My cousin may be going abroad next year as an ESL teacher. She has studied languages herself but doesn't have ESL teacher training. She has expressed an interest in reading some good books on language teaching & ESL teaching specifically to get prepared.
Can anyone in #teaching circles recommend good books on how to teach ESL that have practical, actionable advice for a smart, educated, motivated aspiring teacher?
@ShaulaEvans@edutooters@bookstodon My daughter Nissa, the family linguistics nerd, suggests "While We're On the Topic: BVP on Language, Acquisition, and Classroom Practice" by Bill VanPatten as a good place to start
@ShaulaEvans@edutooters@bookstodon My mother (longtime college ESL teacher)'s first reaction was laughter. Then PBS with captions and hobby groups.
I would advise as much interaction with native speakers as possible. She had many students from Spain who fared badly because ew, Spanish? You must be poor! Meanwhile Moroccans did great because ooh, French is so cultured and exotic.
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