ESL 234 Low-Intermediate
Updated 09/20/13
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Title: Interactions 1 GrammarAuthor: Kirn, Elaine and Darcy Jack ISBN-10: 0073406406; ISBN-13: 978-0073406404 Title: Interactions 1 Writing Author: Pavlik, Cheryl and Margaret Segal ISBN-10: 0073533858; ISBN-13: 978-0073533858 Title: Interactions 1 Listening/Speaking Author: Baker, Lida, et al. ISBN-10: 0072330635; ISBN-13: 978-0072330632 Title: Interactions 1 Reading Author: Kirn, Elaine and Pamela Hartmann ISBN-10: 0073138118; ISBN-13: 9780073138114Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Marianne Dahl recommends Interactions, but stated that “the fourth edition is much more advanced and difficult than the previous editions.” Valerie Ormeno agrees that the 4th edition of Interactions Reading is too advanced for 234. Alejandro Torres uses all four Interactions books. He says, “Excellent exercises, very good tapes, topics related to students own lives, up-to-date content, and great chapter quizzes.” |
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Title: Grammar in Context 1 Author: Elbaum, Sandra ISBN-13: 9781424034826 Publisher: Heinle ELT |
Marianne Dahl believes this teaches at the appropriate level. |
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Title: Focus on Grammar 2 Author: Schoenberg, Irene ISBN-13: 9780131474802 Publisher: Pearson Longman |
Mary Ellen is “quite happy” with this text. Free MyEnglishLab codes available from George Hein in ATC 305. |
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Title: Grammar Sense 1 Author: Pavlik, Cheryl and Susan Kesner Bland ISBN-13: 9780194366366 Publisher: Oxford |
Iris Thot-Johnson uses this text for ESL 234 with great success. The students love the book and find it easy to understand. The form charts for the grammar are very user-friendly and not too jam-packed. Iris feels there are enough exercises to keep students busy both for homework and in class. |
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Title: Fundamentals of Academic Writing Author: Butler, Linda ISBN-13: 9780131995574 Publisher: Pearson Longman |
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Title: Connect with English Episodes 13-24 Video Comprehension Bk. 2 ISBN-13: 9780072927580 Grammar Guide Bk. 2 ISBN-13: 9780072927696 Conversation Bk. 2 ISBN-13: 9780072927658 Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Kathy Flores highly recommends the videos and readers. The content is accessible and interesting and creates good group discussion. She does not use the video comprehension books. It is available in the Open Media Lab. Videos are available online at: http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html?pop=yes&pid=942 Make sure your students know which episode to watch. |
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Title: Pearson English Interactive Level 2 Author: ISBN-13: Publisher: |
An excellent video-based English learning software program that students can use anywhere with any device to improve their listening, speaking, pronunciation, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary skills. Free MyEnglishLab codes available from George Hein in ATC 305. |
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Title: Reading for Today 2 Author: Smith, Lorraine and Nancy Nici Mare ISBN-13: 9781413008098 Publisher: National Geographic Learning |
This series is strongly recommended by Kathy Flores and Craig Norman. |
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Title: Active Skills for Reading 1 Author: Anderson, Neil J. ISBN-13: 9781424001866 Publisher: Heinle ELT |
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Title: Weaving It Together 2: Connecting Reading and Writing, 3rd ed. Author: Broukal, Milada ISBN-13: 978-1-4240-5741-2 Publisher: Heinle Cengage Learning |
Recommended by Valerie and Linda. Integrated reading, vocabulary and writing skills. Readings are both academic and of high-interest. Writing skills include paragraph form, clauses, coordinators and transition words. |
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Title: New Password 1 - A Reading & Vocabulary Text Author: Butler, Linda ISBN-13: 9780131111523 Publisher: Pearson Longman |
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Title: Read All About It Book 1 Author: Howard, Lori ISBN-13: 9780194351966 Publisher: Oxford |
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Title: Connect with English Readers Author: ISBN-13: Publisher: |
These are a set of short novels based on the series Connect with English. |
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Title: Reading Explorer 1 Author: ISBN-13: Publisher: Heinle ELT |
REMOVED:
NorthStar Series Introductory – No copy, believed to be too low, not used by anyone. If copy is received, it will be evaluated for 200/234.
Fundamentals of English Grammar – Too difficult for this level
Grammar Express Basic – Too low, removed, no one using it
Get Ready to Write – Too low and simple
Write Ideas: a Beginning Writing Text – Moved to 244, good practice for organization and connecting sentence ideas together
Connect with English Book 1 Episodes 1-12 – Moved to 200, too easy
World Link – Meant for adult ed, not academics
Themes for Today – Moved to 200
Steps to Academic Reading – Not based on AWL
Reading Advantage 1 – Too simple and no AWL
Stories Worth Reading 1 – Not AWL, too simple
What a Life! (High Beginning) – Too low, not academic enough
At Home in Two Lands – NoT AWL, not academic enough
The Circuit - Too difficult, moved to 244