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ESL Books Guide


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Here is a handy, quick guide to all the best books in the ESL/TEFL field.



Teaching Children

One Child, Two Languages: Children Learning English As a Second Language - P. O. Tabors
Useful for teachers who must teach young learners and for learners' parents.

Children With Limited English:Strategies for the Regular Classroom - Ellen Kottler
Priceless if you have a class with only a couple of ESL youngsters in.

Ready-To-Use Flannel Board Stories, Figures and Activities for Esl Children - Elizabeth Krepelin
Children learn English while playing and enjoying themselves.

Kids Come in All Languages: Reading Instruction for ESL Students
Practical information on teaching reading to students who are not native English speakers.

Also:

  1. Book Bridges for Esl Students: Using Young Adult and Children's Literature to Teach Esl
  2. Ready-To-Use Flannel Board Stories, Figures and Activities for ESL Children
  3. Write on: Children Writing in Esl (Language in Education, 72)
  4. Children and Esl: Integrating Perspectives

Pronunciation Books

Pronunciation Pairs
A book using the minimal pairs technique to help students with their pronunciation.

Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of E.S.O.L. - Marianne Celce-Murcia
One of the best all purpose aids to teaching the important area of pronunciation to ESL students.

Pronunciation Games - Mark Hancock
Employ enjoyable activities to help students with pronunciation, stress, intonation, etc

Pronouncing American English: Sounds, Stress, and Intonation - Gertrude F. Orion
Especially useful for teachers with individual one-to-one students.

Pronunciation Exercises for English As a Second Language - Gary R. Esarey
Good supplementary text to use to improve student pronunciation.



Also:

  1. The American Accent Guide: A complete and comprehensive course on the pronunciation and speaking style of American English for individuals of all language backgrounds/ book and 8 cassettes
  2. Focus on Pronunciation: Principles and Practice for Effective Communication/Student's Book
  3. American English Pronunciation: It's No Good Unless You're Understood (Books 1-3)
  4. American English Pronunciation Program: For Speakers of English As a Second Language and Native Speakers With Strong Regional Accents
  5. Pronounce It Perfectly in English (Pronounce It Perfectly In/Book and 3 Audio Cassettes)
  6. Accurate English: A Complete Course in Pronunciation
  7. Teaching English Pronunciation


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