SAXON SERIES IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE GRANT TAYLOR, Consulting Editor MASTERING AMERICAN ENGLISH WITH RECORDED EXERCISES FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS: BY GRANT TAYLOR, Astocite Professor of Engh Director, Amer Caf Language Institute, Dision of General Education, New York University: Formerly Asitant Director, Foreign shusent Centr, ‘New York University Lctrer in English, Columba University ASSO {ate Ear, Thorndike Banhart Compeehensve Desk Ditonsy. ccraw 800k Company Newyox St lode SanPrandeco Auckind Gogo HamburgMASTERING American ENGLISH apy © 150 ceo ok Company nat eer SAXON SERIES IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE GRANT TAYLOR, Consulting Editor LEARNING AMERICAN ENGLISH MASTERING AMERICAN ENGLISH PRACTICING AMERICAN ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH READER ADVANCED ENGLISH EXERCISES MODERN SPOKEN ENGLISH MODERN ENGLISH WORKBOOK MeGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC.PREFACE “Masering. Amercen Englth is» comprebeasive exercise book for use ‘with adule students at the intermediate and advanced levels of language learning, The text is divided into two sections, The exercises which ‘comprise Part One, the Intermediate Section, make an effective and ‘once review of the Fundamental language materials trated ally in Learning. Amercon Englith (Saxon Press, Second Baton, 1956). Part ‘Two, the Advanced Section, should accommodate extensive practice with those more complex features of Baglsh which demand of the stent 2 god contra over Fundamental ‘The teat is bused squarely on the principle that language mastery is achieved theough (1) awatenes and understanding of the common sentence pattems of the language, and (2) constant and thorough practice with thew patterns. The text is futher based on the premise that awarenest and undestandiag. come eatully through practice “There are, therefore, few grammatical explanations in thi book, A though standard grammatical terminology has been used in the titles of the exercises, this is intended as + guide for the teacher. Insofar 1s posible the taden’s stein is called to the grammar and strc ture of English through examples which serve as putters for the practice materials which fllow. Under ondinaty cicumstance, teachers need no special taining oF Dackgiound in languages of Knguisis ia order to use this text. The cxamples in the various exercises or the exercises themselves are lmgehy self-explanatory. To lend 10 the Mexbity of this text in many it ferent language teaching or lening situations, the eental language structure has been presented in + very large numberof short exercises, While each exercie is an independent wnit and can be taught as such ‘or used in connection with other cass materia, all 312 exercises have bean arranged in a logical sequence which some teachers nay wish 0 follow. Inpaticular parts ofthe advanced section, it may appeat to some teachers that the exerciser ate too elementary, In sich cases, how: ve, the exercises ia question are either (1) prepststion for related but more dificul subject or (2) subjects in which, for various seasons, sdvanced stents are frequently decent, Materng American Englch does oot coves the ene grammar and structure of the language. It does deal with the major features, et pecially tose ia which English eile in igs method of expetsion frm Spanish, Geman, Russian, Japanese, and ote Languages, In this com rection, a large number of the sentences used throughout this text scully had dei source in compositions writen by aatve speakers of those languages. Furthermore, the materials in Mattering Ameren English bave been used and Wovoughly tested in many kinds of clase, situations and with students of many diferent natinalies at New York Univesity snd Columbia University over «period of si years “Wherever possible, the execites have been 4 constructed ap to make tem suitable for either otal ot waitten pracie. Whenever possible, teaches should try to employ both methods of intuction, Repetition |, of coors, extremely valuable and important in bulding automatic contol over sentence stucuce. A tape recorder can be used very ffecively for this type of practice. Yn this regard, many of the exe: iss in Mastering American Engl are stable for tape eccding and se inthe "language laboratory Partial answers to the exercises have been incl in the append ‘Thus, students wotking at home without the aid of a teacher can check to see if they have stated theie work corey, Complete answers have been given for the exercises on twosnord verb and prepositions Since thece are few soutees from which students can obtain this in fours,‘The author wishes to express his gratitude this colleagues at both New York Univenity and Columbia Univessy who were helpfal in sing and constructively cetiing the materials which went into Mas: tering American Englvh. ‘Toe suthor would also like to extend is thanks to all his studens of diferent aationalies, many of them teaches themselves, who made valuable sggestions and contbutions to this textbook GET. 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