Longman
Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC.
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's ''New Concept English'' by
L. G. Alexander is a popular
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textbook teaching the British rules of English. The course was first published on October 30, 1967.
[Richard Smith]
L.G. Alexander's life and career
warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020. A revised edition, which was "specifically prepared for Chinese learners",
[Tom McArthur]
"Louis Alexander: We looked, listened and learned"
''English Today'', 72: 3-7, 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2020. came out in 1997.
The course consists of four components:
* The Students' Book
* The Teacher's Book
* A set of
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s, on which the multi-purpose texts have been recorded.
* Another set of cassettes, on which ''Repetition drill'' in the Teacher's Book has been recorded.
''New Concept English'' (1967) has been described as "a breath of fresh air" in which the author, L. G. Alexander, utilised "a syllabus as a foundation for effective learning" and organised "the language in ways which students - and their teachers - found immensely stimulating".
[David Mortimer]
"Louis Alexander: A revolutionary teacher of English to the world"
''The Guardian
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'', 9 July 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2002.
Book 1: First Things First
This introductory book has 144 lessons, 72 of which are for exercises. The focus is oral English.
Book 2: Practice & Progress
This book includes 96 lessons
Book 3: Developing Skills
At this level, there is less need for pattern control and contextualization. Now that the foundations have been laid, the student is in a position to cope with new sentence patterns as and when they occur. This book includes 60 lessons.
Book 4: Fluency in English
The materials were chosen from a variety of publications. Nine of the lessons were selected from ''
The Listener''. This volume book 60 lessons.
See also
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Longman
Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC.
Since 1968, Longman has been used primarily as an imprint by Pearson's Schools business. The Longman brand is also ...
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Louis George Alexander
Louis George Alexander (15 January 1932 – 17 June 2002) (commonly referred to as L. G. Alexander) was a British teacher and the author of numerous EFL course books, including '' New Concept English''.
In 1977, he sold 4.7m books, which was rec ...
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