:: TEFL grammar books

An A-Z of English Grammar & Usage by Geoffrey Leech, Benita Cruickshank, Roz Ivanic. Longman, 2001
ISBN: 0582405742

This revised, second edition of "An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage" includes many more real examples drawn from corpus data. Common usage errors, mistakenly made by learners of English, are listed and the correct usage for each is provided.

Teaching Tenses by Rosemary Aitken. ELB, 2002
ISBN: 0952280868

A comprehensive analysis of form and function, with suggestions for presentation and practice of structures in context and a review of common learner errors for each tense. Contains photocopy able material.

Grammar for English Language Teachers by Martin Parrot
Paperback ISBN: 0 521 47797 2
Hardback ISBN: 0 521 47216 4

Grammar for English Language Teachers offers a comprehensive and practical guide that will be indispensable to trainee teachers and yet hugely valuable to more experienced teachers throughout their careers.

Grammar Practice Activities by Penny Ur
Cambridge University Press, 1988
ISBN: 0521338476

For the teacher who wishes to combine grammar teaching with a broadly communicative methodology, this book is an invaluable resource. It contains a collection of imaginative and interesting grammar practice activities suitable for a wide range of levels and ages. Part one provides: - a detailed introduction to grammar teaching - guidelines for the design of activities - practical hints on effective classroom presentation. Part two contains: - almost 200 game-like activities for practicing important or problematical aspects of English grammar, with detailed descriptions of procedure - sample texts and visuals which may be photocopied for immediate use.

Grammar Games and Activities by Mario Rivolucri
Cambridge University Press, 1985
ISBN: 0521277736

This is a resource book for teachers containing material for a wide variety of games which can be played in the English language classroom. Each game focuses on one or more points of English grammar. A specification is given for each game, describing its level, materials needed, grammar points practiced and time required. Grammar Games enables teachers to integrate grammar practice into their classes in novel and motivating ways: humanistic and affective approaches involve students in thinking and action; games use either simple materials like dice and pencil-and-paper, or provide materials which can be copied; written by a well-known, active EFL teacher and writer; all games have been thoroughly tested in class; range of levels from beginner upwards; variety of different games: competitive games, collaborative games, awareness activities, grammar through drama, and a miscellany.

Grammar Games and Activities for Teachers by Peter Watcyn-Jones. Penguin, 1993
ISBN: 0140814590

The book contains photocopy able resources and ideas for activities for teaching and revising grammar. It contains material for levels from elementary to advanced, for a range of different classroom group sizes.

How to teach Grammar by Scott Thornbury
Longman, 1999
ISBN: 0582339324

A guide for teachers on how to develop or enhance their grammar-teaching skills. The early part of the book considers such issues as the nature of grammar and the reasons for teaching it. Subsequent chapters explore both inductive and deductive approaches to grammar. The book also explores ways of practicing a variety of grammar topics, methods of dealing with grammatical errors in students' work, and ways of integrating grammar instruction into different general methodologies, such as communicative language learning and task-based learning. Each chapter contains a bank of photocopy able tasks. Readers can work through this "Task File" on their own, or it can be used by a trainer working with trainee teachers.

Uncovering Grammar by Scott Thornbury
Macmillan Heinemann
ISBN: 0 333 95282 0

What does grammar add that words alone can't do? Where does grammar come from? How is grammar best acquired?Uncovering Grammar challenges the traditional view of grammar as a 'thing' to be learned, suggesting that it is more like a 'process' that emerges. It re-examines traditional approaches to teaching grammar and shows how to create the right conditions for students to 'uncover' grammar.

Grammar Dictation by Ruth Wajnryb
Oxford University Press, 1990
ISBN: 0194370046

Each book in this series provides the classroom teacher with a guide to the practice of key aspects of language teaching, and considers some of the underlying concepts. Introductions presenting important current issues in key areas of language learning are followed by examples and discussions of actual classroom materials and techniques. Designed to help English language students improve their understanding and use of grammar, this work provides an opportunity for learners to use productive grammar in the task of text creation.

Essential Grammar in use - second edition- red book- by Raymond Murphy. Cambridge University Press, 1997
ISBN: 0521559286

Essential Grammar in Use is a grammar reference and practice book for elementary learners. Modeled on Raymond Murphy's successful intermediate-level English Grammar in Use, it concentrates on areas of grammar normally taught at elementary level. - Easy to use: on each left-hand page a grammar point is explained and on the facing pages there are exercises to check understanding. - Clear explanations: grammar for elementary learners is explained in simple language. - Accessible: the clear contents list and index of grammatical items make it easy for learners to select the units they need. - Additional exercises: these offer extra practice of key grammar points. - Appendices: these references deal with tenses, irregular verbs, short forms, spelling and phrasal verbs. - Self-study: the book can be used by learners working independently. - Key: this contains the answers to all the exercises.

Essential Grammar in Use supplementary Exercise - blue book - by Raymond Murphy and Helen Naylor
Cambridge University Press, 1997
ISBN: 0521469988

This book of supplementary grammar exercises for elementary and lower intermediate students of English accompanies the second edition of Essential Grammar in Use. It contains a wealth of additional exercises which provide students with further practice of the grammar they have studied. - Provides challenging contrastive practice of the forms students of this level find most difficult. - Offers a wide variety of interesting exercise types with clear illustration. - Is clearly cross-referenced to the second edition of Essential Grammar in Use but is flexible enough to be used independently. - Contains useful revision material suitable for class use or for homework.