Books published by publisher Pearson Education Asia

Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this “no-nonsense” book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on American cinema. Eclectic in methodology and written in a plain English style that audiences can relate to, it examines the full scope of traditional film history and criticism, viewing film as both an art and an industry— as it mirrors popular audience values, social ideologies, and historical epochs.

With its fresh new look, the third edition of the Summit program helps develop confident English speakers who are able to navigate a host of social and professional situations. This two-level course provides high-intermediate learners with an integrated set of global communication skills. It delivers immediate, demonstrable results through its goal- and achievement-based pedagogy and continual recycling of language. The two levels of Summit can be used with Top Notch as the fifth and sixth books in a complete six-level series. Summit 1 covers competencies from B2 to B2+ and Summit 2 introduces C1 competencies in the Common European Framework of Reference. The entire Summit course can be tailored to blended learning with its integrated online component, MyEnglishLab (access code available separately; not included in the Student Book). Highlights New Conversation Activator videos build communicative competence. New Discussion Activator videos increase range and depth of expression. Test-taking Skills Booster and extra challenge exercises help students succeed on the reading and listening sections of standardized tests. Greatly increased grammar, reading, listening, and writing practice plus digital grammar exercises give students the additional practice opportunities they’ve requested. Memorable models build natural, social language and conversation strategies. 50+ listening tasks at each level develop critical thinking and crucial listening comprehension skills, such as listening for details, confirmation of content, inference, and understanding meaning. ActiveTeach includes a digital Student Book for whiteboards with lesson plans, assessment tools and access to audio, video, and exercises to make learning more focused and interactive. Fluency-building planning activities such as idea framing help students express themselves with confidence. More ready-to-use teacher resources (including a broad range of print and digital components) than other courses make Summit easy to use for busy teachers.

Elementary Children’s Literature, 4e by Nancy A. Anderson, gives pre-service teachers of elementary, early childhood, and special education students—plus media specialists and parents of children aged infancy through 13—a comprehensive look at children’s literature in general plus information about hundreds of today’s best books in children’s literature. Organized around genres; written in a conversational tone; and packed with teaching strategies, technology applications, authoritative coverage of multicultural literature, and many instructional tie-ins, the book helps teachers and parents apply their knowledge of literature to help children grow in their language and reading abilities.

Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long-lost family instead. A misunderstood word on a bus causes a 15-mile-long traffic jam. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the world. The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English. It's a book they won't want to put down. Features: Maximum story length is 1 ¼ pages. Revised exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing help students develop language proficiency. New or updated Challenge pages with authentic reading selections motivate students to read on their own. A new To the Teacher section provides background information and teaching tips to help teachers make the reading class more interactive. The True Stories series includes: True Stories Behind the Songs More True Stories Behind the Songs Very Easy True Stories All New Very Easy True Stories Easy True Stories, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories