Via Lingua Corinth TEFL Course Bibliography
Books for pre-course reading
We recommend that you should obtain The Practice of English Language Teaching and one of the grammar books for study before the course. This is optional, and the books are not used during the course.
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The Practice of English Language Teaching This third edition has been completely rewritten and updated to combine the best of traditional approaches with the latest developments in language teaching theory and methodology. Offering a comprehensive and up-to-date account of theories of language and language teaching, the guide includes a wide range of practical teaching ideas, example lessons and samples from current teaching materials. It also focuses on the sociological and psychological perspectives of language and language learning. |
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Grammar for English Language Teachers: With
Exercises and a Key
Martin Parrott Systematically organised and written in an accessible style, this book provides an excellent survey of the main grammar topics that teachers need to be familiar with, and so is a very useful option for background reading before the TEFL course. The first part is a systematic overview of each of the major word classes, with a concise discussion of their key features. The second part is a useful discussion of verbs, focusing on the functions of each tense. The third part looks at longer stretches of language, and is concerned with the function that different words or groups of words can perform in sentences. There are also chapters on complex sentences, pronunciation, spelling and punctuation. |
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English Grammar in Use
Raymond Murphy Described as a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English, this book is organised in 136 two-page units, each with one page of explanation and one page of exercises. The book is available with or without a key to the exercises. As the exercises are designed for intermediate students, they will only be of interest to teachers as material for classes rather than a test of their own knowledge. Units are organised thematically rather than alphabetically; the book begins with several uses on tenses, followed by modal verbs, conditionals, etc. A good option for anyone coming to the course who wants a systematic and fairly simple approach to help you brush up your own grammar. |
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Practical English Usage Michael Swan Paperback - 688 pages (April 21, 2005) Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0194420981 While Parrott is designed for teachers and Murphy for intermediate students of English, this volume is aimed at both teachers and advanced learners. The work is organised alphabetically with 634 articles ranging from "abbreviated styles" to "yes and no". This means it's a handy reference book, but not designed to be read from cover to cover. As this work is about usage, it has a wider scope than the books that deal just with grammar, and contains information on vocabulary, idiom and style as well as grammar, punctuation and spelling. |
The following is a list of some of the key titles available in our resource library. There is no need for trainees to obtain any of these books.
Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
Teach Business English - Sylvie Donna
The Internet and the Language Classroom - Gavin Dudeney
Using the Board in the Language Classroom - Jeannine Dobbs
Grammar Practice Activities - Penny Ur
Planning Lessons and Courses - Tessa Woodward
Discussions that Work - Penny Ur
Teaching English Spelling - Ruth Shemesh, Sheila Waller
Longman How to... Series
How to Teach Grammar - Scott Thornbury
How to Teach Business English – Evan Frendo
How to Teach English - Jeremy Harmer
How to Teach English with Technology - Gavin Dudeney & Nicky Hockly
How to Use the Internet in ELT - Dede Teeler
How to Teach Pronunciation - Gerald KellyHow to Teach Vocabulary - Scott Thornbury
Oxford Basics Series
Activities Using Resources – Heather Westrup & Joanna Barker
Classroom English - Bryan Gardner and Felicity Gardner
Introduction to Teaching English - Jill Hadfield
Presenting New Language - Jill Hadfield and Charles Hadfield
Simple Listening Activities - Jill Hadfield and Charles Hadfield
Simple Reading Activities - Jill Hadfield and Charles Hadfield
Simple Speaking Activities - Jill Hadfield and Charles Hadfield
Simple Writing Activities - Jill Hadfield and Charles Hadfield
Teaching Grammar - Jim Scrivener
Vocabulary Activities - Mary Slattery
Oxford Resource Books for Teachers
Cultural Awareness - Barry Tomalin and Susan Stempleski
English for Specific Purposes - Keith Harding
Exam Classes - Peter May
Global Issues - Ricardo Sampedro and Susan Hillyard
Grammar – Scott Thornbury
Listening - Goodith White
Pronunciation - Clement Laroy
Teenagers - Gordon Lewis
Vocabulary - John Morgan and Mario Rinvolucri
Writing - Tricia Hedge
Young Learners - Sarah Phillips
Course Books used in Teaching Practice
Beare, N. United (various levels and components). Oxford: Macmillan
Cunningham, S. & Moore, P. Cutting Edge (various levels and components). Harlow: Longman
Duckworth, M. (1995) Oxford Business English Grammar & Practice. Oxford: OUP
Greenall, S. Reward (various levels and components). Oxford: Heinemann
Prowse, P. & Garton-Sprenger, J. Shine (various levels and components). Oxford: Macmillan
Soars, J. & Soars, L. New Headway (various levels and components). Oxford: OUP
Teaching Job Guides
Collin, S. (ed.) (2007) Guide to English Language Teaching. London: Modern English Publishing
Francis, D. (ed.) (2003) ELT Guide. Douglas IOM: EFL Ltd.
Griffith, S. (2005) Teaching English Abroad. Oxford: Vacation Work
Other Books
Aitken, Rosemary (2002) Teaching Tenses. Brighton: ELB Publishing
Anderson, J. (2004) Teamwork. Surrey: Delta Publishing
Avery, P. et al. (1992) Teaching American English Pronunciation. Oxford: OUP
Bloor, T. & Bloor, M. (1995) The Functional Analysis of English. London: Arnold
Brown, H. D & Gonzo, S. (eds.) (1994) Readings on Second Language Acquisition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents
Claire, E. (1988) ESL Teacher's Activities Kit. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall
Cross, D. (1992, 1999) A Practical Handbook of Language Teaching. Harlow: Prentice Hall Europe
Duckworth, M. (1995) Oxford Business English Grammar & Practice. Oxford: OUP
Gascoine, J. (2006) 60 Activities and Games for Pairwork. Canterbury: Black Cat Publishing
Gerngross et al. (2006) Teaching Grammar Creatively. Ancona: Helbling Languages
Hadfield, J. (1999) Communication Games (various levels) Harlow: Longman
Hancock, M. (1995) Pronunciation Games). Cambridge: CUP
Harmer, J. (2007) The Practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Longman
Lewis, M. (1993, 2002) The Lexical Approach. Boston: Heinle
King, J. (undated) Stuff that Works. Hythe: Brain Friendly Publications
MacAndrew, R. (2003) Instant Discussions. London: Thomson Heinle
McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (1994) English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP
Murphy, R. (1985, 1994) English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: CUP
Parrot, M. (2000) Grammar for English Language Teachers. Harlow: Longman
Reid, J. (1993) Teaching ESL Writing. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents
Rinvolucri, M. (1984) Grammar Games. Cambridge: CUP
Rogers, C. & Freiberg, H. (1994) Freedom to Learn. New York: Macmillan
Seligson, P. (2003) Helping Students to Speak. London: Richmond Publishing
Swan, M. (2005) Practical English Usage. Oxford: OUP
Thornbury, S. (1997) About Language. Cambridge: CUP
Tice, J. (1997) The Mixed Ability Class. London: Richmond Publishing
Underhill, A. (1994, 2005) Sound Foundations. Oxford: Macmillan
Ur, P. (1998) A Course in Language Teaching. Cambridge: CUPWillis, D. & Willis, J. (2007) Doing Task-based Teaching. Oxford: OUP
Periodicals
English Teaching Professional
ELT Journal
EL Gazette
IATEFL Issues
It’s for Teachers
TESOL Greece Newsletter
