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Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. It examines how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a greater degree of fluency.

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Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca.

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A work on collocation written and circulated among a small and influential group of researchers in 1970 but never published until now. The volume reports on the earliest empirical research into collocation.

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This is the first published edition of Sinclair, Jones and Daley's research on collocation, completed in 1970. The original was arguably the first report on research carried out on an electronically held corpus, and it sparked interest in collocation amongst researchers. J.R.

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Examines the field of teaching English in occupational settings as a particular instance of general workplace training and development. This book unites scholarship on workplace English with general training. It is suitable for researchers in English for specific purposes and applied linguistics as well as scholars of workplace education.

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Aimed at all those who are taking English degrees or teaching them, English in Practice is a reflective overview of the discipline's core and why we study it. This book acts as a map for the terrain of English studies and can be used from pre-degree through to Masters level.

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Examines different conceptions of English as an international language, looking at world Englishes, native-speakers and 'standard' English. This book also covers the pedagogical implications of English as an international language; and addresses key questions with regard to the teaching of English.

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Examines different conceptions of English as an international language, looking at world Englishes, native-speakers and 'standard' English. This book also covers the pedagogical implications of English as an international language; and addresses key questions with regard to the teaching of English.

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Provides a critical analysis of the materials used for learning English around the world, considering both the teachers' and the learners requirements. This research is useful for academics researching materials development and applied linguistics and for students on post-graduate applied linguistics and ELT courses.

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Presents a review of the materials used for learning English around the world. This book includes a discussion of materials for specific learners and purposes while presenting a study of the materials used in different countries, and evaluating their effectiveness in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.

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This text provides a practical guide to teaching English to students for whom English is not their first language. It features lesson planning and testing, covering all four modes of language: reading, listening, talking and writing, as well as the teaching of grammar and vocabulary.

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The trend within English teaching in China is for 'communicative competence' - that is, in being understood even if the English usage is incorrect. This volume argues that more solid grammar teaching must be coupled to this communicative competence, if English language teaching in China is to be successful.

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Examines not only the importance of English language teaching in China, but also the need for this teaching to be modernized in order for China to better join the world economy. This volume argues that grammar teaching must be coupled to this communicative competence, if English language teaching in China is to be successful.

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Offers a novel approach for producing and interpreting lexical semantics, hinging on the central assumptions of cognitive linguistics and cognitive semantics

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Covers key aspects of English phonology to help readers go on to teach pronunciation, diagnose problem areas and prioritize important skills. This book aims to provide a clear description of key aspects of English phonology in order to help teachers diagnose and prioritize problem areas in pronunciation.

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An authoritative, self-contained introduction to the subject for students who have had no prior coursework in syntactic theory.

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