Section 5: Conversation Time
Take Part: Speaking Canadian English Lucia Engkent and Karen Bardy This gives ways to encourage conversation using Canadian themes.
Take Charge: Using Everyday Canadian English Lucia Engkent This gives ways to encourage conversation using Canadian themes.
Town and Country Conversations: Dialogues for Tutoring Adult English as a Second Language Students Dorothy Lloyd and Linda Weir These are dialogues related to rural Alberta with tips on how to use them effectively.
Section 6: Grammar – Go For It
Grammar and Usage Geoffrey Leech This is a great reference book with entries for words such as use, far and then, and grammatical terms and clear examples.
Grammar in Action 1, 2, 3 Barbara H. Foley, Deborah S. Pires, Elizabeth R. Neblett and Gretchen M. Dowling These books show how grammar can be taught within a theme.
Grammar Practice Activities Penny Ur The book has some fun ideas.
ESL Resource Package for Alberta Communities (ERPAC) Lorene Anderson and Dawn Seabrook de Vargas The grammar sequencing and test in this book is linked to the Canadian Language Benchmarks.
Section 7: Reading and Writing and the ESL Learner
The Writing Clinic: A Handbook for Developing Writing Skills with ESL – Literacy Students Denise Theunissen This is a very complete book on writing and the ESL learner. It is well worth reading through the first sections and glancing at the activities.
The Acquisition of a Second Writing System Rosemary Sassoon The text provides a comprehensive look at the subject.
Section 8: Putting It Together
The English as a Second Language Tutor’s Handbook Shawn Conway This short handbook provides a good readable summary of the two ESL units. Consider lending this to tutors when you first match them with an ESL learner if some time has passed since the training.
ESL Resource Package for Alberta Communities (ERPAC) Lorene Anderson and Dawn Seabrook de Vargas Consider going over the learner level profiles and level ideas with tutors once they are matched. This will help them to further define what to work on.


The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said.

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