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# Essential Linguistics, Second Edition: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar

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The bestselling first edition of Essential Linguistics presented the basic concepts of linguistics in everyday language, and showed the connections between linguistic theory and classroom practice. David and Yvonne Freeman make the Second Edition even more valuable by: clearly explaining 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. Essential Linguistics , Second Edition will be your go-to resource for all things linguistics, now better than ever.

Review: A Great Introduction to Linguistics - Written by a husband and wife team, this textbook is a kind of a beginners guide to linguistics. It's designed to be useful to teachers of ESL, teaching all levels of learners. Though it could serve those also just interested in linguistics for linguistics sake. It's chock full of useful and interesting bits. I would definitely recommend it.
Review: Great book, wish it covered script/written language as well - I love this book. It's really interesting and helpful for those interested in linguistics, TESOL, or language education in general. I would, however, liked to have seen a chapter on script (written language/handwriting/etc).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #68,487 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #61 in Linguistics Reference #140 in Early Childhood Education #191 in Educational Certification & Development |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 477 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great Introduction to Linguistics
*by B***T on November 20, 2019*

Written by a husband and wife team, this textbook is a kind of a beginners guide to linguistics. It's designed to be useful to teachers of ESL, teaching all levels of learners. Though it could serve those also just interested in linguistics for linguistics sake. It's chock full of useful and interesting bits. I would definitely recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, wish it covered script/written language as well
*by M***N on December 20, 2016*

I love this book. It's really interesting and helpful for those interested in linguistics, TESOL, or language education in general. I would, however, liked to have seen a chapter on script (written language/handwriting/etc).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book!
*by C***L on June 25, 2020*

The book arrived just in time and in good condition. This was just the book I needed for my class. It was an easy read, not boring at all. I will definitely use my newly acquired knowledge to enhance learning in my classrom for my English Language Learners.

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