maybe it`s not a good idea to post in public..I will email you..

Dear Rachel,

WOW! You are a genius. Can you provide the link?

there is a free pdf download with CDs that I accidentally found. try to save some money since I haven`t start making any. ^__^

I also found this book on 博客來http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/booksfile.php?item=F010515698

thanks for Serena`s recommendation. it seems an useful book. anyone who is interested, just let me know. there is an E-book online that I could share with you.

Thanks! I`ll stop by before I go to 延平branch on Tuesday. I`m just going to take a quick look, so you can bring it home right away.

Grace,
It`s not heavy. I`ll bring it to my office.

Thank you for the recommendation! I will take it into serious consideration. Is it heavy for you to carry this book to work? Or I just go directly making the order now!

Dear Grace,
I changed my accent with a book called &quotAmerican Accent Training&quot. http://www.amazon.com/American-Accent-Training-Book-Audio/dp/0764173693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249629185&sr=1-1

I think the skills in the book are useful and helpful.
If you want to read this book before buying it, I can lend you mine. I suggest you buy it yourself because I have the book with cassettes and it has the CD version now.

Sarah, thank you for you advice and suggestion. Yes, you are right! I didn`t push myself hard enough in teaching and learning the “language” because I spent too much time dealing with students’ behaviors and parental communication during the past few years. (I got really tough classes. It was a nightmare!) Also, foreign teachers taught most of the subjects (especially phonics, reading, writing and…etc.) I didn`t get the chances to teach that much. This training course is a wake up call for me to do something to improve all aspects of my English skills.

I haven`t accepted that position because I’m waiting for another job offer. But another position also involves some teacher training duties. Recently, I start reading aloud with audio CDs and studying the books- The CELTA Course & How to teach everyday. Hope I can improve my accent and get more insights about English language teaching.

Dear Grace,
I think I will talk with you like AN ADULT and be honest with you. Pronunciation might be able to be worked on but ACCENT might be hard to change as we get older. NOT JUST YOU. IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE. I am sure you have known this part of yourself and I was surprised that YOU DID NOT PUSH YOURSELF HARD ENOUGH when you became a teacher especially a teacher to the children. However, PLEASE GO AHEAD to work on it and you just have to WORK ON IT from your new duties. In addition, my other MAJOR suggestion would be YOU REALLY NEED TO STUDY MORE ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING for your new job. THAT IS THE OTHER PART YOU SHOULD WORK HARDER ON for your new position. TRAINING ISNT EASY at all so KEEP WORKING HARD. GOOD LUCK.