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English Explained

English Explained

Writing, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Grammar, and More!

by Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory Marcel Danesi and Marcel Danesi
Publication Date: 01/10/2014

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ESL students, English teachers, and anyone else who is curious about the English language will benefit greatly from this concise and comprehensive new manual. Units cover main topics of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and so on, but it doesn't stop there. Through illustrations, examples, and practice exercises, this in-depth manual will also provide readers with tips for identifying and correcting common mistakes made by ESL learners, helpful comparisons of English to other languages, a comprehensive summary of English grammar for teachers and administrators, discussions on dialect and online communication, and much more.
ISBN:
9781438004426
9781438004426
Category:
Language teaching & learning material & coursework
Publication Date:
01-10-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
203x152mm
Marcel Danesi

Marcel Danesi is a professor at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively about puzzles, including this trilogy published by Harlequin Books: Total Brain Workout, Extreme Brain Workout, and Complete Brain Workout. He also creates puzzles for the Toronto Star's "That's Puzzling" weekend supplement and he composes brainteasers for the Canadian edition of Reader's Digest.

In addition, he writes a puzzle blog for Psychology Today. He has also published academic books on puzzles: The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life and The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi: The Ten Greatest Math Puzzles of All Time. He appears frequently on major media, such as CBC and NPR, to discuss puzzles and their meaning for brain health. He has founded a research center at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences to explore the use of puzzles in education.

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