Die englische Grammatik treibt vielen Lernenden den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn. Der richtige Gebrauch der Zeiten, der Unterschied zwischen Adjektiv und Adverb, If-Clauses, die Besonderheiten der indirekten Rede, der richtige Gebrauch von Pronomen, Partizipien, Gerundium und Infinitiven - wenn auch Sie all das erschaudern lässt, dann sind Sie hier genau richtig! Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen dabei, das Nervenflattern durch wohlige Schauer zu ersetzen. Jedes Kapitel in diesem Übungsbuch bietet neben einer Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Grammatikregeln und einfachen Übungen zum Einstieg Ausschnitte aus Schauerromanen (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray, Der Rabe etc.). Jahrelang erprobt für den Einsatz in der STANAG Level 3 Qualifizierung in Englisch an der Theresianischen Militärakademie, der weltältesten Ausbildungsstätte für Offiziere. Nicht ohne Stolz kann die Autorin behaupten, dass die Erfolgsquote ihrer Lernenden bisher satte 100% beträgt! English grammar makes many learners break out in a cold sweat. The correct use of tenses, the differences between adjectives and adverbs, if-clauses, the peculiarities of indirect speech, the correct use of pronouns, participles, gerunds, and infinitives - if all this makes you shiver, then you've come to the right place! This book will help you to replace the nervous flutter with pleasant shivers. Each chapter in this exercise book offers a summary of the most important grammar rules and simple exercises to get you started, as well as excerpts from Gothic novels (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Raven, etc.). The material provided here has been used for several years in the English Language Skills Proficiency Training (LSPT) on STANAG Level 3 at the Theresan Military Academy, the world's oldest training facility for officers. Not without pride, the author can claim that the success rate of her students is a whopping 100%!

Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching addresses two important questions: *What aspects of linguistic knowledge are most useful for teachers to know? *What kinds of activities and projects are most effective in introducing those aspects of linguistic knowledge to K-12 students? The volume focuses on how basic linguistic knowledge can inform teachers' approaches to language issues in the multicultural, linguistically diverse classroom. The text also includes examples of practical applications of language awareness to pedagogy, assessment, and curriculum construction, which support the current goals of language arts, bilingual, and ESL education. Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching contributes to the resources on linguistics and education by taking prospective teachers beyond basic linguistics to ways in which linguistics can productively inform their teaching and raise their students' awareness of language. It is intended as a text for students in teacher education programs who have a basic knowledge of linguistics.

This approachable guide meets health and social sciences scholars at their level--either as a reference text or as an enchanting but practical read--and walks them through each stage of their academic publishing journey. Drawing on a wealth of examples from his own experience mentoring others and publishing 300+ articles, Dr. Schwartz engages early, mid-, and senior-level professionals as well as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows alike, to demystify each stage of the writing and publishing process. Employing a reader-friendly, accessible voice, Dr. Schwartz's style captivates readers across disciplines, with a refreshing, can-do perspective. Before diving in, the author relates his own personal story in scholarly publishing, inviting all academics to unlock the high-impact writer within. The next set of chapters tackle the nuts and bolts of the academic publishing process, with basics such as topic selection, data analysis for publication, writing preparation, drafting and editing manuscripts, and journals submissions. The book advances into more innovative topics that can be simultaneously intimidating and rewarding, including recruiting and collaborating with coauthors, developing a network, navigating the peer review process, publishing nonempirical papers, getting creative with rejected manuscripts, foraying into Open Access and fee-based publishing, and even how to publish a book or book chapter. Designed as a digital mentor, The Savvy Academic is the ultimate tool for students, fellows, and scholarly professionals of a broad range of experiences in the health and social sciences who are looking to launch or elevate their scholarly publication career.

THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO BE A GRAMMAR GURU. How you speak and write can say a lot about you. Grammar makes a lasting impression, but learning it can seem like a never-ending parade of complicated and contradictory rules! That’s why we at The Princeton Review created Grammar Smart—instead of boring you with countless rules and confusing grammatical terms, this book takes a fun approach to showing the logic behind each correct sentence. This updated fourth edition of Grammar Smart brings you: • In-depth reviews of the basic parts of speech • Tips on how to avoid misplaced modifiers and dangling participles • A glossary of key grammar terms • Quick quizzes throughout the book to help you check your progress • Detailed sentence diagrams to help you identify word classes • Comprehensive summaries of each major grammar topic

A Dictionary of English Grammar for Students of Biblical Languages is a short resource of English grammatical terms explained for students of biblical Greek and Hebrew. The terms are organized alphabetically and defined according to their use in the English language. Explanations of how the terms are utilized in Greek and Hebrew are also included.

Named to the International Reading Association's 2012 Teachers' Choice book list Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twenty million times and whose first book, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, was a New York Times bestseller. For beginners to more advanced students, this guide covers it all: the parts of speech, sentences, and punctuation are all explained clearly and concisely with the warmth, wit, and accessibility Grammar Girl is known for. Pop quizzes are scattered throughout to reinforce the explanations, as well as Grammar Girl's trademark Quick and Dirty Tips—easy and fun memory tricks to help with those challenging rules. Complete with a writing style chapter and a guide to the different kinds of writing—everything from school papers to letter writing to e-mails—this guide is sure to become the one-stop, essential book on every student's desk.

To help students expand their fluency, World Pass focuses on dynamic vocabulary building, essential grammar, and stimulating listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that emphasize the language they need for real world communication.