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Publication Date: 1962
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ENGLISH FOR TODAY. BOOK ONE, AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL.
SLAGER, WILLIAM R.; AND OTHERS
"AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL" IS THE FIRST OF A SIX-VOLUME ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY OR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL STUDENTS OVERSEAS (E.G., FOR STUDENTS AGE 10 YEARS AND OLDER). THE MATERIAL AND PRESENTATION ARE STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED AND GRADED, WITH EMPHASIS IN THIS VOLUME ON PATTERN PRACTICE. BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS USING LIMITED VOCABULARY ARE INTRODUCED IN "NATURAL SOCIAL SITUATIONS," ILLUSTRATED BY LINE DRAWINGS, AND FOLLOWED BY EXAMPLES, EXERCISES, AND CONTROLLED CONVERSATION. EACH OF THE 25 LESSONS CENTERS AROUND A PARTICULAR TOPIC OR SITUATION, IN A FORMAT ADAPTABLE TO A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS. BECAUSE THE CONTENT IS NOT INTENDED FOR A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE GROUP, THE MATERIAL MAY BE USED BY STUDENTS OF ANY LANGUAGE BACKGROUND. RECORDS, TAPES, CUE CARDS, AND A STUDENT'S WORKBOOK ACCOMPANY THIS VOLUME. ALSO AVAILABLE IS THE TEACHER'S TEXT, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE STUDENT'S VOLUME WITH AN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SECTION OF TEACHING GUIDES AND EXTENSIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR EACH LESSON. THESE MATERIALS ARE PUBLISHED BY MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, 330 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036 (STUDENT'S TEXT, $1.48, WORKBOOK, $0.76, AND TEACHER'S TEXT, $2.95). (AMM)
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Authoring Institution: National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL.
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