TY - BOOK AU - Freeman, David E. AU - Freeman,Yvonne S. TI - Essential linguistics : what teachers need to know to teach ESL, reading, spelling, grammar SN - 9780325050935 (pbk. : acidfree paper) U1 - 418.0071 PY - 2014///] CY - Portsmouth, NH : PB - Heinemann, KW - Language and languages KW - Language acquisition KW - English language N1 - How linguists study language -- First language acquisition -- Second and written language acquisition -- English phonology -- Implications from phonology for teaching a second language and teaching reading -- English orthography -- English morphology -- Implications from morphology for teaching a second language and teaching reading -- English syntax -- Implications from syntax for teaching a second language and teaching reading N2 - "This edition explains English phonology, morphology, and syntax and the implications for teaching using the International Phonetic Alphabet to prepare students for the Praxis examination including chapters on first and second language acquisition research and theories reviewing ESL teaching methods. With examples, activities, and end-of-chapter applications that link linguistic theory and classroom practice, the Freemans show teachers how to use their new understandings of linguistics to help student learning." ER -