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MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

What text(s) do you recommend I read so I can be a better teacher of Engrish?

johnslat · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:40 am Post subject:

Dear MikeySaid
Betty Azar: Black Betty, Red Betty and Blue Betty (the colors of the three different levels.

Take a look:

http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-English-Grammar-Betty-Schrampfer/dp/0133382788

Regards,
John

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

The fact that you wrote "Engrish" suggests to me that you don't consider your students to be serious, or that you don't consider yourself to need much in the way of resources. Makes me wonder why you would ask about becoming a better teacher.

Sorry if this sounds harsh.

What are your goals?

thelmadatter · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: networking

Networking with more experienced teachers. Anything about applied linguistics and foreign teaching methodology... then evaluate what you read to determine what is useful and what is BS (lots of BS written in these fields because they are constantly in flux)

Find an aspect about teaching you like best and become an expert in it.. gives you something to trade when you network (mine is CALL and autonomous language learning)

Short answer, there is no one book that will do it for you.

Another way to find stuff to read is use a site like delicious.com and put in tags like language and education to find interesting articles and websites.

rusmeister · Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 867 Location: Russia

Sometimes if one feels that they may not say something directly and openly, they may choose to do so indirectly.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

From the newbie forum.
http://www.cybraryman.com/esl.html

fluffyhamster · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?p=698107#698107

ESL Hobo · Joined: 23 Oct 2008 Posts: 262

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Twisted Evil

Johnslat you beat me to the punch!!!
"Oh, oh, black betty bam a lam...."
Azar Rocks, Swan is pretty good, too.

Sorry for Channeling Sam Kennison , agian, hahahha.