Pearson Longman's January 2010 ESL Newsletter

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NEW FEATURE!	Using Penguin Active Reading in the Classroom: Free Resources for Teachers Tara Maceyak, Marketing Manager Penguin Active Reading is an exciting series that provides reading and language learning through full-color, beautifully illustrated readers. Each month Pearson Longman will be bringing you a featured reader along with free teaching resources from our Penguin titles. This month's Penguin Active Reader is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Learn more about Penguin Active Readers and download free classroom resources. More...

	Taking Contextualized Grammar Online John Brezinsky, Higher Education Marketing Manager We know that teaching contextualized grammar is important for student learning. What about learning outside the classroom? Too many teachers assign decontextualized homework—but Focus on Grammar Interactive has a convenient solution. More...

	Fostering Student Independence Sarah Lynn Watch a short video by Sarah Lynn about fostering independence with adult learners. More...

What Research Tells Us About Academic Preparation
John Brezinsky, Higher Education Marketing Manager

This month's article presents the three major conclusions of what 20 studies tell us about preparing students for mainstream classes. Do you use all three in your classes?
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Communicative Activities for Teaching Grammar (and One Big Mistake to Avoid)
John Brezinsky, Higher Education Marketing Manager

If you're like most grammar teachers, you don't have a lot of time to invent new exercises. Here's a set of 22 photocopiable activities for you to download and use in your next lesson, suggestions for using them, and one mistake to avoid.
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Free Test Prep Resources for Pearson Test of English
Kelsey P. Miller, Senior Marketing Manager, Americas, Pearson Language Tests

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) is an innovative language test that measures real-life language ability through the use of tasks that require test takers to produce language during the test session. The test format and item structure may feel new to some test takers. That is why we are developing a wealth of resources so that you can help your students prepare to succeed on PTE Academic.
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