Colloquial English E- Book By Gareth King

A Complete English Language Course By Gareth King

Although this book is a member of the Colloquial series, andconforms broadly with the format and approach of other titles inthe series, Colloquial English necessarily departs in some respectsfrom its fellows.For a start, it is written in the target language, and an assump-tion of prior knowledge of the language must therefore be made.Nonetheless, I have tried to keep explanations simple and succinct,allowing the context of the dialogues and exercises to show the userhow the language works.Presentation of vocabulary is another problematic issue in a bookaimed at users from diverse linguistic backgrounds. There can beno two-way glossary at the back of Colloquial English, and insteadI must depend on the student’s having access to a good learner’sdictionary of English - fortunately there are a number of compre-hensive and reliable works readily available on the TEFL market,and at a reasonable price.I have made sparing use of the IPA phonetic alphabet (and in abroad rather than narrow transcription) where I have thought thedisparity between the spelling of common words and their pronun-ciation warranted it; and I have listed the IPA symbols and combin-ations of symbols at the front of the book for reference. Naturallythe accompanying CDs/tapes will also be of benefit in this regard,and I strongly recommend their use in conjunction with the course.This book does not shy away from grammar, and a glance at theindex will show how central a component of the course it is. Inexplaining the grammar in the body of the book, while aiming tokeep technical language to a minimum, I have not held back fromusing grammatical terminology where I think this helps make thesystem and mechanisms of the language clearer for the learner.