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Book Club
Creating Book Clubs in the English Language Classroom: A Model for Teachers of Adults
Barbara Vaille and Jennifer QuinnWilliams’s book Creating Book Clubs in the English Language Classroom: A Model for Teachers of Adults is available from the University of Michigan Press.
$22.50 - purchase this book! (from U of M Press)
Their series of fiction for high beginners to intermediate students is also available from the University of Michigan website. These books are perfect for use in Book Club, as they are relevant, high interest stories that your adult students will love. As of January 2007, three books are available:
Flor’s Journey to Independence
Flor and her four-year-old daughter are unexpectedly abandoned by Ricardo, Flor’s husband. Flor’s determination gets her through the following hard times, and she learns English and finds a job, makes new friends and becomes aware of life’s opportunities.
$9.95 - purchase this book! (from U of M Press)
Senem’s Journey to a New Beginning
Senem, a Turkish woman living in the U.S. while her husband studies at the university, finds adapting to life in a new country challenging. It becomes even more daunting when her small son is kidnapped and she gets word of a natural disaster back home. She finds the strength to thrive in unfamiliar surroundings and make a new beginning in her life.
$9.95 - purchase this book! (from U of M Press)
Andrew’s Journey to a New Life in America
Andrew thinks he is the luckiest man in the world when he wins the diversity lottery and heads for a new life in the U.S. Once he arrives, he finds things are different than he expected, as he deals with an exploitive boss, identity theft and the question of whether it’s possible to love someone outside your own culture.
$9.95 - purchase this book! (from U of M Press)
Modified Books
For low beginners, modified versions of the books in the series provide two-page chapters and prepare them for reading the whole book as their English improves. The modified versions can be downloaded from the University of Michigan website for free.
Free! - download modified books (from U of M Press)