Think - Piensa: Short Stories for English Language Learners - Cuentos para Estudiantes de Inglés

There comes a time when a teacher ceases to teach and becomes a student alongside their pupils, and when all that is conventional for teaching becomes unnecessary and intellect is the only means to learn; that is when everything changes and real learning is achieved. Think is the kind of book necessary for this achievement. It is a collection of short stories that takes you to learn at a market in Thailand, in the classroom of a school in the western United States, in the dorm room at a university, and on a farm. It has been written to develop reading skills progressively. It transports your imagination and creates meaningful learning scenarios for everyone who reads it, both teacher and student. Think is more than a book. It's a new way to interact with knowledge. It has been uniquely designed to be used in conjunction with language learning programs to help the readers engage with the language on a deeper level. Not only will the reader learn the fundamentals of the language, they will also begin to understand he nuances and beauty of it.

Llega un momento en el que un profesor deja de enseñar y se convierte en estudiante junto a sus alumnos. Todo lo que es convencional para la enseñanza se hace innecesario pues el intelecto es el único medio para aprender; es entonces cuando se consigue que todo cambie y el aprendizaje significativo se logre. Piensa es el tipo de libro necesario para obtener este logro. Es una colección de historias cortas que te lleva a aprender en un mercado de Tailandia, en el aula de una escuela en el oeste de Estados Unidos, en el dormitorio de una universidad y en una granja. Ha sido escrito para desarrollar las habilidades de lectura de forma progresiva. Transporta tu imaginación y crea escenarios de aprendizaje significativos para todo el que lo lea, profesor y estudiante. Piensa es más que un libro. Es una nueva forma de interactuar con el conocimiento. Ha sido diseñado exclusivamente para ser usado en conjunto con los programas de aprendizaje de idiomas para ayudar a los lectores a involucrarse con el idioma en un nivel más profundo. No sólo el lector aprenderá los fundamentos de la lengua, también empezarán a entender los matices y la belleza de la misma.

About the Authors:

Brandon Buboltz earned his BA in History from Eastern Oregon University; certification from EF International Language School in St. Petersburg, Russia; and a Masters of Arts in TESOL from the School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro, Vermont (USA). He started teaching English as a volunteer in a Ukrainian orphanage. Since then he has worked in South Korea, the US, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand. On top of being an ESL instructor, he has also been a program director in both Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Recently, he volunteered to help completely rebuild and redesign a struggling language program that taught English for free to underprivileged children in northern Thailand.

Panya Lekwilai earned his BA in English and Masters in English Linguistics from the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He has worked as an interpreter for an Italian organization in Thailand, as well as being a Fullbright's Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, HI (USA). He currently works as an English Lecturer at the School of Liberal Arts, Mae Fah Luang University in Chiangrai, Thailand.

About the Interpreter:

Roberto Echeverria earned his BS in Law and Political Science from the Latin University of Panama in Panama City, Panama; TESOL certification from the SIT Graduate Institute in San Carlos, Costa Rica; Post Graduate and Master of Arts in Higher Education from Oteima University of Technology in David, Panama; and his Master of Arts in Teaching - ESOL Concentration from the School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro, Vermont (USA). He has worked extensively as an ESL teacher in Panama, the US, and Saudi Arabia. He currently works as an ESL teacher for INTERLINK Language Centers at the College of Applied Technology - TVTC in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.