3 comments about Jazz Chants® Old and New: CD (Jazz Chants).

1. Excellent resource for any level ESL teacher. Especially good for conversation patterns, grammar, and prononciation. You need to buy the companion book to be able to use it.



2. The Jazz/Grammar Chants series is an excellent supplement for virtually any ESL class. In Jazz chants, intonation and stylistics are presented along with vocabulary and other points. Grammar Chants gives the teacher the opportunity to present the student with a given grammar point and have him internalize it painlessly. Grammar chants are useful for beginners and intermediate-level ESL learners. Don't expect to teach advanced topics with these texts.
   
   Neither of these books, in my opinion, would be appropriate as basic course texts, but as supplementary material they are invaluable!



3. I had heard of Jass Chants, but until I bought this CD, I did not understand why Jazz Chants could be useful for teaching ESL. There are over 50 Jazz Chants on this CD, of every type, useful for nearly every level of English. They are fun, clever--some are humorous, too. This is a terrific resource for ESL teachers. Good for lessons, for short activities, and for inspiration for your own Jazz Chants.

5 comments about INGLÉS en 10 minutos al día® con CD-ROM (10 Minutes a Day).

1. I have taught Spanish for a long time and this is excellent for the Adult students I am now teaching English.



2. This is an excellent book for teaching hispanic children and/or adults to learn alot of basic English language. It gives good examples and utilizes them in situations so the pupil may learn at their own pace.



3. Each time I get a new Hispanic student with limited English proficiency, I purchase a copy of this book for him. My ESL students are all incarcerated men with various educational backgrounds. Even those students who have very limited skill in reading Spanish have found this book helpful. One student carried the removable fold-up phrase card in his pocket daily for a couple of months. I would not suggest using this text as the sole teaching material in a classroom setting, but it can serve as an invaluable teaching/learning aid.



4. As a public school teacher in Massachusetts, I find this book almost unusable. I make use of it only as outside-class reinforcement for Spanish speakers in my classes who need to acquire ONLY basic speaking skills quickly. Keep in mind, however, that the Spanish/English version contributes to a dependence on the student's first language, and its format & layout can be confusing. There aren't enough practice exercises in general, and it doesn't address any academic skills such as punctuation, capitalization, writing longer sentences/paragraphs or reading comprehension. Its saving grace is the pre-laminated reference sheet for common vocabulary and phrases. It would benefit from an accompanying CD or tape for speaking practice and reinforcement at the very least. Take care before you buy.



5. I have been using this workbook to tutor two young men. Their native langue is Spanish and while they do speak some English, they have never had any formal training in English. I like the book because the exercises are interesting and useful and the illustrations are very colorful. Many of the English words are written in Spanish also which I think has been very helpful to my students. Also, because I am a beginning Spanish student, we have a nice cross cultural experience which is a lot of fun.

5 comments about Learn in Your Car: Complete Language Course: Spanish.

1. This is a tourist conversation guide , not a learning tool.
   Who really wants to know how to say " when is the next train to madrid ?" or "Can i get two tickets to Mexico", no fundamental apporach.
   waste of money. And the tapes moves on so fast.. You cant even get it right , unless you rewind it..



2. As the editor of the Learning Spanish Products Reviews (LearningSpanishProductsReviews) site, one of my responsibilities is to review Spanish courses that are listed on Amazon. I am also a native Spanish speaker of Argentina and a professional private Spanish instructor.
   
   I will start with the good points of Learn in Your Car Spanish :
   
   1. The course starts with a very thorough overview of how-to-learn-a-language by language-learning guru, Graham E. Fuller. If you are not familiar with Graham E. Fuller he is the author of How to Learn a Foreign Language. To one extent or another, Fuller has studied more than a dozen languages including Latin, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and countless European languages. In Learn in Your Car Spanish, Fuller begins by giving the student a roadmap to learning a foreign language. Although he does not hesitate to tell the student that learning a foreign language takes lots and lots of hard work, he does provide the student with a roadmap that has numerous short cuts.
   
   2. Learn in Your Car Spanish puts an emphasis on communication and the author of the course knows that it is not always necessary to use a complete sentence to convey a thought when having a typical conversation.
   
   3. Learn in Your Car Spanish is based upon the premise that the best way to learn a language is the way that a child learns, by learning one-word sentences, two-word sentences, three-word sentences, etc.
   
   4. The course also teaches the most useful vocabulary first instead of having the student memorize vocabulary that she will never use. It also puts an emphasis on survival and Spanish for getting-around.
   
   5. When Spanish grammar is introduced in the course it is done so with the use of examples as opposed to rigid rules.
   
   6. No textbook is required. So just like the name of the course, you can "Learn in Your Car Spanish." But the transcript is included in case you are an auditory-text learner.
   
   7. The course attempts to use literal translations whenever possible to enable the student to understand the structure of Spanish grammar and to understand the definition of Spanish words. I personally use this technique by teaching my own students that "me gusta el carro" does not mean "I like the car," but "to me it's pleasing (the car)."
   
   8. The greatest point of the course is that it covers a tremendous amount of content. I don't know of any auditory Spanish course for just over $30 that covers nearly as much content.
   
   But Learn in Your Car Spanish is not a Spanish course that's devoid of an Anchiles heel or two:
   
   1. There are some mistakes in the audio translations.
   
   2. The teaching method is basically a listen-and-repeat approach. A listen-and-repeat method is probably not the most modern and advanced way for a complete newbie to learn a foreign language because the newbie is not forced to really think in the target language. But a listen-and-repeat method can be helpful for an intermediate or advanced student that is looking to expand her vocabulary. Even though the course has a frailty or two, I still give it 5 stars. Compared to what else is on the market in this price range, you are not going to find a course that covers so much content and that gives you a bonus lesson in language-learning by one of the world's greatest language-learning experts.



3. Dear Amazon.com:
   
   When I ordered this item, I was sure that I will receive it on CDs, while I received it on tape. Unofrtunately, my car does not have tape recorder, so the item is useles. What could you recommend me to do?
   
   Andrei



4. This is probably the worst set of tapes I have ever listened to. It's no more than a list of words on one set of tapes and some verb conjugations on the other set. While I couldn't bring myself to complete the tapes they were so boring, I don't think they ever used the words in context. I bought the advanced level and it was anything but that. At least a third of the vocabulary were cognates that any beginner or intermediate student would recognize anyway. This is a huge waste of anyone's money.



5. This is not a tutorial at all. This is just 2 people saying words in English and Spanish. This is horrible for someone who doesn't know Spanish at all. I am highly disappointed in this product.

1 comments about Easy American Idioms: Hundreds of Idiomatic Expressions to Give You an Edge in English (LL (R) ESL).

1. This is a very good Englsh book/audio Cd set that I purchased from
   Amazon.com, Thank's Amazon and Living Language Company, keep going,
   please produce more great English learning material for ESL students.
   

2 comments about Easy Pronunciation (LL (R) ESL).

1. This will be difficult for any beginning English speaker to use. The introductory information is spoken rapidly and will not be understood by someone learning the language. The "exercises" only pronunce the words once with little time for the student to repeat the word. I can see lots of students getting frustrated with this program very quickly.



2. I found it very useful and practical.
   I suggest this product for people want to improve their english pronunciation.

1 comments about Cambridge IELTS 6 Audio CDs: Examination papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (IELTS Practice Tests).

1. I bought this book to study for my IELTS test which will be in May10th but when I requested the CD and Book I have received only CD without book so I can not prctice, and I paid $15 to Aramix Co.(Shop &Ship) for shipment from my address in NY to my address in Saudi Arabia Jeddah, since I live in Jeddah, I have complained and retruned the CD to Amazon and paid for shipment from Saudi Arabia to NY, and they have apologise and told me that they will send me new CD with Audio book, I waited, and when today I received the items I surprised that it was again only CD without Audio book, and I paid also for another $15 shipment from NY to Saudi Arabia for Aramix.
   I will send it back today to Amazon and I am going to gain loos $30 for shipment from USA to my address in Saudi Arabi from Aramiz, and going to pay also for the return mail to USA from Saudi Arabia which cost me around $50.00 total loss I got is $80.00 for CD and book bought them from Amazon for only $41.00
   And I hope they will return the $40.00 that they have charged me for buying the IELTS CD &Audio.

1 comments about Teach Yourself Russian Conversation (3CDs + Guide) (Teach Yourself Conversation Packs).

1. This set will be a nice addition to your library if you learn Russian for the first year. As a Russian language teacher I think these CDs can help you to improve the basic Russsian conversation skills BUT a big minus of this set is that all Russian conversations are given in English transcription along with the translation. I am converting for my students these conversations in original language because if you are serious about learning any language you should be able to read it. Otherwise these CDs are not a bad buy.

1 comments about The Practice of English Language Teaching with DVD (4th Edition) (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers).

1. My textbook came faster than I expected--I had it way ahead of many of my classmates, even though I ordered it a week after classes started. Perfect condition, as I purchased it new from Amazon, and good deal on shipping (free).

5 comments about How To Teach English (Book with DVD) (How S.).

1. The book, How to Teach English by Jeremy Harmer, is wonderful and easy to read. It provides you with information on the basics of teaching and provides guidance in how to conduct classroom work effectively. I found it most helpful in getting an understanding of how classes ought to be taught, and conducting class so that students will maintain interest in the lessons.



2. item received in a very good condition and the shipping was fast... perfect



3. I ordered this book for a class in Florence, Italy in May and even paid to have it sent ASAP., here it is June 13th and am leaving for Italy...STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT.



4. I am about to start a TOEFL program to become a teacher and needed something to brush up on my English grammer. I bought this book for myself as a refresher and to give myself a head start on what I will be learning. Thus far it has been great. I believe it will be a wonderful tool to help you teach your class as it breaks down the many different modes of teaching. I have not finished the entire book, but am looking forward to exploring the rest of it.



5. I will soon be a first time ESL teacher. Frankly, I am surprised at the great ratings this book has received. Yes, it has some good tips, but I don't feel like I have a better understanding of how people learn languages. A lot of it seemed like it was common sense. (For example, do you really need a book to tell you that people need to be exposed to language in different ways? i.e. Traditional grammar practice is fine, but a student needs to be engaged in the language through other forms of practice. Duh.) If anything this book reassured some thoughts I have had about how to teach.
   
   I liked how he seperated the chapters into "How to teach Reading" or "How to Teach Listening, Writing..." etc. But as I said, nothing in them was terribly enlightening. (90% of the chapters are examples based on the student's level. So therefor if you are only teaching one level, 80% of the chapter is useless to you!) Also, I was annoyed that he dropped the "Beginner" examples in a couple of chapters. I liked those examples, because I will be teaching young children. I do think that some of his more advanced examples could be "dumbed down" for beginner audiences, but he could have had more examples in some chapters.
   
   The "What If" chapter is useful. (i.e. "What if the students are at different levels...What if the class is very big...What if the students don't want to talk?")As are the first few chapters about how to be a teacher in general. He gives good tips on how to speak in class, how to relate to students, lesson plans, how to give instructions, etc. I believe that this was the best part of the book.
   
   I only gave the text 3 stars because I think that the middle chapters, which specifically concern teaching English (the topic of the book!), could have more information in them. I breezed through them because, minus the examples which I mentioned above, there is not that much information in them. You should read this book along with a more indepth study of teaching ESL.

5 comments about Pronounce It Perfectly in English with Audio CDs (Pronounce It Perfectly).

1. This book is by far the better book to improve your pronunciation. After years trying all kinds of books, schools of English (for foreigners, of course), English teachers and a myriad of "teach yourself" methods, I finally found one that goes to the point. It teachs you in the easiest way, so clear and nice. It has draws of the mouth in order to show you the movement to make a perfect sound and it really works. The "usage tips" are really useful. Congratulations to the Author, Jean Yates.



2. THE PRACTICE CD WOULD BE VERY HELPUL TO ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER. IT ALSO COMES WITH A BOOK THAT SHOWS PICTURES OF THE CORRECT WAY THE TONGUE SHOULD BE POSITIONED TO PRONOUNCE DIFFERENT LETTERS. 'PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT'



3. that book is very good to learn english pronouncation that i ve seen so far.



4. What I love most about this book set is the CD. You can be in the car listening to the CD without the book. Learning on the go.



5. me gusta mucho escucharlos cuando voy en mi auto, creo que los CDs son muy pedagogicos-