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Cleaver, Paul; Gibson, Gerry

 
9781484090961: 50 Things the New ESL Teacher Should Know: A Survival Guide

Synopsis

"I'm heading overseas to teach English." Do you have any advice that would make my life easier..?" This book is intended to get new teachers through the initial shock and uncertainty of teaching ESL so that they not only survive, but thrive both in and out of the classroom. The first part of the book covers 25 "need to know" areas from lesson planning ang giving feedback to dealing with culture shock. The second part of this guide contains 25 versatile activities that can be incorporated into a wide range of lesson subjects. This is a must have resource for new teachers.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Cleaver teaches Business at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates. He started his teaching career in the ESL classrooms of Japan, before moving on to teach English Literature and Geography at an International School in Malaysia. This was followed by a stint as a teacher trainer back in Japan, and then finally a return to Canada. The next few years were spent in the non-teaching wilderness, but the opportunity to teach ESL part-time at a Community College reawakened him to his true calling, and within months he was back on the plane to overseas teaching. He is married with three children. Gerry Gibson teaches ESL courses at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to this, he spent a number of years teaching in South Korea as well as his native Canada. He completed his MA in Applied Linguistics at the University of Leicester where his research focused on second language acquisition opportunities during learner-centered classroom interaction. His present interests include task-based learning in the second language classroom, second language acquisition, and information literacy within a second language learning dynamic. He is married with two children.

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