Essential Resources

It is essential that you purchase the following resources before the course starts. The first four are particularly necessary for pre-course reading and tasks and all will be needed on the course. You will get a discount with our nominated stockists.

Grammar in Use Grammar Book with Answer Key (3rd Edition, also with CD)

Author: Raymond Murphy
Publisher: CUP
ISBN: 9780521532891

A grammar exercise workbook for students upper-intermediate level and above. Very popular with students, but also a must for aspiring teachers who will benefit from its clear and logical explanations of grammar.

Sound Foundations: English Pronunciation Book with Audio CD (New Edition)

Author: Adrian Underhill
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781405064101

A clear and concise step-by-step practical approach to the English phonological (sound) system and how to teach it.

The Practice of English Language Teaching (Fourth Edition, inc. DVD)

Author: Jeremy Harmer
Publisher: Pearson Longman
ISBN: 9781405853118

Includes a detailed discussion of English as a world language, practical ideas for the classroom reflecting current methodologies and learning technologies and a DVD showing extracts from real classes.

Grammar for English Language Teachers

Author: Martin Parrott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521477970

Presents the rules of the English language and offers consolidation exercises to provide an opportunity for teachers to test these rules against real language use & to evaluate classroom & reference materials. An in-depth book. Includes key.

The Sky Pronunciation Suite (CD)

Publisher: Sky Software House
Available from: www.skysoftwarehouse.com
 

Highly-recommended practical way to teach yourself the phonemic alphabet, practice word and phrasal stress, and sentence rhythm. Excellent to have as a future teaching resource too.