Meryl Robin Becker

Samantha, a Soap Opera and Vocabulary Book for Students of English as a Second Language Meryl Robin Becker

Using a soap opera story line approach, Samantha provides an innovative method for increasing the reading and communication skills of adult and young adult students of English as a second language. The interesting topics raised will provoke students to verbalize their own ideas and at the same time provide them with excellent practice in reading comprehension, vocabulary building, an idiom usage. Instructors and students will find the combined story and exercises valuable in generating oral discussions and developing a strong interest in reading.