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As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. The nineteen chapters, each of which covers one language background, are written by specialists with experience in teaching students from the areas concerned. The chapters describe and explain the most important typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The book is accompanied by a cassette with authentic examples of the various accents described in the book.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521269100
eBay Product ID (ePID)87757152
Product Key Features
Book TitleLearner English: a Teacher's Guide to Interference and Other Problems
AuthorMichael Swan, Bernard Smith
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width154mm
Additional Product Features
Series TitleCambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
EditorBernard Smith, Michael Swan
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom