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Functional Grammar in the ESL Classroom

Noticing, Exploring and Practicing

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Rodney H. Jones

    1. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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  2. Graham Lock

    1. Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 1-10

  3. Comparing

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 11-27

  4. Sequencing

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 29-42

  5. Gap Filling

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 43-58

  6. Reconstructing

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 59-71

  7. Elaborating

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 73-89

  8. Transforming

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 91-107

  9. Combining Procedures

    • Rodney H. Jones, Graham Lock
    Pages 109-131

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 133-146
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About this book

A set of easy to use techniques helps students discover for themselves how grammar works in real world contexts and how grammatical choices are not just about form but about meaning. Sample teaching ideas, covering a wide range of grammatical topics including verb tense, voice, reference and the organization of texts, accompanies each procedure.

Authors and Affiliations

  • City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Rodney H. Jones

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

    Graham Lock

About the authors

RODNEY H. JONES Associate Professor of English at City University of Hong Kong, prior to which he taught English for many years in China and Taiwan. His main research interest is discourse analysis, and he is co-editor of Discourse in Action: Introducing Mediated Discourse Analysis and Advances in Discourse Studies.

GRAHAM LOCK has taught English language and courses in English language teacher education in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. He was an Associate Professor at the City University of Hong Kong until 2007, and he is the author of Functional English Grammar: An Introduction for Second Language Teachers (1996). He currently lives on an island, writes and teaches part time.

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