcentred fluency practice cambridge handbooks for language teachers. How can i stop them talking in their own language in group or pair work. Penny urs 100 teaching tips cambridge university press. Taskcentred fluency practice cambridge handbooks for language teachers ur, penny on. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Fiveminute activities is an invaluable source of ideas for language teachers. It can be used by groups of teachers working with a. Penny ur a course in language teaching practice and. This edition takes into account the changes in approaches to elt over the last thirty years, containing updated versions of old favourites from discussions that work, but also a much greater range of oral fluency. The university has printed and published continuously since 1584. Discussions that work taskcentred fluency practice penny ur the right of the university of cambridge to print and sell all manner of books was granted by henry viii in 1534. Cambridge cambridge handbooks for language teachers series.
If you have read the different titles by ur, you may find some repetitions in her ideas and activities suggested. Cambridge cambridge handbooks for language teachers. Another book by penny ur for the cambridge handbooks for language teachers. Penny ur a course in language teaching practice and theory cambridge university press introduction part i the teaching process module 1. Dec 15, 1988 containing nearly twohundred imaginative and useful communicative grammar practice activities, this guide provides a general introduction to grammar teaching in the second or foreign language classroom, with particular reference to grammar practice. Discussions and more penny ur discussions and more is a fully updated and revised edition of the classic handbook, discussions that work. This practical book, with its clear and accessible style, will be useful to many teachers, whether trainee, novice or experienced, in a variety of contexts. Successful oral fluency practice of all the four skills, speaking seems intuitively the most important.
Discussions and more cambridge handbooks for language. Discussions and more oral fluency practice in the classroom penny ur. Write down as many things as you can think of which are choose one. Problemsolving activities get students to think a bit, explain and discuss. Taskcentred fluency practice, penny ur, cambridge university press, 1981. Penny ur born 1944 is a professor at oranim and haifa university. How can you prepare such exercises quickly and easily. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Penny ur brings different opinions about assessment and the correction of mistakes. Discussions that work by penny ur, 9780521281690, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Taskcentred fluency practice penny ur subject discussions that work. Taskcentred fluency practice, penny ur, cambridge university press, 1981, 0521281695, 9780521281690, 122 pages. One of my favourite activities is the zoo game in the organizing activities section.
Taking into account the changes in approaches to english language teaching over the last 30 years, this book contains updated versions of old favourites, a much greater range of activities, and. An updated version of the classic handbook, discussions that work, which develops oral fluency in. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Nevertheless, many very great teachers with far more experience than me have inspired a lot of my. The audiolingualism used to say that negative assessment works as a punishment and that positive assessment is the better choice to promote learning. But when i use my own materials i find that i work much better with them and this can only be good for the class. Dec 31, 2014 discussions and more is an invaluable resource for teachers who want to provide a varied range of successful speaking activities. This presentation is from the perspective of the practitioner rather than the linguist. Penny ur educational assessment neuropsychology free 30. Instead of the drilling and extremely structured dialogues that used to be the norm in esl and efl education, penny ur gives a brief overview using speaking activities that are more open and are akin to using english in real world situations. Penny ur, discussions that work, cambridge 1981 penny ur and andrew wright, fiveminute activities, cambridge 1992 adrian wallwork, discussions az, cambridge 1997 susan kay, reward upper intermediate resource pack, macmillan 1996 s cunningham and p moor, new cutting edge upper intermediate, longman 2005. Penny ur educational assessment neuropsychology free. She retired as head of the masters of education program at the oranim academic college of education.
Discussions and more is an updated version of the classic handbook discussions that work and an invaluable resource for teachers who want to. Penny urs discussions that work this book was one of the first to promote taskbased language learning. The second part consists of some fifty practical examples which have been tried and found effective in the classroom. What sort of activities produce genuine and enthusiastic exchanges of ideas. Tried and tested teaching tips for language teachers.
Introducing discussion skills to japanese university students revisited 1. You have to work with your partner and choose two, and agree. Adapted from an activity in discussions that work by penny ur, cambridge university press. Penny ur s discussions that work this book was one of the first to promote taskbased language learning.
Peerteaching educational implications feeling of teamwork but. Buy teaching listening comprehension cambridge handbooks for language teachers by ur, penny isbn. But overall, it is a handy resource book for teachers, with pictures and. Ur penny, a course of language teaching, cup, 2008 373 2. This edition takes into account the changes in approaches to elt over the last thirty years, containing updated versions of old favourites from discussions that work, but also a much greater range of oral fluency activities, from gamelike activities to debates and. Urr provides language teachers with a framework for using authentic and effective discussions in the classroom. Taskcentred fluency practice cambridge handbooks for. Penny ur simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Taskcentred fluency practice, penny ur, cambridge university press. Teaching speaking teacher training course ttc 2014. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
You should alter any of the dinner party guest descriptions so that they are appropriate for your learners e. English language study and teaching foreign students. English language study and teaching foreign speakers. Taskcentred fluency practice cambridge handbooks for language teachers by ur, penny isbn. Lesson plan task 5 subject ranking a lot of my understanding of teaching conversation comes from the excellent discussions that work by penny ur, cambridge university press, so by rights i should not only recommend the book but credit the next activity to it. Penny ur this important new course provides a comprehensive basic introduction to teaching languages, for use in preservice or early experience settings. But overall, it is a handy resource book for teachers, with pictures and slips for activities that you can photocopy for immediate use. Discussions and more a revised and updated edition of discussions thatwork penny ur. Discussions and more is a fully updated and revised edition of the classic handbook, discussions that. Penny ur discussions that work penny urs discussions that work this book was one of the first to promote taskbased language learning. The first part provides some general guidelines on the organisation of successful taskcentred activities. These are some of the questions that discussions that work sets out to answer. Free download penny urs 100 teaching tips cambridge handbooks for language teachers download the books. Ur penny, a course of language teaching, cup, 2008 373 teaching speaking unit one.
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