The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English - ESL Edition - Softcover

Boyne, Martin; LePan, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551110083 ISBN 13: 9781551110080

Publisher: Broadview Press, 1993

Synopsis

The ESL edition of Common Errors in English offers a comprehensive survey of the sorts of difficulties second language learners most often experience with English―and provides real help to students in overcoming them. The body of the book is organized according to grammatical categories, covering such topics as Verb Tense difficulties; Word Order Problems; Negation; Gerunds and Direct Objects; Singular and Plural Difficulties; and Direct and Indirect Speech. Included as well is a comprehensive section on usage and meaning, and a list of words commonly misspelled.

The authors take care to avoid the harshly prescriptive; the book is informed throughout by a sympathetic understanding both of the difficulties that face every ESL student and of the particular problems faced by individuals from different linguistic backgrounds as they learn the peculiarities of English grammar and usage. The book includes a generous selection of exercises informed by these principles, and an accompanying answer key.

Common Errors in English: ESL Edition will be an invaluable reference text for second language learners at a wide variety of levels.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Boyne recipient of the Governor-General's Medal when he graduated from Trent University, now teaches English to second language students at the same institution.

Don LePan is the author of The Cognitive Revolution in Western Culture (Macmillan, 1989) and of the first-language edition of The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English (Broadview, 2/e 1992).

Review

“A practical, well-organized and straightforward guide. This book is a must for every ESL teacher and every ESL student.” ― Mark Angerilli, ESL Teacher Training Program, University of British Columbia.

“An excellent easy-to-use reference guide for all students. Especially helpful are the exercises which address specific problems of students who speak certain specific foreign languages.” ― Sister Marie Lorraine Bruno, Immaculata College

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1551110083
• ISBN 13: 9781551110080
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 218