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Pepys · Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 19

If English Time tries to force Interlang to use its notoriously awful books it will definitely lose tons of students and teachers will quit just as they have at other English Time branches. Yes, I know that to all schools teachers are irrelevant. Disposable and easily replacable bits of dirt on the ground. But with its pay and accomodation situation, İnterlang(sorry, English Time) has problems recruiting and keeping teachers so it cannot afford to lose any more. DO NOT PUT YOUR BOOKS İN THE SCHOOL! Management at English Time take note. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Molly Farquarson, are you reading this?

teacherdude · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 260

Any Int. teachers here?

How are the ET books coming along?

TD

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

As I was told, the books will be phased in gradually and I don't know of any groups using the ET books yet. The branch manager where I worked (note use of past tense) said they would wait for the second edition.

molly farquharson · Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul

the interlang students are finishing their contracts with that system and brand new students are starting with the ET system. however, at Taksim 2 we have a couple of interlang classes using the new books. the teachers are excited about using them, actually. i think they are an improvement on cutting edge, which i find very frustrating to use.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Could we hear from some excited teachers?

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

But at least the ET books aren't pirated, like Cutting Edge was, with all the pages falling out. Man, that was embarrassing. How could Interlang management live with themselves, having stolen so many books over the years...

What's the phone number for Longman Turkey? I want to tell them about all those pirated books.........Longman really lost a FORTUNE there. I am ashamed of myself that I didn't say something earlier.

Golightly · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject:

well, pretty much anything's better than Cutting Edge (better described as 'Cutting Corners'). Apart from Matters. I can't believe you've been using them; a deeply outmoded form of textbok, whose New Cambridge English Course (v.v. 80's textbok to all you young 'uns) ancestry can clearly be seen glimmering through, like bone through rotting flesh.

misterkodak · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject:

Are there any advantages to using the new books? Aside from "they make great kindling in the coalstove" or "We ran out of tp in the toilet" ? I'm a bit curious about this. Since Interlang has now become English Time, how many teachers have gone? Rumor has it that since a new "Special Head Teacher" came, a great exodus of teachers has started.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

teacherdude · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 260

I've spoken to some Taksim 1 and Kad teachers who have been using the books for a few months. They acutally hate them.

The Taks 2 teachers took a look at the books and are very wary of them. Nobody thinks they can actually teach with those books.

Nobody in management is really listening to their input regarding flaws in the books (and I don't mean typos).

I am curious are there any ET teachers that actually like these books?? Confused

TD

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Their humiliation goes on and on. I am loving it.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

McDonalds McSchool McFast

misterkodak · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

Just be glad you don't have to use this in the classroom....

http://www.efu.com.tr/

If you thought the textbooks were bad.. just wait until you see the videos!