Translation and own-language activities /

Translation and Own-language Activities provides structured, practical advice and guidance for using students' own languages within the ELT classroom. It presents effective ways of integrating carefully chosen activities, covering themes such as tools, language skills, language focus and techni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kerr, Philip, 1959- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:	Cambridge handbooks for language teachers.
Subjects:	English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers. Second language acquisition. Translating and interpreting > Study and teaching. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language.

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Summary:	Translation and Own-language Activities provides structured, practical advice and guidance for using students' own languages within the ELT classroom. It presents effective ways of integrating carefully chosen activities, covering themes such as tools, language skills, language focus and techniques. The practical activities range from using bilingual dictionaries to translating long texts, with a number of tasks drawing on easy-to-use web tools. The book also considers the relationship between translation and intercultural understanding.
Physical Description:	ix, 165 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781107645783 (pbk.) 1107645786 (pbk.)