This four volume study and report was undertaken to aid students of English as a second language by encouraging them to make use of fixed expression (cliche) as a nonliteral filler when speaking. Over 135,000 words of natural language were examined and a range fixed expressions were isolated and placed into the categories of interjection,…

This text is designed for teaching English as a foreign language to Vietnamese. The book is in Vietnamese; only the structures being taught are in English. In each of the 20 units there are numerous pronunciation exercises, substitution drills, dialogues, and vocabulary exercises. Also included are an index to grammar points and an index to the…

This is the second in a four-volume experimental series of instructional materials on English for Vietnamese speakers. The present volume deals specifically with grammar. The aim of the grammar lessons is to give the students a thorough command of spoken English. The lessons are based on a comparison of English and Vietnamese grammatical…