(Part 2) Best english as second language books according to redditors
We found 168 Reddit comments discussing the best english as second language books. We ranked the 49 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E6%B3%95-%E5%88%9D%E7%B4%9A%E7%B7%A8-%E7%AC%AC3%E7%89%88-Basic-Grammar/dp/4889967656/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1540272129&sr=8-4&keywords=Basic+Grammar+in+use
I use both the Basic and intermediate books religiously. I have both Japanese and English versions as well and they are a godsend.
Hope you find it useful!
I've taught adult students while living in China. If she wants to pay you separately for your work, I'd take it. When teaching adults, I found structure to be VERY important. Most of them "just want to talk" but don't really want you to just talk with them. They often have expectations that they are not fully aware of or able to articulate, but "free talk" for an hour or so at a time gets really old really fast after about 3-4 classes. And making up the structure on your own is a whole other job in and of itself. I leaned heavily on external materials to provide structure, and the best materials I found for the job were the "interchange" series. There are 4 or 5 levels. Book 1 is here: https://www.amazon.com/Interchange-Level-Students-Online-Self-Study/dp/131662031X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=interchange&qid=1570551825&sr=8-1 . These are great because they're readily available both in China and in the US. Your adult student can easily buy them from taobao 淘宝. My local library has them, too. Try to see them in person, look at the levels, choose an appropriate one for your student, then have her buy the set (CD, workbook, student book, and mini-dictionary) for the level you recommend on her side.
Wechat is fine. It's really your only option if you want to communicate directly with Chinese students / their parents. It is THE Chinese chat app, even moreso as China locks out other videoconferencing. Download it, set up a free account, and you're good. I mean, it is a Chinese surveillance app, so don't get to ranting about Xi Jinping or expose yourself.
For reference, the going rate for such a thing in-person in China is a MINIMUM of 200RMB, about $30 / hr. It can go all the way up to about 600RMB depending on the material, confidence of the teacher, area the student is in, etc etc. But I'd say if you want to be on the safe side, $30-40 USD / hr should be no problem. That brings us to the issue of pay: how will she get the money to you? Don't expect it to be easy -- China has ensured that it will not be. She'll probably want to transfer the money on Wechat, as that is what everyone in China is accustomed to doing. That would work great if you had a Chinese bank account to withdraw the funds to. I'm assuming you don't. As far as I know, Wechat will allow you to connect your US bank card / credit card, but WILL NOT allow you to withdraw funds to it. That means you'd have a bunch of useless money sitting in a virtual wallet in wechat. Don't want that. The other option I know of is for the student to set up a Paypal account on the Chinese side (paypal.cn), and transfer to your Paypal account. You'll lose about 4% in the transaction. There might be other options, but China makes getting currency out of the country rather difficult. It's worth addressing this in advance, because it'll take some research and legwork.
Good luck!
Experience is really what makes a good teacher. CELTA is a good foundation, but 4k is crazy. I did mine in the US and paid the same as mentioned by others in this thread, 1500 USD.
The books I used in my course (which was in May 2013) was mainly Learning Teaching (easily found in PDF format with a bit of googling, send a PM if you need help). The other book we had I don't remember the title, but it had to do with native speakers of other languages, and what to watch out for when they learn English. It was interesting, but I don't think we used it at all in the course.
If you want teaching experience, look for volunteer opportunities in your community. I did some volunteer teaching for an organization aimed at helping refugees live in the US. Your local library will also have some opportunities. Good luck!
How about Murakami? He is a famous novelist, and there are nice English translations and you can get aroung $10 in paperbooks.
You can also get some textbooks that had broadcasted NHK radio.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%A5%E6%A8%B9%E3%80%8C%E3%81%8B%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8F%E3%82%93%E3%80%81%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E3%82%92%E6%95%91%E3%81%86%E3%80%8D%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E8%AA%AD%E8%A7%A3-%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A-%E6%98%A5%E6%A8%B9/dp/4140351276
Sorry I couldn't find it in amazon.com.
I liked IELTS Express because it was quite easy to use.
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https://www.amazon.com/IELTS-Express-Intermediate-Track-Success/dp/113331306X
There's a set of accent coaching MP3scalled "accenting your character" by Paul Meier, I think. He does most of the UK accents and they're very good.
https://www.amazon.com/Accent-Your-Character-Standard-Training/dp/B0027A3FI0
Also on DTRPG, I think.
Based on the title given by u/jalapenho, could it be Drago?
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2LMAAOSwPhdVDJIr/s-l300.jpg
I also found a book called Drago's Story, but I can't find any info on it: https://www.amazon.com/Dragos-Story-Early-rainbow-readers/dp/0582511224/ref=sr_1_34?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474114892&sr=1-34&refinements=p_27%3AMargaret+Iggulden
I read a book that is similar to the story. "Girl Against the Jungle" by Monica Vincent. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Against-Jungle-Longman-Originals/dp/0582074983
The wounds, the plane crash, the location of the crash, and how she survived matches with the events written in this book. I wonder if these two stories are the same.
The video games seem like a good idea, whatever helps you stay interested I'd say. Watching tv shows to learn a language is always quite tedious at the beginning, but it does get better. It's less about learning vocab and more about internalising proper pronunciation and maybe even getting a feel for the grammar. Imo having that kind of exposure, even if you don't feel like you're fully grasping what they're saying, is the easiest way to develop a sort of "instinct" for how German works, and then getting things like sentence structure right without having to memorise grammar rules. Regarding reading books, maybe try "Parallel text"? I believe they feature both an English text and the German translation. I think the book from the second link is actually for those trying to learn English, but technically that shouldn't matter. (https://www.amazon.de/dp/1508841527/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3LabBbCXBZYBN, https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01MAYSGKK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KLabBb9KC5S2V)
The most difficult part of the job is figuring out how to do classroom management with language/cultural barriers. There are lots of good classroom management books for subject teachers in western classrooms, but they are useless in an EFL context. The only book that I've found that comes close is Schriver's "Classroom Management Techniques": https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Management-Techniques-Cambridge-Handbooks/dp/0521741858/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496493977&sr=8-1&keywords=classroom+management+techniques+jim+scrivener
But even then, honestly...you can't learn classroom management from a book. It's not like you can just acquire a piece of knowledge and instantly become a better teacher. Classroom management is a skill that needs to be trained.
And it's tough to find mentors who can provide that training. About 60-80% of NETs leave their jobs every year. Either to change their career, or to check out a different country/region. So it just doesn't make sense for employers to invest in in-transient workers. So you have to do all your career development yourself.
The best advice I could give is just to start volunteering to teach ESL/EFL right now. I learned more from 1 hour of volunteer work than 120 hours of coursework. Don't bother with the CELTA, just get a cheap online TEFL cert and do 1 year abroad at an entry level job. If you're still serious after that, then you can look into getting a DELTA/MA TEFL.
you are thinking of The Black Pearl.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Black-Pearl-Scott-ODell/dp/0547334001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381343733&sr=8-1&keywords=the+black+pearl
Try something like this.
Assmil: Russian with ease . https://www.amazon.com/RUSSIAN-English-speakers-separately-Russian/dp/2700504445/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466042896&sr=8-2&keywords=assimil+russian+with+ease
Best resource IMO. I've tried their French course and it is fantastic.
look it up in youtube for reviews.
Also, check out lingq.com . Here is the founder of lingq talking about learning russian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5LJNXnwPgI
Yeah sure. Here you have
Yes. Read Classroom Instruction that works for English Language Learners.
http://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Instruction-English-Language-Learners/dp/1416603905
Also, make sure that you have language objectives for everything. Use sentence stems. Make sure that there is ample time for accountable talk. Use visuals.
Thank you for your answer, Minhhale.
I was looking at the following 3 options on Amazon:
I think you were referring to the third book, am I correct? Would you go with that one or one of the others?
I do not think listening and reading are going to be a problem for me. What I am most concerned about is specific structures I need to use in the Writing task to maximize my grade (e.g. whether I need to write an introduction, how many paragraphs, if there is any particular flow of thought I need to use, and things like these). Are you aware of any resource that could point me in the right direction (apart from www.ielts-simon.com. I would like something more structured, like a book).
EDIT: I was also looking at the Kaplan's book (https://www.amazon.it/Kaplan-IELTS-Premier-Practice-Tests/dp/1506208673/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518616958&sr=8-1&keywords=kaplan+ielts).
I thought the Kaplan's book would be good for test-taking strategies and tips, while the Official Cambridge Guide would be useful because it contains 8 official practice tests. Feels like a solid combination. Do you have any experience with any of them?
I've had some students who liked to go through TOEIC sample test books like this one and we'd do a test-teach-test class to identify what they struggled with. Also, it gives you an idea of what the format is and how to prepare future lessons. I'm sure they're torrent-able.
If your students aren't taking the speaking and writing portions (which I don't have a lot of experience with) prepare receptive skills lesson to work on their timed reading and listening skills.
I can't upvote this enough. This is the first response with a positive note rather than, 'let's string up those ne'er do wells!'
Also, I'd highly recommend "Reading Reflex" and "The Writing Road to Reading" for literacy related issues.
For the sake of argument, wouldn't the sheer size of a whale and the fact that if you could 'herd' them in the open ocean you wouldn't need to produce anything to feed them stack up against that? There's an old Arthur C. Clarke book I once read on the subject, goodness knows how fanciful it actually is.
This might help you out in the future;
https://www.amazon.com/Learn-English-Beginners-Guide-Learners/dp/1530809568