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[wayne1523]

I have really run into my first major wall as a teacher. I've been in Busan for 1 month. Teaching started off quite decently but now I feel as if my lessons are really starting to lack direction and the exercises of just repeating and pronouncing vocabulary is getting too redundant for my students to pay attention anymore. Since the beginning, I already loathed the fact that for someone as inexperienced as I that they just asked for me to devise my own curriculum. Any materials they've given me have been really poor.

I would just like to ask about any really strong textbooks/workbooks/series out there that can govern the content of my classes that practices writing, reading, phonics, speaking. If they are available to be purchased in Korea, that would be the best. But if they are available to be purchased online such as on Amazon or back home in a store in Canada since some relatives will be visiting soon, that would be splendid as well. This is for grades 1-2 (my first class), grades 3-4 (second class), and grade 6 (my third class). If I can a really strong brand name of materials/textbooks to not necessarily use word for word for my class, but just to anchor and give competent lessons, worksheets, and practice for my students, that would make my life a whole lot easier.

Thanks =)

[ttompatz]

[wayne1523]

thanks alot ttompatz, that was helpful, but I would still like to know some books with worksheets that I can build my engaging/interactive activities around. so that it could help me establish my subject/topic. then, i can be more creative around that. thanks though for your two cents.

[ttompatz]

[ddeubel]

The first thing you need to tell us is "what are your student's needs"?

Meaning, do a needs analysis or at a minimum tell us ages/levels/likes/ socio economic background/goals etc....

Tell us about your students and we or I can send you along a whole package. Curriculum isn't too difficult unless you don't have experience. The hardest part is knowing your students and what will work.

Cheers, don't fret, it'll work out.

Oh on second thought - also use the hundreds of lessons on EFL Classroom's lessons in a can or try this new book i put out for ideas.
http://issuu.com/eflclassroom/docs/numberoneinelt

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[lifeinkorea]

I repeat what ttompatz said, look at the stuff yourself. You need to develop your own style of teaching. However, grabbing stuff from others is a good start.

Feel free to look at a wiki I have up at http://englishlessons.wikispaces.com

There aren't lesson plans, but notes on things you can teach. I also have a file with vocabulary categorized along with categorized lessons on the left.

Many schools use the "Let's Go" series, but other books are helpful too. I just find Let's Go to be more complete, and then I take ideas from the wiki and add to them. "Side by Side" is another good one for older students.

However, one note is that when you get to the 4th or 5th book in any series students will be better off working out of the book.

[wayne1523]

Thank you all for your help. I will be looking at the mentioned websites and do more research with google. Can I ask if those books that have been mentioned "Side by Side", "Let's Go", and "English Time" are available in Korea?

And to make sure, this link underneath is the "Let's Go" series, correct?
http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Go-2-Student-Book/dp/0194394263/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286000806&sr=1-8

[ttompatz]