Achieving Competency in English: A Life Skills Approach - Couverture souple

Price, Planaria J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0472030434 ISBN 13 : 9780472030439

Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2005

Synopsis

Achieving Competency in English is a life skills text for newcomers to the United States. A unique feature of the book are the cultural competencies included in this book, such as common courtesies, meeting people, emergencies, community services, getting a job, minding one's money, finding a place to live, staying healthy, food and nutrition, and education. Each of the book's ten chapters begins with a Reading Readiness opener, with pictures that introduce the theme and vocabulary of the chapter in a non-threatening way. Chapters also contain reading passages, real-life situations for discussion, realia and writing components, visual literacy practice, and suggestions for outside study. CASAS correlations are included This is a revised edition from the book titled Competency in English by Planaria J. Price. Planaria J. Price is an instructor, Evans Adult School, Los Angeles.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Planaria Price is an instructor in one of the largest adult schools in the United States, Evans Adult School, Los Angeles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Michigan Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0472030434
• ISBN 13: 9780472030439
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible