Foreign Language Study English As A Second Language
Reel Canada Workbook
Integrated Skills through Canadian Film
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2012
- Category
- English as a Second Language
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195444438
- Publish Date
- Mar 2012
- List Price
- $37.50
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Where to buy it
Description
Reel Canada is an intermediate ESL text for adult and young adult learners. This four-skills book uses Canadian films as a starting point for each theme-based chapter. It is the first level of the new Culture Link series of four-skill, culture-focused books.
Each chapter builds upon the content of the featured National Film Board of Canada film, examining new vocabulary, grammar structures, and themes.
The full Reel Canada program includes the student book; audio CD/DVD pack containing a variety of listening clips and all the films studied in the student book; workbook; and online teacher's resource.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Beverley Payne is currently the Lead Instructor for Workplace English as a Second Language at the Thames Valley District School Board in London, Ontario. Beverley has been an adult ESL instructor for 15 years and a Human Relations consultant and social worker for more than 30 years. She has created in-house workbooks on Communication Skills, Time Management, Customer Service, Team Building and Cultural Awareness for the University of Western Ontario, London Life and Great West Life Insurance Companies, and Canada Trust. Terry Webb is presently a Lead Instructor for ESL programs at the Thames Valley District School Board in London, Ontario, where she has been an adult ESL instructor for 20 years. She has also been an instructor of anthropology at the University of Western Ontario for over 25 years. She is a writer and tester for IELTS. In addition, she has worked on many contracts for the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks. Beverley and Terry taught together in Beijing, China, as part of the Ontario Additional Qualifications Course certification process towards their ESL specialist qualification.