http://t1.stooorage.com/thumbs/957/3226716_grammar-2bfor-2bteachers.jpg Title: Grammar for Teachers: A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers Author(s): Andrea DeCapua Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9780387763316 Date: 2008 Pages: 461 Size: 1.39 Mb Format: PDF Quality: High Language: American English Contents: The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout Grammar for Teachers differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. Grammar for Teachers avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology and reviews essential grammar structures clearly and concisely. The text encourages users to tap into their own, often subconscious, knowledge of the grammar of English and to make it a conscious knowledge they c...