PTE Advantage for Academic Module This book is designed as per the needs of all the PTE (Academic) aspirants within and outside India. The structured approach of the book ensures that the aspirants score well beyond their own expectations. The content of the book is enriched with tips, strategies, examples, practice exercises, answers and explanations. The book first provides examination related information followed by four chapters corresponding to different sections of the test—Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening. Although the Speaking & Writing section represents a single section, it is dealt in form of two separate chapters for better clarity and comprehension.
This edited book brings together a collection of research-based chapters that address a variety of topics related to the teaching of English in different contexts around the world. The chapters are informed by a critical approach to research, employing a variety of research methods to question and problematize taken-for-granted definitions and practices in areas such as classroom pedagogy, testing, curriculum, language policy, the position of English as a medium of instruction, educational management, teacher education, materials and evaluation.
The purpose of this volume is to examine ways in which metacognition has made the shift from theory to practice in education. The book is organized around four general areas relevant to education, and within those general areas specific topics have been addressed. Dedicated to Lassda
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered.