English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language & Culture in the U.S. w/Audio CD & MP3 (English as a Second Language Series) - Softcover

Murtha M.A., Sheila MacKechnie; O'Connor Ed.D., Jane Airey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738606766 ISBN 13: 9780738606767

Publisher: Research & Education Association, 2011

Synopsis

REA's English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language & Culture in the U.S. with Audio CD + MP3

A fun guide to everything American for the English language learner!

The warm and witty authors of Celebrate the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language and Culture in the U.S. get you started on your ESL journey with English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language & Culture in the U.S.

English the American Way is your companion to everyday life in the United States. Engaging, easy-to-follow chapters highlight important topics in American culture, such as: making friends, getting around, dining out, dealing with money, buying a home, what to do in an emergency, visiting the doctor, handling a job interview, and more.

Our ESL author experts (Sheila MacKechnie Murtha and Jane Airey O'Connor) give English language learners must-know vocabulary, commonly used phrases, wacky idioms, and sample dialogues that illustrate everyday American life. You'll have fun along the way as you improve your English language and grammar skills with sentence completions, quizzes, and helpful tips.

Practice speaking English like an American until you're perfect! Improve your listening and speaking skills with the dialogues included on our audio CD and MP3 download.

English the American Way is an excellent resource for ESL students and teachers, English language learners, and professionals of all ages and all nationalities.

If you're looking for a fun and easy way to improve your English language skills, this is the book for you!

Don't miss the second book in the series... Celebrate the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Culture in the U.S.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

ENGLISH THE AMERICAN WAY: A FUN ESL GUIDE TO LANGUAGE & CULTURE IN THE U.S. WITH AUDIO CD & MP3

If you’re looking for a fun and easy way to improve your English language skills, this is the book for you!

LEARN ENGLISH FROM THE EXPERTS
Written by experienced ESL instructors, this handy guidebook was designed for people who already have a basic grasp of English, but want to improve how they speak the language as it is spoken in the United States.

MASTER THE ESSENTIALS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH
Individual units cover topics in American life: making friends, basic skills, driving, dining out, dealing with money, home life, emergency situations, doctor visits, handling a job interview, and more. Hundreds of phrases and vocabulary terms build your understanding of everyday English.

PRACTICE AT HOME OR ON THE GO
Our audio CD includes the book’s sample dialogues to help you practice your vocabulary and pronunciation skills. You can also download MP3 files to your mobile device and practice wherever you go! 

Don't miss the second book in the series... Celebrate the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Culture.

About the Author:

About the Authors
Sheila and Jane have been colleagues and friends for... well, let’s
just say a long time. As English as a Second Language (ESL)
teachers, they worked together on lots of projects... and had lots of
fun as they worked. A partnership was born!
Together, Jane and Sheila have teaching credentials in several
states and two continents. With years and years... and years... of
experience (they just don’t want to count them all, ha!), they have
taught ESL to little kids, big kids, university students, adults, company
executives, and other teachers in the U.S. and Europe (both
online and in regular classroom settings).
Both Sheila and Jane have served as members of the New Jersey
Department of Education Advisory Committee for ESL/Bilingual
Education. They’ve facilitated online ESL training courses for teachers
through the NJ DOE professional development program. Sheila
has held several leadership positions scoring teacher candidate responses
for an international testing company, and Jane has written
ESL test questions and rated English as a Foreign Language exams
for another internationally recognized testing company. (They teach,
they test, they score!)
They have won many awards for excellence in teaching, including
two Teacher of the Year awards, and corporate citations for excellence.
They’ve given numerous presentations and have written curriculum
and syllabi for diverse ESL populations. Add to this some fun
teaching projects in Spanish, public speaking, drama, writing... and,
we’re not kidding, even soccer skills and you’ve got two writers who know how to have a good time writing a book!
Jane is now the Director of ESL Services for Emory College of Arts
and Sciences in Atlanta, Georgia. Sheila is a lecturer in the English
Language Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and continues
to teach, write and consult in New Jersey and New York. Although
they live several states away, both are happy to find time to work
together on fun projects... like this book!

About this edition

• Publisher: Research & Education Association
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0738606766
• ISBN 13: 9780738606767
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288