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[sashajade]

As I said in my previous post, I am exploring teaching English overseas. Which books have you found to be the most helpful?

[ICAL_Pete]

You don’t say which aspect of teaching abroad you want to read about.

Are you after ESL teaching books, country notes, schools directories, survival guides, etc.?
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[unionjack]

Hello Sashajade

Oxford University Press have a good selection of ESL books

www.oup.com/elt

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[Guy Courchesne]

For teaching abroad, I think the premiere volume to pick up is Teaching English Abroad, by Susan Griffith.

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/information/media/susan_griffith_bio.shtml
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[ICAL_Pete]

Griffith's book is said to be a reference source mainly for British or Britain-based teachers who are looking to embark on an EFL teaching career in Western Europe.

It doesn't really help non-EU citizens (Americans, Australian, Canadians, etc).
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[Guy Courchesne]

Griffith is Canadian. Looking at her work on Transitions Abroad, there's a wealth of info on teaching all over the globe. Most articles are broken into regions and countries. I think it applies to teachers from everywhere.
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[eric18]

Another option includes the imperfect, but rather comprehensive collection of ESL/EFL essays called "Highway to ESL: A User Friendly Guide to Teaching English as a Second Language". Although the authors (Rik Ruiter and Pinky Y. Dang) tend to write in a more longwinded style than I prefer, they do include a significant amount of practical information on almost all aspects of the challenge.
They push a simple metaphor a bit too hard, but focus on many often overlooked aspects of teaching English abroad.

You might also want to take a look at Cambridge University's Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching by Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers. The slender book remains a solid primer for novice teachers. Warning: the prose style is rather academic.
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[egadams]

I have just recently received my ESL certificate. I am ready to go out into the world but I need to know about "Lesson Plans".
Do I have to write out my own for a 6 month class?
Are there books with 120 or so lessons in them that I can obtain from the internet?
Can I go Day by Day [this sure does not sound very good]?
Do most schools, where I might go to, have their own lesson plans?

Thanks ahead for any help you all might provide.

E G