ESL Composition Tales - Reflections on Teaching Leading
voices in L2 writing talk openly and honestly about their careers,
conveying a sense of collective history, a history of second
language teaching, and the evolution of ESL. Important insights
into teaching and learning pervade each story as the authors
not only confront the expectations and fears of new teachers
but also provoke the assumptions and practices of their more
seasoned colleagues. Provides practical advice and inspirationfor
writing teachers of all levels of experience. Includes topics
such as the importance of blending theory and practice; the
teacher's role as cultural worker and participant in social
justice; and past and current pedagogical debates in the field.
By
Linda Lonon Blanton, et al - (University of Michigan Press)
Writing Promotes a ‘process’ approach
to writing, through a series of hands-on classroom activities
encouraging ‘authoring’ and ‘crafting’ skills. An excellent
supplement to any ESL/EFL coursebook or Writing course.
By
Tricia Hedge - (OUP)
Writing
Simple Poems Appropriate for all age groups,
this useful resource reinforces language points through the
use of poems. Easy to follow, and fun to use.
By
Vicki Holmes, Margaret Moulton - (CUP)
Translation An excellent resource which
explores the different uses of translation in the language classroom.
Particularly relevant for ESL/EFL teachers operating in a mono-lingual
classroom environment.
By
Alan Duff - (OUP)
Pictures
for Language Learning Contains not only a collection
of 200 picture-based activities, but also explores using pictures
in different classroom settings and for different learning purposes.
Particularly useful for teachers of English in Secondary schools
and in schools with limited lesson resources.
By
Andrew Wright - (CUP)
