The Frameworks of English: Introducing Language Structures
by Kim Ballard
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Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 425
EAN: 9780333659137
ISBN: 0333659139
Label: Palgrave Macmillan
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2001-05-25
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Studio: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary: The Frameworks of a lesson?
Comment: I found this book a little drab in that things arent really teaching, more like preaching. In other words, it didnt help me to practice nor develop, in fact, it was rather keen on cramming everything last minute.
On a more positive note I would like to say that the contents page was usefull as well as the section on grammar in the various stages of the "nonsence subject" as it states cleverly "Those who can do, those who can't... teach".
Avoid this book if what you want is a simple way to learn the frameworks and what goes into the development, I would consider reading the similar but MUCH more elaborate book by Kauffman who touched upon more topics, in less time, and without using all that teacher-esque talk mentioned in the above review.
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Summary: nothing radical, but effective
Comment: Although this book claims to be 'for students and non-specialists alike' somewhat school-masterly language such as 'be careful not to....' and 'you can avoid this mistake....', and what it covers give it away more as a book aimed at school and college students. In fact, the author is an examiner for A level English language and the book seems to be a clear, fairly light introduction for such a reader. Having said that, if you've already read a general interest book such as 'Mother Tongue' by Bill Bryson and are interested enough to want a more in-depth, systematic account then this book covers an impressive amount of information in an accurate and informative way.
In the same way that the book takes the middle line between a textbook and a popular science book, it takes a fairly traditional approach to the task of describing the frameworks of English, whilst dealing with more modern ideas such as pragmatics (what people are trying to achieve through their language) along the way. Separate chapters deal with lexis (vocabulary), grammar, discourse (structures at greater than sentence level e.g. paragraphs and conversations) and phonology (pronunciation).
The strengths of the book are the explanation of jargon in the simplest possible terms, both during the text and in the glossary, and the fact that it covers so much in one compact volume (291 large text pages). It's major weak point is the fact that takes more of a descriptive than a self-discovery approach, meaning you are less likely to remember what you've learnt. For students, the lack of any practice exercises could also be a handicap.
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It's not a book you would want to sit down and read through in a couple of days, but I found it an interesting read and learnt a fair amount despite having already read quite a lot on the subject.
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