Are you looking for materials to energize your advanced ESL classes?
Do you tutor English for fun and profit? Are you seeking an excellent
source of ready-made supplemental conversation lessons with savvy
questions and witty quotes? Check out www.compellingconversations for
free sample chapters.
=E2=80=9CAsk more. Know more. Share more. Create Compelling
Conversations.=
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Compelling Conversations, designed for non-native English speakers
with a sophisticated worldview and still evolving language skills,
fills a niche for dedicated teachers and students of English and
conversation. This unique ESL textbook includes a collection of 45
thematic chapters focused on authentic conversations. =E2=80=9CWhy should
we
just talk about the weather and become bored when we could explore our
lives, times, passions, and challenges?=E2=80=9D asks professor Eric Roth.
Compelling Conversations:
=EF=82=A7 asks over 1,350 questions encouraging students to reflect and
sha=
re;
=EF=82=A7 features over 500 memorable quotations from ancient sages to
mode=
rn
writers;
=EF=82=A7 introduces over 200 proverbs from around the world;
=EF=82=A7 highlights 450 practical vocabulary words;
=EF=82=A7 provides enough material for an estimated 180 hours of class
time;
=EF=82=A7 ends each chapter with an "on your own" exercise;
=EF=82=A7 allows students to develop authentic, meaningful conversations
in
English;
=EF=82=A7 deepens critical thinking skills;
=EF=82=A7 encourages students to share experiences and insights;
=EF=82=A7 engages students and creates compelling conversations.
=E2=80=9CMany highly-intelligent international students, immigrant
professionals, and working adults seldom have more than the most
superficial conversations in English,=E2=80=9D notes Eric Roth, adjunct
professor at the University of Southern California and Compelling
Conversations=E2=80=99 co-author. =E2=80=9CCompelling Conversations was
wr=
itten to
aid this small, yet significant niche of cultured, sophisticated
adults who want to have quality, in-depth conversations about their
experiences and perceptions in their adopted second, third, or even
fourth tongue.=E2=80=9D Roth has taught conversation and writing classes
at
the university, community college, and adult education levels in
Southern California.
Easy English Times has also published excerpts from Compelling
Conversations in each issue since April 2007. The monthly national
newspaper for adult education students chose lessons on gardening,
describing families, and practicing job interviews. ESL teachers,
administrators, and students are praising Compelling Conversations:
=E2=80=9CA wonderful source of materials triggering authentic (not
stilted) communication.=E2=80=9D
Dr. Sharon Myers, American Language Institute
University of Southern California
=E2=80=9CCompelling Conversations encourages the reader to examine many
different ways of thinking and teaches respect and genuine interest in
other people's models of the world. It teaches active listening skills
and offers gentle conversation reminders, such as be kind, explore, be
open, be sup****tive, that help the reader set a positive intention for
each interaction. I am glad to have found a book that combines great
content, conversational skills and psychology of empowerment.=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=93 Natasha Cooper, author of ESL how-to books Scripts for Winning
Jo=
bs
and The Telephone for Business and Daily Life.
=E2=80=9CESL teachers will happily discover this book stimulates students
to
talk and encourages them to share their personal stories.=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=93 Diane M. Asitimbay, author of What's Up America?, a cultural
guide
for Advanced ESL students.
=E2=80=9CAs a longtime ESL student and medical professional, I wish I had
t=
his
book when I was preparing for the "English Proficiency Exam" in
London. It goes beyond the boring dialogs of most ESL books and
provides great current conversations that fit our crazy modern
times.=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=93 Beja Szerencses, American immigrant, Santa Monica, CA
=E2=80=9CThis book is excellent! Both teachers and students love
it.=
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- Marina Goldshteyn, Director of CES College
More information about Compelling Conversations and free sample
chapters are available at the book=E2=80=99s website
www.compellingconversa=
tions.com.
As the old TV commercial said, "try it - you'll like it."
Shalom
Eric
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