There are several ways of enhancing students’ motivation in the EFL classroom but an important one is to create the lesson on the basis of the learners’ interests. Everyone who looks back on former school days, might remember that learning was more enjoyable when the topics were interesting and furthermore, when they were handled in an exiting way. The intention of this study is to present several ideas of improving the general motivation in the classroom. In addition to that, the current interests of students from German secondary schools and the consideration of the interests in the common English classroom will be presented with the help of a questionnaire. Part one gives an overview of the terms interest and motivation in its psychological context and in relation to their meaning in the English classroom. The second part mentions the importance of incorporating students’ interest in the learning classroom. Further, the third part deals with several possibilities of creating motivational conditions in the L2 classroom. Part four presents the results and the evaluation of a research which was conducted on the basis of the theoretical aspects. Part five deals with the content of the Lower Saxony Core Curriculum and the way it considers the students’ interests. Finally, the author sums up the results of the research and draws a conclusion.

The effectiveness of English language learning packages on achievement among secondary school students can be assessed through several key factors: content relevance, engagement, instructional design, and student outcomes. Firstly, content relevance plays a crucial role. A well-designed learning package should align with curriculum standards and cater to the linguistic needs of secondary students. It should include grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing skills, and oral communication components that are age-appropriate and challenging enough to foster growth.

In English, swearing is essential to effective communication. Whether one wants to succeed in business, school, or social circles, a strong command of unprintable language is absolutely necessary. Employing a helpful "Need to Know", "Nice to Know", and "Forget It" system for identifying swear words, English as a Second Fcking Language offers an informative--and funny--look at taboo words and expressions to boost readers' vocabularies.

A sequel to the author’s well received book A Practical Course in Spoken English, this comprehensive yet compact book provides a practical course for enhancing one’s English speaking skills. Divided into six parts and 44 chapters, the book in Part I—The Knowledge Paradigm: The What and Why of Effective Speaking—discusses, among others, about phonetics and phonology, the phonemes, and stress and intonation. Part II—The Skill Paradigm A—Public Speaking Skills—covers such areas as using the 4Rs for effective speaking, combating stage fear, using audio-visual aids, and non-verbal communication. Part III—The Skill Paradigm B—Communicating with People—deals with such topics as making effective telephone calls, celebrating teacher’s day, expressing gratitude, participating in group discussions, and participating in TV/radio debate. Part IV—Further Strengthening Your Communication Skills—is devoted to a study of rein-forcing the reader’s vocabulary through such means as using phrasal verbs, linking words, consulting the Ready Reference Wordbook, and frequently used foreign words and phrases. The final two parts—Part V, The Desire to Achieve: Getting Motivated, and Part VI, Effective English Speaking Skills in Action—provide the meaning and techniques of self-motivation, evaluating daily progress, besides giving some memorable speeches delivered by great speakers like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, US Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln, and the civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. The book, written in an accessible and student-friendly manner, is meant for anyone who possesses a fair amount of English speaking skills but wishes to further enhance those skills. Undergraduate students of different disciplines and even plus two students should find the book quite useful and interesting. As acquiring communication skills is a must in today’s extremely competitive world, this book would do wonders to the student as well as the lay reader.

This book should be of interest to advanced level, non-native speakers of English taking college classes, intensive English programs, and English training courses for professionals.

Organized around a series of "Critical Questions" and "Leadership Challenges," this book offers knowledge and expertise about the elementary principal's leadership role in- -effective instructional strategies -student assessment -school climate -parent involvement -and other ways to improve the academic achievement of English Language learners.

The central issue of this volume is how to meet the linguistic and academic needs of the increasing numbers of English learners (ELs). At the center of educational turns is the role of school professionals in this Common Core Standards era. Teacher education programs and professional development, or pre-service and in-service programs for teachers of ELs, are currently being reframed to reflect the new demands placed on all teachers in light of the new standards. The expectation is that ELs can learn, and their teachers possess the expertise to teach, both discipline content and academic English at the same time. The large numbers of ELs across the country have created a wide gap between what teachers have been trained to do and the skills they need to teach and reach them effectively. This practical handbook brings together research, policy and practice on teacher effectiveness, pre-service and in-service programs in the context of student linguistic and cultural diversity. Key features include: • Clearly articulated teacher training and professional development programs; • Coverage of Common Core curriculum and a variety of instructional programs and practices with research-based tools to implement them; and, • Policies to equitably and effectively prepare ELs academically and linguistically.

This set of books in its revised form has an elaborate section for effective essay writing and report writing. All compositions that have been asked in the ICSE Examinations, from the year 1995 to the present year, have been given. The section on grammar has more number of exercises, specifically pertaining to questions asked in previous years. Other sections like report writing, quotable quotations and comprehension have also been enhanced.