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nicholas_chiasson
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Location: Samcheok
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 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:46 am Post subject: $500 to spend on books |
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-So I want to blow about 500,000 won on ESL books. I'm especially interested in materials that are
1)Easy to get in Korea-In Seoul
2)Suitable for students who seem to huff glue rather than study English(I work in Gangwon-do PS which as far as the level of students' english goes means they don't understand sentences with conjunctions or more than one preposition at the High School Level.)
3)Are designed for middle school/and high school(as I intend to teach high school next year.)
4)And a handful of books in Applied Linguistics or teaching ESL, or just general Foreign Language Teaching that are technical and not full of "everyone is ok education cr**p"
4.a) and don't solve arguments by saying "Chomsky et al"
Suggestions? |
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tselem
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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Curriculum Books
Boost! Series. I have been really impressed with this series. I am using it as the basis for my core middle school lessons. The lessons are well structured and include activities which can be easily tailored to the classroom environment. The language within the book might be a little advanced for your students though. I would recommend purchasing only the teacher's guides. They include 'copies' of all the pages from the student book, workbook, and photocopiable worksheets. They were ₩10,000 each (Sobics/BooksCan in Yongsan).
Wanna Talk Series. This is published by Pagoda (publishing branch?). The language is fairly easy and focuses more on speaking. The books were ₩12,000 each (Sobics/BooksCan).
Speaking for Everyday Life. I really like the structure and mixture of activities within these books. However, it seems to be geared towards college students, and the language is probably beyond that of your students. Each ₩10,200 (Sobics/BooksCan). (The link is the author's website.)
General EFL Teaching Books
Harmer, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching.
I can't remember where I picked this text up. Though, I'd suspect you can easily find a copy at Kyobo or Bandi & Luni's (Gwanghwamun / Jonggak stations).
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| -THanks, by the way, why do all serious requests for stuff never get as many hits as "crazy korean ate my kobold baby" threads? |
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The Hammer
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ullungdo 37.5 N, 130.9 E, altitude : 223 m
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Here are my suggestions for reference books:
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DongtanTony
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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If you have an afternoon...also open on Saturdays...Suji city...a little outside of town...but completely accessible...has a wholesale English textbook/educational resources store. It's in a section of town dominated by hagwons...I can get the specific directions from my director if you'd like them.
Kyobo doesn't have a fraction of the materials at this place...we're talking not even close...kindy to adults/business courses...TOEFL/TOEIC...you name it...you'll find it here.
Plus...if your kids are "huffers," you'll be able to find something to suit their needs.
You'll need a few hours on a Saturday...plus some time to paw through all of the books this place offers...but you can't compare Kyobo to this place. Kyobo may have those reference books...but for curriculm materials...go to Suji city. |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| So in addition to these directions...how do you guys feel about copyright and xeroxing lots and lots of pages for your students? As the school isn't going to let me buy books for an entire class...what do you do in such cases? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Why don't you spend your money on resources that can be legally photocopied?
Post-FTA, they are supposed to be cracking down on photocopiers in Korea, but I haven't seen it happening yet. |
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Cliffhanger
Joined: 07 Sep 2007
Location: Anyang
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| So in addition to these directions...how do you guys feel about copyright and xeroxing lots and lots of pages for your students? As the school isn't going to let me buy books for an entire class...what do you do in such cases? |
When my school wouldn't let me buy books for the entire class, I photocopied every single page for them. After seeing the pile of paper I was using they changed their minds very quick. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| DongtanTony wrote: |
If you have an afternoon...also open on Saturdays...Suji city...a little outside of town...but completely accessible...has a wholesale English textbook/educational resources store. It's in a section of town dominated by hagwons...I can get the specific directions from my director if you'd like them.
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Tony,
Can you please can you give me the name of the store and telephone number if you have it?
I am looking for a wholesaler who can supply 90 copies of a book.
Many thanks in advance^^
Ken |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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I would add that I hope more teachers buy books/textbooks that are about Korean subjects. So much more effective when you are talking within the students zone of cultural proximity 
Andrew Finch started this with Tell Me More (a classic) and his last, a book for Korean Tourism English (I forget the name and I'm not at the office) is great and accessible for high school students. Go to www.finchpark.com/books Really think hard about how valuable it is to provide Korean content to your students. Folk tales work wonders too and there are a few good series.....
Besides a few books mentioned above (Harmer's in particular), Penny Ur's 5 min. activities is a great item for the teacher's shelf/repetoire.
DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com |
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expat2001
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| So in addition to these directions...how do you guys feel about copyright and xeroxing lots and lots of pages for your students? As the school isn't going to let me buy books for an entire class...what do you do in such cases? |
I think books are overated!
I have yet to see a really good one.
The real reason hogwons use books is to sell to the parents and make a profit
I think photocopying is the way to go
From what Ive seen , many of the FREE TALKING type books cover to many non-functional topics , for example : the name of various pieces of american footbal equipment -why does a korean need to know this , it is culturally irrelevant, or , how to buy an airpalne ticket-why does a 12 year old need to buy an airplane ticket
Some of my friends who are teaching in JAPAN ,swear by "SIDE BY SIDE". From what I ve been told , many of the schools in Japan use this book |
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expat2001
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:22 am Post subject: |
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sorry
I menat to say ,
downloading is the way to go |
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nicholas_chiasson
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Location: Samcheok
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:28 am Post subject: |
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| I have yet to download an MP3 let alone books. besides who wants to print hundreds of pages on an ink jet? |
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expat2001
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| I have yet to download an MP3 let alone books. besides who wants to print hundreds of pages on an ink jet? |
if you work at a public school , then they will print the pages for you.
Just tell them how many copies you want.At times ,I ve had them print up to 400 copies
that is what Ive been doing the past 2 years |
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DongtanTony
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a few Side by Side books at WalMart back home before I came to Korea the first time....great series for older middle school and high school kids...really though, it's geared toward adult age groups, it's one downfall.
Nicholas...I'll get that address for ya later today!! |
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