Books by Rebecca Hughes

"Second edition published 2011 by Pearson Education Limited."

Leading researchers in the field of spoken discourse and language teaching offer an empirically informed, issues-based discussion of the present state of research into spoken language. They ask whether new data and evidence that spoken discourse is a distinctive genre will challenge existing language theories and teaching.

Leading researchers in the field of spoken discourse and language teaching offer an empirically informed, issues-based discussion of the present state of research into spoken language. They ask whether new data and evidence that spoken discourse is a distinctive genre will challenge existing language theories and teaching.

This book provides an overview of the differences between spoken and written English. It is a genuinely interactive task based text.