Dear Shelley, No matter what the challenges are in finding good books for teaching English as a second language, I know you'll overcome them. I used to teach that after school and in the summers and just wanted to mention that many of these textbooks rely heavily on illustrations. That's not to say you won't find some you can use, but to suggest you check the books out if you can for scannability and to see if they contain enough text for you to go on. I can't recall which books I used, but remember going through several before I chose a series because even then many of the pictures resembled pale clouds of random lines and squiggles and I felt at a disadvantage using them. When I retired on disability I donated mine to an organization in Akron which teaches English to children and adults for free. Good luck. I know you'll find what you need eventually. Always with love, Lissi ----- Original Message ----- From: Monica Willyard To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 6:43 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book request Hi, Kellie. I don't know if this would help you or not. I thought I'd mention it in case it does. The Hadley school has courses on English as a second language. Since their material is accessible, it might help you with preparing lessons for your student. My library doesn't have the book you're looking for. I wonder if a university system would have it. Have you found any information online for teaching people? Monica Willyard Kellie Hartmann wrote: Can anyone get "How to Teach English" which was published in 1997? I can't get it unless I spend $35 or more. I don't know who wrote this book, sorry for the incomplete info. Anything about teaching ESL or EFL (English as a foreign language) would be extremely welcome. Thanks, Kellie