What is Betty Azar?
'''Betty Schrampfer Azar''' is an expert on teaching and learning English [[grammar]]. She wrote the ''Azar Grammar Series'' for students of [[English as a second language|English as a second or foreign language]]. This series is used by teachers and students all over the world. It has been very popular for more than thirty years.<ref>[http://www.eslminiconf.net/april/azar.html ESL MiniConference / April 2002 / Achievement Profile: Betty Schrampfer Azar]</ref> Azar thinks teaching grammar is a good way to teach a new language. Students should start by learning about grammar, and that will help them learn all language skills — speaking, listening, writing, and reading.<ref>[http://tesl-ej.org/ej42/a1.pdf TESL-EJ/September 2007/Volume 11/Number 22/Grammar-Based Teaching: A Practitioner's Perspective]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.azargrammar.com/assets/authorsCorner/GBTdescription.pdf |title=A Description of Grammar-Based Teaching |access-date=2014-09-14 |archive-date=2012-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003213843/http://azargrammar.com/assets/authorsCorner/GBTdescription.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are four editions of Azar's book series. Stacy A. Hagen became Azar's co-author 2006, so now the books are called the ''Azar-Hagen Grammar Series''. There are three main textbooks in the series: * ''Understanding and Using English Grammar'',<ref>Betty Schrampfer Azar and Stacy Hagen (2009) ''Understanding and Using English Grammar'' (4th ed.). Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0132333337}}.</ref> * ''Fundamentals of English Grammar''<ref>Betty S. Azar and Stacy Hagen (2011).''Fundamentals of English Grammar'' Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0137071692}}</ref> * ''Basic English Grammar''.<ref>Betty Schrampfer Azar and Stacy Hagen (2014) ''Basic English Grammar''(4th ed.). Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0132942249}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://azargrammar.com/ AzarGrammar.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423185304/http://azargrammar.