“michael swan”

This is a practical guide to common problems in English grammar and usage. is written for intermediate learners of English as a foreign language who would like to know more about it, and who want to avoid mistakes. About Author : Michael Swan is the author of the best selling Practical English Usag... More

This updated edition is a practical reference guide which compares the relevant features of a student's own language with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. Learner English has chapters focusing on major problems of pronunciation, grammar, vocabular... More

- Explanations are clear, simple, and easy to remember.- Real examples show how rules work and how to avoid common mistakes.- Color illustrations help to clarify difficult grammar points.- Practice activities teach how to use the grammar.- Grammar and vocabulary are practiced together in special exe... More

- Explanations are clear, simple, and easy to remember.- Real examples show how rules work and how to avoid common mistakes.- Color illustrations help to clarify difficult grammar points.- Practice activities teach how to use the grammar.- Grammar and vocabulary are practiced together in special exe... More

Written in the author's maternal Greek, the Roman History of the third-century A.D. historian Cassius Dio is our fullest surviving historical source for the reign of the Emperor Augustus. In The Augustan Succession Peter Michael Swan provides an ample historical and historiographic commentary on Boo... More

As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand ... More

In this clearly-written book, the author surveys recent research into how people acquire languages and considers its relevance for language teaching. He describes the most important studies and ideas about first language acquisition, and how these have influenced and developed into studies of second... More