Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kevinst]

Kind humans,

I am looking for a few excellent books on teaching methodologies, or teaching ESL. I am coming to Korea to teach, and I have very little teaching experience. So, I hope that if I can read a few good books, then at least I will have starting point to enter into the teaching field from.

[humanuspneumos]

how much time you have on your hands before you go- however, Dr. David Nunan's books- any of them- might be a good place to start. Just type his name on almost any search engine and it'll pop-up.

[kevinst]

About seven months.

[GirlFromMars]

Jeremy Harmer wrote a good book, The Practice of English Teaching, it was my bible when I started out

[long-term-player]

some articles written in Asia for Asia that are useful
www.asian-efl-journal.com
even an article by Dave Sperling with guidance for new teachers;

[mokpochica]

The Penny Ur Books have some teaching methodology information and a lot of good teaching ideas. The titles are: Discussions that Work, Grammar Practice Activities, and 5-Minute Activities. If you go to an online bookseller you can also find listed recommendations and reviews(ex: amazon.com's listmania) by ESL teachers as well.

[the_beaver]

For practical teaching:

How to Teach English Barry Sesnan
Teach English Adrian Doff (?)

For theory:

Principles of Language Learning and Teaching Brown (dry, but the best overview of the different theories)

For activities:

Ready-made English Scheiber (good for lower levels)

For lesson ideas:

The Oxford Resource Books for Teachers series -- most of the activities don't seem so good, by the majority of them, with a little planning and tweaking, can be turned the right way.

If you happen to find yourself teaching 'conversational English' (perhaps the most useless of all English classes, but one of the most popular):

LIS Korea has several books with conversations laid out and ready to go.
PNU Press' Small Group Discussion Topics should keep intermediate and higher level students interested.
LID and PNU books are probably only available in Korea.

[waggo]

Jeremy Harmen wrote "The Practice of Teaching English"

Its the New Testament of English teaching.

[kimcheeking]

Azar, B. S. (1992). Fundementals of English Grammar. Englewoods Cliff: Prentice Hall Regents.

Bailey, K. M. (1998). Learning About Language Assessment: Dilemmas, Decisions, and Directions. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Brandon, L. (2003). At a Glance: Essays. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Brandon, L. (2003). At a Glance: Sentences. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Brandon, L. (2003). At a Glance: Paragraphs. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Brown, H. D. (1994). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall Regents.

Brown, H. D. (1994). Principles of Langauge Learning and Teaching (third ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall Regents.

Campbell, C., & Kryszewska, H. (1992). Learner-Based Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Dobbs, C. S., & Dobbs, F. (1992). More Reasons for Reading. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall Regents.

Edward B. Fry, P. D. (2000). Reading Drills: middle level. Lincolnwood (Chicago): Jamestown Publisher.

Hadfield, J. (1992). Classroom Dynamics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Harmer, J. (1983). The Practice of English Language Teaching. London: Longman.

Harmer, J. (1998). How to Teach English. Essex: Longman.

Hedge, T. (1988). Writing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Harmer, J. (1983). The Practice of English Language Teaching. London: Longman.

Harmer, J. (1998). How to Teach English. Essex: Longman.

Kealey, J., & Inness, D. (1997). Shenanigames: Grammar-Focused Interactive ESL/EFL Activities and Games: ProLingua Associates.

Kehe, D., & Kehe, P. D. (1994). Conversation Stategies: Pair and Group Activities for Developing Communicative Competence. Brattleboro: Pro Lingua Associates.

Klippel, F. (1984). Keep Talking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ladousse, G. P. (1987). Roleplay. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Rooks, G. (1988). The Non-Stop Discussion Workbook: Problems for Intermediate and Advanced Students of English (second ed.). Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.

Rooks, G. (1990). Can't Stop Talking (second ed.). Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.

Swan, M. (1995). Practical English Use (second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Wallwork, A. (1997). Discussions A-Z: (Intermediate) A resource book of Speaking Activities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Wallwork, A. (1997). Discussions A-Z: (Advanced) A Resource Book of Speaking Activities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

[ulsanchris]

I just picked up a book called How to teach English in Asia. i can't remember the auther's name but it is from longman press. its written by a guy who has taught in several different asian countries. There are a lot of books on how to teach english but you have to be careful about which one you chose. i picked this one because it dealt with teaching children in asia and took into consideration cultural differences. also it focuses on teaching efl (english as foreign language) rather than esl (english as a second language). This may not be the best book out there but i think it's a good one. You might want to pick up a couple of different books from different authors to get differing opinions about teaching and ideas on how to teach.

[Thomas]

I recommend The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong.
It gives a good bit of philosophy, as well as tons of practical advice ranging from record keeping to classroom management, rules, and so on. This book is given to new teachers in my school district and it has saved me more than a few headaches...

[kevinst]

I would like to say "thanks" to all the people who have offered titles of books to read.