Rob Howard: 7 books

If you’ve already downloaded volume 1 of our series Parsnips in ELT, then you’ll already have an idea of what this book is about. The PARSNIP is, as many of you will know, a reference to all those topics that are commonly left out of the standard ELT coursebook: Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex,...

This is a guide for use in beating the TOEFL® iBT speaking test. It is a quick and easy method that I developed eight years ago and is still getting results for test-takers in the range of 28 to 30 out of 30. With only a few weeks of teaching and practice, you too can teach your students to achieve a higher score.

Step out of your ELT comfort zone! Like previous volumes, the books contains seven sample lesson plans about traditionally sensitive classroom topics. Use them as is or consider them a starting point for exploring topics like these in your own ways.This volume covers a modified group of PARSNIPS:...

In recent years, Information Technology (IT) has been transforming business practice in many sectors resulting in efficiency gains and improved services for the client. The construction industry lags behind other manufacturing and service industries in adopting the new technology. To promote the wider...

A short ebook to help business English teachers trainers and coaches help clients prepare for and succeed in conference calls. Cover design by www.bilsboroughdesigns.com .

First person accounts by pioneers in the field, classic essays, and new scholarship document the collaborative and creative practices of early social media. Focusing on early social media in the arts and humanities and on the core role of creative computer scientists, artists, and scholars...

Here is a sustained investigation into the human contexts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), covering both research and theory in this emerging field. Authors Kling, Rosenbaum, and Sawyer demonstrate that the design, adoption, and use of ICTs are deeply connected to peoples actions...