Overview
ESL Conversation Rocket helps students build a solid foundation for conversational English using grammar skills. This book was written by a teacher specifically for beginners and low-level learners. Throughout the book, students use their understanding of simple grammar points, as well as their personal life experiences, to have real, authentic conversations in English. The problem with many other ESL conversation books is that there is no scaffolding. Students are expected to just ""talk."" Now, imagine teaching a child toride a bike without training wheels; the experience would be frustrating and painful. Herein lies the key to effective English conversation instruction: scaffolding! Just as children need training wheels to ride a bike, students need scaffolding to master conversation. Each unit of ESL Conversation Rocket is scaffolded using a simple and easily accessible grammar skill as a starting point. From there, students utilize an understanding of this grammar skill to build competence in conversation. Each unit is equipped with six student-centeredexercises which gradually build in difficulty. The units culminate in ""Real Life Conversation,"" where the training wheels are taken off and students have achance to practice real, everyday conversation.
Full Product Details
Author: Brian Branca
Publisher: ESL Publishing
Imprint: ESL Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9780998696560
ISBN 10: 0998696560
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 04 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Brian Branca's, ESL Conversation Rocket is very unique. Each chapter is very well organized.The charts are excellent.Appropriate simple language is used in the exercises. Interesting fun subjects such as discussing the merits of restaurants versus mom's home cooking. A great book aimed at at beginners and low-level students and older adult education learners. Progressing from controlled speech to guided free speech is a wonderful approach for language learners, and I've never seen it done so well. His exercises are so interesting and creative that I think students would really enjoy them and stay engaged on the task. Sandra B. Davenport, ESL teacher Pittsburg Adult Education Center, Pittlsburg, CA, MA in English with TESOL option, University California, Berkeley.
Author Information
Brian Branca has been living and teaching EFL in South Korea for the last seven years. During his time in Korea, he has taught EFL classes at every level. Brian is currently an English instructor at Youngsan University in Yangsan, South Korea. Before Korea, Brian received his teacher training at the Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL) in Chicago, IL. While training to be a high school English teacher, Brian earned a Master's in the Art of Teaching from National Louis University (MAT '07). He then went on to teach English and language arts at Al Raby High School in the Chicago Public Schools. During his time at Al Raby, Brian earned a second master's degree in curriculum from DePaul University
