The Practice of English Language Teaching
The Practice of English Language Teaching is Jeremy Harmer's guide for teachers of English, first published by Longman in London in October 1983. Longman issued a second edition in 1991, and a third edition followed from Pearson Education in 2001.
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- Longman, 1983
- First published
- Longman, London, 1983
The first edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching by Jeremy Harmer was published in London by Longman in 1983. We track 1 edition.
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- 13 on Open Library, 11 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching?
The first edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching by Jeremy Harmer was published in London by Longman in 1983.
How many editions of The Practice of English Language Teaching are there?
We track 1 edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Practice of English Language Teaching editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Practice of English Language Teaching (2nd edition), Schweitzer Fachinformationen (schweitzer-online.de)
- The Practice of English Language Teaching review, ELT Journal (Oxford Academic), 2003 (academic.oup.com)
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