As teachers we often talk about ‘covering’ grammar points. Scott Thornbury explains why it is more useful to think about how we ‘uncover’ grammar, to reveal the workings of the system to our students and encourage them to notice what is going on. The book uses extracts from exchanges in real classrooms, authentic texts and language teaching tasks. It provides lots of practical activities so that you can immediately and easily put the ideas to work in your classroom.

Scott Thornbury's insightful text is an alphabetical list of key ELT terms and concepts, and outlines their relevance to the field. The entries are authoritative, clear and concise, and are cross-referenced where relevant. An A-Z of ELT is an alphabetical list of ELT terms and concepts covering grammar, lexis, phonology, discourse, methodology, theory and practice. Each entry is categorised, described and explained in terms of its importance and relevance to ELT. Each definition is authoritative, clear and concise, and cross-referenced where relevant. KEY FEATURES * Who is An A-Z of ELT for? * Trainee teachers for whom the terminology and concepts may be new * Teachers who want to refresh or clarify their knowledge, and to find out more abut the history of teaching methodology or the v