Charting New Territory In Esl: What You Wish Your Esl Book In

Description: "Charting New Territory in ESL: What You Wish Your ESL Book Included" was written by ESL teachers for ESL teachers and other teachers of English. As Adult ESL teachers, some of my colleagues and I have often been frustrated by what we have felt has NOT been in our ESL books. What we have tried to do here is to offer a logical, easy-to-understand book of ideas and techniques that we have always wished were included in our books. It also answers instructional questions that Adult ESL teachers in particular often have. Parts of the book have item-by-item, moment-by-moment instruction to help not only the new teacher, but also the experienced teacher who wants to be invigorated and revitalized. Our goal is to help teachers and students have a better, more rewarding teaching and learning experience in the classroom. "Charting New Territory in ESL: What You Wish Your ESL Book Included" can complement or supplement any "regular" ESL book. It is easy to read and understand. It is uncomplicated. The steps are sequential and clear. The directions and rules are unambiguous and concise. There is immediate practice after each set of learning rules. Every exercise in this book has two copies. The first of the pair is a "teacher page" which has bold, italicized teacher instructions for the exercise. Following the teacher page, there is a "student page" for teachers to use to make copies for class. Subject matter in this book is expansive. Within the "Guidelines and Tips" section, all of the segments, including "The hardest part of teaching," "The art of choosing groups," "Cell phones" and "Understanding attendance problems," speak to themes not addressed in books and rarely, by training. Under "The First Class," we detail three icebreaker games to introduce teacher and students to each other and to have some fun in a safe, learning atmosphere. In the "How to Teach the Alphabet" section, in-depth, easy-to-follow instructions will teach the alphabet to students once and for all. In addition, our original technique of "Sentence Builders" teaches question and sentence formation with crystal-clear rules for teachers and students. Simple instructions on how to teach pronunciation change the game for ESL students, giving them a written as well as auditory explanation of how to pronounce all the English words they are discovering. The "Disappearing Chart" teaches students the subject pronouns and present tense verb "to be" flawlessly in 20 minutes. There are also verb, irregular verb, adverb, adjective and preposition lists, exercises, games and quizzes and much more. Teachers and students who have piloted this book have loved it. Our students have routinely gotten above-average scores on state-mandated tests. Equally as importantly, our students LIKE this material. They have told us that they understand concepts more quickly and more clearly than ever before. Learning any new language can leave students, particularly adults, feeling overwhelmed. One of our core beliefs is that student trust aids learning. We have provided methods and techniques that are fun and help lower the anxiety so often felt by ESL students. Throughout the book, we try slowly to shift the responsibility for learning from "Teacher teaching everything" to "Students learning to teach themselves." Being able to speak a second language is a privilege. Learning a second language, particularly as an adult, requires courage, vision and determination. In the face of what often seems to our students to be impossible odds, they have made the decision to try to learn English. Part of our job is to convince them that they CAN do this. That is the aim of everything in this book. We want to make their job, and yours, a little easier.