A Self-study Guide for Your Students

Foreign language textbooks often assume that students have a basic knowledge of grammatical terms and concepts. For many students this is not the case, forcing teachers to spend valuable class time explaining basic grammatical terminology and concepts—questions that are easily answered by the O&H Study Guide.

Each guide first introduces students to the grammar as it applies to their native language, English, and then shows them the similarities and differences as it applies to the language they are learning.

You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.

— Herbert Geoffrey Willans (1911–1958), English writer and journalist.

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To use the O&H Study Guide effectively incorporate it into your syllabus, assign the pages students should study before the next class assignment.

Students will arrive better prepared for classroom conversation and activities

The O&H Study Guides will help your students build a grammatical foundation, giving them more confidence to speak in the language they are learning and to take part in classroom activities.

Designed for Students to Self-study

The O&H Study Guides are compatable with all major textbooks.

Each chapter is divided into two sections: first, explaining how a grammar point works in English and then how it works in the language they are learning, giving them the steps to go from one language to the other.

Sentence structure examples in English and the chosen language.

Easy to consult as a reference with a detailed table of contents and index.

Accessible anytime and anywhere in print and digital formats.

What Instructors and Students Tell Us About the O&H Study Guides

English Grammar for Students of Spanish

“Recommended book! . . . This book is the answer: simple but thorough explanations of English grammar and its Spanish equivalents.”

—Laura K. Lawless of the Lawless Spanish Newsletter

English Grammar for Students of Italian

“It is hard to imagine a teaching situation, especially at the elementary level, to which Adorni and Primorac’s English Grammar for Students of Italian would not make an invaluable contribution.”

— Italica, a publication of the The American Association of Teachers of Italian

English Grammar for Students of Russian

“This is one of the most useful books for the teaching and studying of elementary Russian language. . . . it is crucial that the terms of grammar and the patterns of English be understood before and while a student learns the declensions and grammatical necessities of Russian. Great book!”

—Teacher review on Amazon

English Grammar for Students of Japanese

“A must-have for beginner/Intermediate students of Japanese. . . . I thoroughly recommend it and I use it often.”

—Student review on Amazon

English Grammar for Students of Chinese

“For beginners like myself, I found this book to be an excellent compliment to bigger Chinese textbooks, which sometimes bury students in a mountain of detail and obscure the underlying rules. . . . This is the best Chinese grammar resource I’ve come across and I am glad I bought it.”

— D. J. Goetze on Amazon

English Grammar for Students of French

“I have taught French at a university for 32 years, and have recommended this book to my students through all its editions. . . . I believe it is well worth the money.”

— L. H. Wiebe on Amazon

English Grammar for Students of German

“It's proven to be a useful reference through three years of German, and I'm sure I'll use it for years to come. If I could recommend any tool to supplement your coursework or textbook, it would definitely be this one."

— Student review on Amazon

English Grammar for Students of Arabic

“Students who aspire to learn Arabic will appreciate this grammar guide, particularly those who have received very little or no formal training in English grammar.”

— Mohssen Esseesy, Review of Middle East Studies, Vol. 41, No. 1, Cambridge University Press

English Grammar for Students of Latin

“This is a useful, carefully written, and well-edited text. It accomplishes its goals and does so very efficiently.”

— Modern Language Journal

Gramática española para estudiantes de inglés

“This is a good book for newly arrived Spanish speaking students who may have not had consistent time in the classroom in their homelands. The examples are great for demonstrating as opposed to just tossing out rules.”

— K. A. Certified Spanish and ESL teacher on Amazon

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