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date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:40:35 -0000,    group: uk.culture.language.english        back       
Tutoring immigrants? Teaching ESL?   
Are you looking for a quality conversation book?

Ask more. Know more. Share more.
Create Compelling Conversations.

That's the motto of my new ESL book called Compelling Conversations:
Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics - An Engaging Textbook for
Advanced ESL Learners. You can download free chapters and lessons at
www.compellingconversations.com today. Naturally, I hope you like the
material.

Compelling Conversations:
-includes 45 thematic chapters on a wide variety of conversation
topics
-asks over 1350 questions encouraging students to reflect and share
-features over 500 memorable quotations from ancient sages to modern
writers
-introduces over 200 proverbs from around the world
-highlights 450 practical vocabulary words
-provides enough material for an estimated 180 hours of class time
-ends each chapter with an "on your own" exercise
-allows students to develop authentic, meaningful conversations in
English
-deepens critical thinking skills
-encourages students to share experiences and insights
-engages students in authentic, meaningful discussions
-creates compelling conversations
-reduces teacher stress by providing complete, ready-to-use quality
lessons.

You can also buy it as a PDF and make copies for your students. Or you
can buy it from Amazon, ALTA catalog, or purchase class sets from the
publisher. Check it out. See if you like the material.

Please visit and enjoy the free lessons.
date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:40:35 -0000   author:   unknown

Re: Tutoring immigrants? Teaching ESL?   
eric@compellingconversations.com wrote:
> Are you looking for a quality conversation book?
> 
> Ask more. Know more. Share more.
> Create Compelling Conversations.

ESL has been replaced by ESOL ('English for Speakers of Other Languages'.)

Regards

Chris
date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:34:08 GMT   author:   Chris Hills

Re: Tutoring immigrants? Teaching ESL?   
On Nov 5, 4:34 am, Chris Hills  wrote:
> e...@compellingconversations.com wrote:
> > Are you looking for a quality conversation book?
>
> > Ask more. Know more. Share more.
> > Create Compelling Conversations.
>
> ESL has been replaced by ESOL ('English for Speakers of Other Languages'.)
>
> Regards
>
> Chris

Or ELT, ELL, or EFL. The variations go on and on. But I hear you.
date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:07:13 -0800 (PST)   author:   unknown

Re: Tutoring immigrants? Teaching ESL?   
eric@compellingconversations.com wrote...

> Chris Hills wrote...

>> ESL has been replaced by ESOL ('English for Speakers of Other 
>> Languages'.)

> Or ELT, ELL, or EFL. The variations go on and on. But I hear you.

Who on earth dreams up these meaningless designations? What they really 
mean, I think, is INLINE: Instruction for those whose Native Language Is Not 
English.
-- 
Noel
date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:13:04 -0000   author:   Ildhund

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