2012 - 2013 2014: Catalog of Books

&
Personal Message for the Reader(s)

Puerto Varas, Chile

(View of Llanquihue Lake and Osorno Volcano in the background).

Books by Thomas Jerome Baker: Video http://bit.ly/11I88GH

Amazon Author Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jerome-Baker/e/B007G9HJFM

Most Studious: A Collection of Personal Essays

(Volume 1) Paperback

http://amzn.to/1918Z6J

Most Studious [Kindle Edition]

http://amzn.to/15t6TxF
Book Description
Publication Date: April 21, 2012

For more than four hundred years, the personal essay has been one of
the richest and most vibrant of all literary forms. Distinguished from the
detached formal essay by its friendly, conversational tone, its loose
structure, and its drive toward candor and self-disclosure, the personal
essay seizes on the minutiae of daily life-vanities, fashions, foibles,
oddballs, seasonal rituals, love and disappointment, the pleasures of
solitude, reading, taking a walk -- to offer insight into the human
condition and the great social and political issues of the day. Most
Studious is a celebration of this genre: the personal essay.

Debating Course

The author giving a workshop for teachers at English

Summer Town in January 2008, at CPEIP, Santiago Chile.

Gabriela and Thomas at his graduation from the combined DELTA/Diplomado Course at
Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago.

Osorno Professional English Network (OPEN)

Osorno Professional English Network (OPEN)

English Fair: Universidad de Los Andes

Amazon Author Page: Thomas Jerome Baker

Thomas Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile(2010-2011). He is the Coordinator of

the English Department at Colegio Internacional SEK in Santiago, Chile. He is the CoFounder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, free, participant-driven, democratic,
conversation based professional development for teachers, by teachers. EdCamp Santiago
2012 was held at Universidad Mayor in Santiago. Edcamp Chile 2013 was held at
Universidad Ciencias de la Informatica (UCINF)
http://edcampsantiago.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/edcamp-chile-2013-a-zen-experience/ .
Thomas is also a past member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher
Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a reviewer
and as the HETL Liaison for Chile.
Thomas enjoys writing about a wide variety of topics. Thus far, he has written the
following genres: romance, historical fiction, autobiographical, sports history/biography,
and English Language Teaching. He has published a total of sixty-five (65) books overall
http://amzn.to/PCX6ho .
The source and inspiration for his writing comes from his family, his wife Gabriela, and his
son, Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr. http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-JeromeBaker/e/B007G9HJFM .

Public Speaking: What Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking!

(Volume 1) Paperback: http://amzn.to/142aUbp
Kindle: http://amzn.to/17zlBTu

To be a good public speaker, never give up. Face your fear. Not everything that is faced
can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. ~ James Baldwin In this
book, I share my story, from a variety of angles, of how I face my fear of public speaking. I
don't preach, I don't lay out a magic formula. I simply share different ways I deal with
public speaking, from a variety of viewpoints, stories, activities, some old, some new. I
study people, I do what ancient speakers did to train themselves, like Demosthenes, an
ancient Greek lawyer from Athens who was often humiliated and made fun of due to a
speech impediment before becoming a much admired public speaker. And then who can
forget England's King George, a man with a stammer and a nation to lead. To lead a nation,
in wartime, you must speak to your people - in public - in spite of your speech impediment,
despite the stammer, despite the fear. I share people and stories and activities that helped
me. I am convinced you will be helped, there is something here that will aid you in
overcoming your fear.

Meet Me In Memphis: A Story of True Love

Paperback: http://amzn.to/17zmafQ
Kindle: http://amzn.to/14Qqvxn

This is a story of true love, a love story, a tale of serendipitous romance and fortuitous
misfortune. It's got a familiar feel, mixing in the culture of two nations, and two worldrenowned cities, Memphis and Santiago. A romance needs beauty, and this book has the
mythological beauty of a goddess present within its pages. And to make it complete, there's
a courageous teacher of English, with a dilemma, with a choice to make, a difficult decision
to deliver. The reading of this book will cause you to feel the need to travel, to go "Walking
in Memphis", to enjoy the culture and customs, the music and the food, soul food. Why not
try a delicious pecan pie while you are in Memphis?

Five Short Stories: Journey of a Hero, True Love, Impossible

Love, A Woman at War & Peace
[Kindle Edition] http://amzn.to/1673AJe
Paperback: http://amzn.to/19SIzVI

"What you are depends on the stories you read." Five must-read stories are told: Journey of
a Hero, True Love, Impossible Love, A Woman at War & lastly, Peace. Who is a
hero/heroine? Answer: Anyone who does something requiring courage, bravery,
disregarding one's own personal safety.
Could someone be a hero/heroine without even being aware of their actions? Maybe, but in
the end, the reader must decide who, or rather, if the story has a true, hero/heroine. Yet the
journey, a quest if you will, for riches, wealth, and power, will be undertaken.

I Live In Chile: Viva Chile!

Paperback: http://amzn.to/1ed9joT
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1ePClts

I Live in Chile. Viva Chile! I am fascinated with, and deeply in love with Chile
(encantado & enamorado). That will be the main aim of this book, namely, to share
my life in, and my love for, this beautiful country, my beloved Chile.
I wish to share her with you, much as one would share a bottle of fine wine with a
friend. A glass for you, and a glass for me. Viva Chile! Cheers! Chile can be
intoxicating to the senses, just as the wine is intoxicating if one is not careful. It is
wise to experience her slowly, to take your time, again, as with a bottle of fine wine.

Connectivism & Connected Knowledge

[Kindle Edition]: http://amzn.to/1ePD3Hl
Paperback: http://amzn.to/183UjUc

**This book is an introduction - a point of departure - a beginning, a place to start

for anyone who is interested in Connectivism and Connected Knowledge.**
Connectivism & Connected Knowledge tells the story of my journey from isolation
to becoming globally connected to sources of knowledge. It is a personal
journey that begins with a proposition: self-improvement that also benefits
others.

I go back in time to share this journey with you, certain that it will also benefit you
personally, and the members of your personal and professional learning
network also.

The Last Shot: A Season Like No Other: 1980 Luxora Panthers

[Kindle Edition]: http://amzn.to/142hcI1
Paperback: http://amzn.to/191qILc

The Last Shot is told from my point of view, first person, as I

remember it, or better said, as I imagine to have remembered it,
especially the night of the surreal game we played in Hayti that year...
Forgive me if I let my imagination get the best of me, replaying that
unforgettable & unreal night, again, in my mind. How did it happen?
Some memories are better when they are forgotten, and others, with
better memories, tell the story. Anyway, the Hayti game made me into a
larger than life legend long after I was gone. Sometimes, when I hear
the story of that night be told, I ask myself, "Who are they talking

about? Incredible, but true, it's me, although I can barely recognize
myself in the story...

Teaching Debate in Chile:

Age of Wisdom, Season of Light, Spring of Hope
[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/17XmtBX
Paperback: http://amzn.to/165cyWr

This book will entertain, educate, and inform the readers about the
history of EFL debate in Chile. It is a history, told in four debates.
You travel back in time with the author, to four cities, and witnees
four landmark debates.
It is also a love story of how debate can grow in a nation that does
not even speak English. To love English, to love debate, one needs to
be successful with debate, Chile has enjoyed success with debate.

How to be successful is a part of this book. Even more, It is a "how

to debate book" for a debate coach, debate trainer, or classroom
teacher.

Being A Teacher In Chile

[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/1921qvp
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1biKhUh

** This book is for teachers, educators, students, parents, administrators, everyone who has
a stake in education. By definition, that is everyone. Timeless issues are looked at, to gain
reflective insights which both challenge and confirm our beliefs about education. Being a
teacher in Chile, after all, is no different than being a teacher in your beautiful
country.** Chile is a beautiful country that has stolen my heart, my imagination, and
become my reality, my life, for the past twelve years, and will become my future reality.
Chile, she needs good teachers. Come to Chile, and I will share her with you. Are you a
good teacher? You are a good teacher? You might ask me: How do you become a good

teacher? My answer: Love. First, love what you do. Love being a teacher so much that if
you had the power to be anything on Earth, pilot, astronaut, doctor, dentist, taxi-driver,
singer, dancer, artist, musician, anything at all, you would still choose to be a teacher.

The Chilean National English Test: The Years 2001 - 2014

[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/16tpoBZ
Paperback: http://amzn.to/18mB8ce

Who is to blame for poor test results? Is it always, ultimately, the teacher? Read
this book for a different answer to this enigma. Read this book for a different
perspective as to the ultimate responsibility of the teacher, the learner, or the
system. Still you might ask: "Why this book?"
This book is written by a teacher, for teachers and learners of languages, not only
English, worldwide. It deals implicitly and explicitly with questions of interpreting
test results, washback, and the inevitable, preparing for international exams,
regardless of type.

Yet beyond these considerations, there is the historical aspect. In todays

globalized world, it seems we forget things that happened only a decade ago.
Thus, we repeat the mistakes of the past, unnecessarily.

How To Self-Publish Your Book For Free on CreateSpace & Amazon

Kindle: Make Your Dream Come True! Make Money Creating &
Publishing eBooks on Amazon
Paperback: http://amzn.to/17zsELU
Kindle: http://amzn.to/16tr1Ql

The purpose of this book is to help you self-publish, to help you make
your dream to become a successful writer, a moneymaking writer,
come true. It's easy to do, so easy that anyone can do it. I did it, and so
can you.

Selected Essays on Education: Call & Response

"When One Teaches Two Learn"
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1biNqmW
Kindle: http://amzn.to/19SQD8Q

For more than 400 years, the personal essay has been one of the richest and most robust of
all literary forms. Distinguished from the detached, formal essay by its warm, friendly,
conversational tone, its loose structure and drive towards candor and self-disclosure, the
personal essay seizes on the minutiae of daily life - vanities, fashions, food, culture,

language and identity. It is poetry, it is song, it is speech, at once both call and response in
the hands of a master story teller.

Second Language Acquisition: Language, Culture & Identity, for English

Language Learners Worldwide - ELL / ESL / EAL / EFL
[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/17ztVCH
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1923QtN

Written for new teachers, experienced teachers, parents of English Language

Learners worldwide, and students from all disciplines with a need to know how
students learn English in actual day to day practice.

This book provides an actionable answer to the question of "How Do Students Learn
English?"

Teaching English Language Learners Worldwide:

Theory & Practical Guide
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1aKcaFf
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1gg9qgc

It is estimated that over 1 billion people are currently learning English world wide.
According to the British Council, as of the year 2,000 there were 750 million English as a
Foreign language speakers. In addition, there were 375 million English as a Second
Language speakers. The difference between the two groups amounts to English as a
Foreign Language speakers using English occasionally for business or pleasure, while
English as a Second Language speakers use English on a daily basis. These impressive

numbers are driven by adult speakers around the world who use English to communicate in
the workplace. It is a commonly held misconception that these speakers need English to
communicate with native speakers. While ESL is required for those living and working in
English speaking cultures such as the UK and USA, it is equally true that English is used as
the lingua franca between nations where English is not the primary language.

EdCamp Chile: Aprendizaje Por Profesores, Para Profesores

(Spanish Edition) Paperback: http://amzn.to/183YnUn
Kindle: http://amzn.to/19SSPxe

Este libro es una realidad debido a todos los voluntarios de EdCamp Chile. Ellos se
dedicaron a la proposicin de que los profesores pueden aprender entre pares,
gratuitamente, que podemos colaborar, cooperar y comunicar de una manera positiva, para
ser mejores profesores, para beneficiar nuestros estudiantes.

EdCamp Chile es posible gracias a nuestros patrocinadores. Ellos son personas y

organizaciones muy especiales que creen en profesores ayudando a profesores. La calidad
de la educacin, despus de todo, slo se puede lograr con profesores de alta calidad.
Muchsimas gracias, por todos los que apoyaron EdCamp Chile. Tienen nuestra gratitud.
Esperamos poder colaborar con ustedes el prximo ao, ao tras ao.

Epiphany in A Cluttered Room: A Memoir of Sorts

Paperback: http://amzn.to/17zwgNU
Kindle: http://amzn.to/18gIAPT

I wrote "Epiphany in A Cluttered Room because writing is life for me. I live to write and I
write to live. Its the first thing I do when I wake up and its the last thing I do at night.

If I stopped writing I would probably stop living. It is who I am, a writer. Writing gives me
the opportunity to share my views, my creativity and my passions with other people around
the world, and that is absolutely amazing to me, even nowadays...

Born to Teach
[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/142voks
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1aKdYON

I have always been a gifted teacher, as John Dewey put it, in his 1929 book, The
Sources of a Science of Education. I am intuitive. I prepare classes, anticipate problems
and alternative pathways through a lesson. Yet, if I am honest with you, I must say that I try

to be fluid, to flow from beginning, to middle, to end. Bruce Lee, the famous martial
artist, put it like this:
Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless. Like water. Now, you put water into a cup, it
becomes the cup. You put it into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it
becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water my friend.
John Dewey admitted that ...success in teaching is often not in any direct ratio to
knowledge of educational principles.

Teaching & Learning English in Chile

[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/15tzvXI
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1aKeCfd

This book is not only for English teachers, but all teachers, at all stages of
their careers, from beginner to seasoned veteran. Teacher professional

development is an always evolving, never-ending process. It concerns all

teachers, at all stages of their careers.

Exceptional Educational Leadership

[Kindle Edition] : http://amzn.to/17zyjl4
Paperback: http://amzn.to/1aKf3pQ

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you
are a leader. ~John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the USA. "Exceptional Educational

Leadership" is grounded in the author's personal experience of developing an experiential

philosophy of exceptional educational leadership.
Indeed, after the quality of teaching, leadership is the second most influential factor in the
quality of education. For this reason, the educator who seeks to fully develop their
capacities as a leader will be eager to engage with the bold idea that forms the central
argument of this book, namely, that everyone is a leader...

How to Coach a Debate Team (Volume 1)

Paperback: http://amzn.to/192dxbK
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1eQ2ats

This book contains all you need to know to successfully coach a debate team. First, you
may need to convince your students that debate is a good thing: 1. Debating ability is a
valuable skill. 2. Debate utilizes useful English. 3. It is a unique way to teach grammar. 4. It
develops critical thinking skills. 5. It introduces global issues.

The International Baccalaureate:

(Volume 1) Paperback: http://amzn.to/1edx14w
Kindle: http://amzn.to/15tINTJ

"An international education must go well beyond the provision of information and is
involved in the development of attitudes and values which transcend barriers of race, class,
religion, gender or politics." International Baccalaureate Organization Subject Guide
(1996). It is my belief that any education that does not unite the nations of the world in a
common endeavour is a relic of the past century.

Teaching Academic Writing: Theory, Practice & The Passive Voice

Controversy (Volume 1)
Paperback: http://amzn.to/17zHZMy

This book is highly practical while addressing the theory underpinning academic writing. It
is organized into three parts.
Part One: "Writing for Scholarly Publication", takes a historical look at Academic Writing
to inform contents for an Academic Writing course.
Part Two, "Helping Preservice Teachers" gives an actual course plan used sucessfully by
the author.
Part Three, "The Passive Voice Controversy", demythifies the active voice / passive voice
controversy. This is a must have for teachers and students alike.

Born to Teach: Becoming A Gifted Teacher [Kindle

Edition] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8AUF32

I have always been a gifted teacher, as John Dewey put it, in his 1929 book,
The Sources of a Science of Education. I am intuitive. I prepare classes,
anticipate problems and alternative pathways through a lesson. Yet, if I am
honest with you, I must say that I try to be fluid, to flow from beginning,
to middle, to end.
Bruce Lee, the famous martial artist, put it like this: Empty your mind.
Be formless, shapeless. Like water. Now, you put water into a cup, it
becomes the cup. You put it into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it
into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash.
Be water my friend.

Born to Teach:
Becoming A Gifted Teacher [Paperback]
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1484058283

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8HR9TS

Exploring Chinese Education [Kindle Edition]

http://amzn.to/ZhjH2z
We set out to triangulate what we knew about China, its education system, and
its high performance on the PISA test in 2009. PISA 2012 will bring similar
results. We looked through the eyes of many people, from a variety of
perspectives. We have managed to include a large number of voices. We have
not simply looked at China through our own eyes, but used the eyes of
others as well. We have seen that China took on the tremendous task of
learning English, as early as Kindergarden and Grade 1, over ten years ago.

CREATESPACE

Exploring Chinese Education:

Triangulation Theory
https://www.createspace.com/4236945

Born to Teach:
Becoming a Gifted Teacher
https://www.createspace.com/4236388

Exceptional Educational Leadership:

Everyone is a Leader
https://www.createspace.com/4225707

20-Question Author Interview:

Thomas Jerome Baker

1. Your name:
Thomas Jerome Baker
2. Short Bio:
Im Thomas Jerome Baker, author, brother, uncle, husband, son-in-law, brother-in-law,
cousin, father, son, and teacher. I have to say there are two passions in my life: writing and
reading (lifelong) and teaching English. I even met my wife, Gaby, at an English course
and can boast Ive been reading, writing and teaching for as long as I can remember.
Im the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010 2011), a Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of
EdCamp Santiago, and the Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio Internacional
SEK.
3. When and why did you begin writing?
My writing has always given me such personal enjoyment. I started writing poetry and
short stories in grade school but never showed them to anyone.

I began to share my writing with my students because I found it was a way to get reluctant
readers to engage on a deeper level with a text. I feel that writing is a great way for me to
reflect on life in general and express myself a lot more eloquently than the hustle and bustle
of everyday life permits.
Progressing into the author world is a personal goal and allows me to leave a bit of legacy
for those who know me best, my family
4. What inspired you to write your first book?

My students, who were all boys, werent reading well. They could read quite well, but they
werent interested in reading, frankly. Over the winter holiday I wrote Meet Me in
Memphis, a wonderful boys book, with lots of familiar places, love, romance, danger, and
a difficult decision to make for the two protagonists. It actually got the boys reading and
Ive been writing seriously ever since.
5. Did it take a long time to get your first book published?
As a matter of fact it did. I didnt try to find a publisher, and I didnt want to pay an
exorbitant amount of money to have a publisher print a few copies. Seven years went by
before I had the will and the technology to self-publish on Amazon.
6. What made you decide to self-publish?

To be frank, self-publishing puts me in control of everything, and I like that. Ive published
fifty one (51) books in a very short period of time and that would have been an impossible
feat with a publisher.
7. How do you market your work?
I do a lot of social media networking: blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Goodreads,
Scoop.it, Pinterest, Youtube, Google+ etc. Also, I am a people person so it is easy for me to
talk one-on-one with individuals about my work. I find people are more inclined to buy my
books when they get a personal introduction and elevator pitch. Its all about selling
yourself first and your writing second, in my opinion.
8. What is the name of your latest book, and if you had to summarise it in less than 20
words, what would you say?
My latest book is called, Public Speaking: What Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking!
http://amzn.to/1deDpFr It is about speaking in public, even though you may be afraid.
Another book I like is about interviews: It is called, The Interview Teacher: From
Imagination to Sophistication. Interviews go from being an imaginary event to a very
sophisticated discourse process, like this interview, for example

9. How long does it usually take you to write a book, from the original idea to finishing
writing it?

Thats tricky since Amy Winehouse: Angel Song was grounded firmly in reality, though
not a biography, but an act of redemption. When she was alive we spent so much time
focusing on her problems and very little on what her musical legacy was, on the one hand,
and her personal significance to the world was, on the other. That kind of story needs more
time to dig deeper, emotionally, in oneself.
Further, all the proceeds, every penny, every dollar, every pound, every Euro, the entire
proceeds, all of the money for the sale of the book goes to the Amy Winehouse
Foundation to help young people who are struggling with alcohol addiction.
Again, to speak frankly, drug and alcohol addiction is not a very popular charity to give
money to / to donate financial resources. Yet I would suspect that most of us would have
very little trouble in identifying someone who needs help.

The ironic thing is that the earlier you get rehabilitation treatment and therapy for people in
need, the better the outcome is. Contrary to popular belief, you dont have to wait until
someone hits rock bottom to help. By then, its usually too late to do much good.
To make a long story short, Amy Winehouse is a person who I consider to have been a
brilliant musician, singer, songwriter, given to us on Earth for a short time, and in that time,
proved that she belonged among the Angels in Heaven according to what she taught us with
her music, her voice, and yes, her life. She is missed down here
Obviously, this book took a long time to write, but when Im writing about teaching, its
usually my experience that is ultimately readily available for expression. Thats a very
quick process. As I said before, Ive written 51 books and the majority are books about
some aspect of education, which Im familiar with. Again, its quite a swift process.
10. What genre would you place your books into?
English Language Teaching / Education / Historical Fiction / Romance / Non-Fiction
Biographical
11. Where do you get your book plot ideas from?
My life experience on the one hand and inspiration from my wife and my son on the other.
12. Do you have a writing routine?
I have to write some every day. Writing gives me a way to spend my time creatively,
imaginatively, and passionately engaged in bringing something together that often has not
been said adequately. So, yes, I write every day, and it is a lot of fun, pleasant, and deeply
satisfying for me. To say Im addicted to writing would be an injustice, however. Just like
the human body needs food, my mind needs a creative outlet. For me, thats writing, a
personal necessity.
13. Have you ever suffered from a writers block? What did you do to get past the
block?
Ive been fortunate not to have writers block, but if that were the case Id try to figure out
what was coming between my ability to write, and then, more importantly, decide if there
was anything I could do about the situation. More often than not, life presents you with
situations that are beyond your control, and when you accept that, to live with ambiguity,
you are able to carry on with the things you want to do. At least, thats what works for me.

14. Are there any specific authors whose writing styles or subject matter inspires your
book(s)?
In the field of ELT, Scott Thornbury is an awesome author, as well as Herbert Puchta.
Herbert is a Past-President of the International Association of Teachers of English as a
Foreign Language (IATEFL), a global organization dedicated to improving the teaching
and learning of English as a foreign language. I have several of their books, and they have
influenced my thinking about ELT and being a teacher in general. Both have been
wonderful role models for many teachers to aspire to one day.
I do not exaggerate when I say that achieving a quarter one fourth of what they have
done in their careers would be a satisfying and rewarding career for most of us in the field
of English Language Teaching, to include myself.
Herberts work with teaching teenagers is fantastic and Scott is always willing to extend a
warm hand of guidance to anyone. He writes a regular blog post on Sunday on his blog, An
A-Z of ELT, that any teacher could take advantage of. It costs you only your time, and the
learning is guaranteed. You always learn something new, or, you see a given aspect of
teaching in a different light. Its because you were thinking, questioning your beliefs and
assumptions. These are my giants, Scott and Herbert, and they willingly make their
shoulders available for anyone to stand on
15. What are you currently reading?
I actually am just beginning Crow Stone, by Jenni Mills. It was first published in 2007
and it made quite a stir when it came out. Its about mysteries buried in the old limestone
quarries beneath the streets of Bath, in the UK.
16. What piece of advice would you give to a new writer?
Never give up your dream. Work hard. Write about the things you know about and, the
people and the places that you know about. In that way, your writing will be authenticly
YOU, and thus, very convincing. First, be a good writer, second be a good writer, third, be
a good writer. Everything else always gets done, somehow, but the writing has to be good,
convincing, and authentic. Strong writing will always give you support during the worst of
times. Dont worry so much about being rich and famous just enjoy the journey and let
the fame and riches take care of itself. To be frank, most writers write as a hobby, few are
able to make a living as a writer, so whatever you do dont quit your day job!

17. Do you have another project in the works? If so, what is it?
Yes, I have three projects on going. One is about English Language Teaching and
Professional Development. The general notion is that you can maintain your language skills
just by the practice you get in the classroom, but I think it is something that needs to be
looked at a bit closer than we have done in the past. I hope to integrate this with next years
Edcamp Chile 2014 in Rancagua.
Im also working on a project related to to language learning and assimilation, which is still
in its planning phase. Of course, Im working on a novel, the Storyteller Trilogy. Books one
and two are already out, and I am happy with the direction that Book 3 is taking. Progress is
slow, but steady.

Stay tuned for this one its gonna be a great book! Look for, The StoryTellers Son to
complete the trilogy.
If you already have Books one and two: Book One: Celestial Games, and Book Two: The
Last StoryTeller this last one completes the trilogy, so it is a must have!

18. How can people get in touch with you?

Email: profesorbaker@gmail.com
My website is www.profesorbaker.com
19. Where else can your readers find you?
I am also at English Class http://englishclass2000.blogspot.com/, Reading to
Speak, Debates in EFL, Teacher of English.
I have a Author Page / Fan Page on Facebook, an Author Page on Amazon, and
Goodreads http://bit.ly/Ia7Hh8 , too.
a) Your blog details?www.profesorbaker.blogspot.com
b) Your Facebook page? Facebook
c) Your Goodreads author page? Goodreads http://bit.ly/Ia7Hh8
d) Your Twitter details? @profesortbaker https://twitter.com/#!/profesortbaker

e) Your book trailer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3BNrpCTXo

f) Amazon page
20. Where can readers buy your books?
CreateSpace Amazon http://amzn.to/AC4eXg
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jerome-Baker/e/B007G9HJFM
Thank you so much & good luck with all your books.
Thank you.
Poems & Poetry: Our Story http://goo.gl/XIunY

This is the place where one looks,

where we can find distant places,
full of magical, adventurous faces.
Here, in the magical books.
This is the place where one looks!
Being A Teacher in Chile
How do you become a good teacher? Those of you who know me from reading my
writing already know my answer. The short answer, the simple answer, the easy to
understand answer. It has two parts. First, love what you do. Love being a teacher so much
that if you had the power to be anything on Earth, pilot, astronaut, doctor, dentist, taxidriver, singer, dancer, artist, musician, anything at all, you would still choose to be a
teacher. Love being a teacher, thats number one

Most Studious on Amazon Kindle

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For more than four hundred years, the personal essay has been one of the richest and most
vibrant of all literary forms.
Distinguished from the detached formal essay by its friendly, conversational tone, its loose
structure, and its drive toward candor and self-disclosure, the personal essay seizes on the
minutiae of daily life-vanities, fashions, foibles, oddballs, seasonal rituals, love and
disappointment, the pleasures of solitude, reading, taking a walk to offer insight into the
human condition and the great social and political issues of the day.
Most Studious is a celebration of this genre: the personal essay.

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EdCamp Santiago: The First Seven Days

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Boudicca: Her Story

Book Description
Publication Date: February 18, 2012

What is deemed as his-story is often determined by those who

survived to write it. In other words, history is written by the victors.
The Roman historian, Tacitus, left us an account of the Roman
victory over Queen Boudicca in the year A.D. 60-61.
Yet undeniably, every community has a memory of itself. Not a
history, nor an archive, nor an authoritative record, but a living
memory, an awareness of a collective identity woven of a thousand
stories.
Now, with the help of the Roman historian Tacitus, I shall tell you
Queen Boudiccas story, her-story
Boudicca: Her Story

Meet Me in Memphis

This is a story of true love, a love story, a tale of serendipitous

romance and fortuitous misfortune. It's got a familiar feel, mixing in the
culture of two nations, and two world-renowned cities, Memphis and
Santiago.
A romance needs beauty, and this book has the mythological beauty of
a goddess present within its pages.
And to make it complete, there's a courageous teacher of English, with
a dilemma, with a choice to make, a difficult decision to deliver. The
reading of this book will cause you to feel the need to travel, to go
"Walking in Memphis", to enjoy the culture and customs, the music and
the food, soul food. Why not try a delicious pecan pie while you are in
Memphis?

Meet Me in Memphis

The Collected Short Stories of T. Jerome Baker

The Collected Short Stories of T. Jerome Baker

Links to Paperback Books at Createspace:

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Alexis Sanchez: The Beautiful Game
Poetry in Motion
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Being A Reading Teacher
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Being A Teacher In Chile
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Celestial Games: Aquarians, Lepechauns & The Pot of Gold
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Connectivism & Connected Knowledge:
A Personal Journey
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Connectivism for EFL Teachers:
A Theory of Learning for A Digital Age
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EdCamp Santiago:
A R(E)volution in Professional Development

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Fear of Writing
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How to Teach the Art of Writing
https://www.createspace.com/3823252
Let A Thousand Models Bloom:
The Unconference is Dead
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La Desconferencia:
Edcamp Santiago (Spanish)
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Luxora: My Hometown
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Most Studious
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My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile
The Most Beautiful Country in the World
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Profesorbaker's Blog:
A Bit of Everything
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Story Tellers
In Pursuit of Happiness
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Teacher Professional Development: Reflections
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Teacher Talking Time:

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Teaching Academic Writing:
Theory, Practice & The Passive Voice Controversy
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Teaching Debate in Chile:
Age of Wisdom, Season of Light, Spring of Hope
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Teaching the Four Skills in EFL:
Activities for EFL Teachers
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The Chilean National English Test:
A Personal Journey
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The Interview Teacher:
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The Last Storyteller:
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The Native Speaker Myth ReVisited
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Time To Teach Teens
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The author making the Welcome Speech at the 2010 IATEFL-TESOL International
Conference held at Universidad San Sebastin in Santiago, Chile.

The International Baccalaureate: The International Baccalaureate Program (Volume

1) [Paperback]
http://amzn.to/LVHpPn

"An international education must go well beyond the provision of information and is
involved in the development of attitudes and values which transcend barriers of race, class,
religion, gender or politics." International Baccalaureate Organization Subject Guide
(1996). It is my belief that any education that does not unite the nations of the world in a
common endeavour is a relic of the past century. A common sense of sharing the
responsibility, equally, for the welfare of the planet, globally, is needed more than ever
today. Finally, I can only say one thing:
The IB program is a positive way forward for any education system in crisis, any education
system that desires quality, any education system that aspires to excellence, any education
system that wishes to educate its citizens in the image of the twenty-first century, rather
than the past century

Alexis Sanchez: The Beautiful Game: Poetry in Motion

(Volume 1) [Paperback]
http://amzn.to/KS17XH

The Beautiful Game... Alexis Sanchez, the Wonder Boy from Chile, plays football with a
grace in style that is magnificent, poetry in motion. Here are the collected essays that
follow his meteoric rise to stardom with Spain's most successful team of the past decade,
FC Barcelona.

Connectivism for EFL Teachers: A Theory of Learning for A Digital Age (Volume
1) [Paperback]

Connectivism for EFL Teachers is the result of reflections, at length, with how I teach.
I have learned how to teach by literally sitting at the feet of some of the most respected,
talented, and gifted teachers in the ELT profession. I met these giants, oddly enough, at the
end of the world, here in Chile. They have taught me much, through their words, their
writings, and above all, through their example. As a teacher I owe much of who I am to
them. Nonetheless, I take complete responsibility for what I have been able to create with
my own talent and intellect. For this reason, I thank my giants, anonymously. I seek to
emulate their selfless example in my own writing and committment to my profession,
English Language Teaching. With this, I hope to have repaid an enduring debt, and in some
small measure, inspired another teacher to do as I do, to seek the heights of great teaching.
Thomas Jerome Baker,
Santiago, Chile
February 2012
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Teaching Academic Writing:

Theory, Practice & The Passive Voice Controversy
(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://tinyurl.com/7roemwg

This book, Teaching Academic Writing, is highly practical while addressing the theory
underpinning academic writing. It is organized into three parts. Part One: "Writing for
Scholarly Publication", takes a historical look at Academic Writing to inform contents for
an Academic Writing course.
Part Two, "Helping Preservice Teachers" gives an actual course plan used sucessfully by
the author.
Part Three, "The Passive Voice Controversy", demythifies the active voice / passive voice
controversy. This is a must have for teachers and students alike.
http://tinyurl.com/7roemwg

Teaching the Four Skills in EFL: Activities for EFL Teachers

(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/qkffb

Over the course of my teaching career, I have learned much from observation and
experimentation with my students. I owe an eternal debt of gratitude for their willingness to
cooperate with me over the years. Thank you, dear students!
EFL Teachers: No matter how good a particular resource or lesson may be, in the end,
there is no substitute for the teachers own judgement about what works and what doesnt
work with your students.. In this spirit, I recommend the activities for teaching the four
skills contained within these pages.
Teaching the Four Skills in EFL

Being A Reading Teacher [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/1Dz5l

Reading is for me an act of transformation that is magical. Thirst and hunger fade as the
words find their place in my remembrance of you. Who might you be?
You are here with me. Happiness, felicity, thy name is Gaby. Source of all my bravery, you
are my poetry...
Reading, I fear thee not.
Fear of reading, Neither cold nor hot, I am reading. I read for my wife, Gabriela de Lourdes
Len Vargas. I read for my son, Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr. No fear of reading, I am
reading...

Being A Teacher In Chile [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/hFfeM

How do you become a good teacher? Those of you who know me from reading my
writing already know my answer. The short answer, the simple answer, the easy to
understand answer. It has two parts.
First, love what you do.
Love being a teacher so much that if you had the power to be anything on Earth, pilot,
astronaut, doctor, dentist, taxi-driver, singer, dancer, artist, musician, anything at all, you
would still choose to be a teacher.
Love being a teacher, thats number one.

The Chilean National English Test: A Personal Journey [Paperback]

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Connectivism & Connected Knowledge: A Personal Journey [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/w1yxp

Connectivism & Connected Knowledge tells the story of my journey from isolation to
becoming globally connected to sources of knowledge. It is a journey that begins with a
proposition: self-improvement that also benefits others. I go back in time to share this
journey with you, certain that it will also benefit you personally, and the members of your
personal and professional learning network also.

EdCamp Santiago: A R(E)volution in Professional Development (Volume

1) [Paperback]
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This book tells the story of EdCamp Santiago. EdCamp is a R(E)volution in professional
develoment. It is free, participant-driven, conversation-based, democratic PD for teachers,
by teachers. There are no plenaries, no publishers book displays, just teachers talking to
teachers, sharing best practice: what works in the classroom, practical, not theoretical
knowledge.

Fear of Writing [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/cYRTL

Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of something that is stronger than
myself, that demands that I must write as I write. I have never renounced anything that Ive
written because Ive been afraid of certain consequences. Nothing intimidates me when I
write. I say what I think must be said. ~ Jacques Derrida

How to Coach a Debate Team

(Volume 1) [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/icVw0

This book, How to Coach a Debate Team, contains all you need to know to successfully
coach a debate team. First, you may need to convince your students that debate is a good
thing:
Debating ability is a valuable skill.
Debate utilizes useful English.
It is a unique way to teach grammar.
It develops critical thinking skills.
It introduces global issues.
It develops research skills. This book will give you insights into how to coach a successful
debate team, and equally important, have a lot of fun while doing it...

How to Teach the "Art" of Writing [Paperback]

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The Interview Teacher:

From Imagination to Sophistication [Paperback]
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The interview is a genre of written English that gets very little attention, if any, in English
Language Teaching. It is highly individualized in nature, requiring flexibility on the part of
the interviewer and the interviewee, if it is to be genuinely interactive and spontaneous. Yet
what conclusions can draw about an interview, in general, that might be helpful for the
English Language Learner? To attempt to answer that question in any kind of depth, actual
interviews will be used as a base of reference. Thus, this book attempts to shed some light
on the interview as genre in ELT.

The Last Storyteller:

The Philosopher's Stone [Paperback]
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Let A Thousand Models Bloom:

The Unconference is Dead [Paperback] http://goo.gl/pYQid

This is the first book about the unconference movement that seeks to address the question:
Is the unconference dead? It looks at BarCamp, Edcamp, Educamp, TeachMeet and weighs
in on hybrid events - traditional conferences that include an unconference track. Thomas,
himself a Co-Founder & Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, reassures the potential
unconference organiser that organising a perfect unconference is a lot less complicated than
it seems. ...a perfect unconference ... would be a jam session, a moveable feast.
Improvisation has signal, it has pattern, it has structure, it has plans, but it also has the
freedom to say or play what it seems right to say or play at that moment.
Whatever works is what I want to be free to do, what the work of the un ought to
accomplish, to make working an always-provisional, always-scrutinized, always-open
value. Let a thousand models bloom, and then cross-pollinate.
(Timothy Burke, February 9, 2012, Easily Distracted)

Luxora: My Hometown: Autobiographical Essays (Volume 1) [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/QK8jB

This book is autobiographical. It relies on my subjective remembrance. There is a clear

delineation between fact and fiction. I have tried to be true, above all, to my own Luxora
experience. Everyone who is a Luxora Panther, with black and gold blood flowing through
our veins, will find a bit of their story, told in my autobiographical essays. For this reason, I
wish to share and thus dedicate this book to all the people of Luxora, Arkansas, my
hometown.

Most Studious: A Collection of Personal Essays

(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/o1ivK

For more than four hundred years, the personal essay has been one of the richest and most
vibrant of all literary forms.
Distinguished from the detached formal essay by its friendly, conversational tone, its loose
structure, and its drive toward candor and self-disclosure, the personal essay seizes on the
minutiae of daily life-vanities, fashions, foibles, oddballs, seasonal rituals, love and
disappointment, the pleasures of solitude, reading, taking a walk -- to offer insight into the
human condition and the great social and political issues of the day.
"Most Studious" is a celebration of this genre: the personal essay.

My #CCK11 Experience [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/BvZxe

Stephen: On Jan. 17 George Siemens and I will launch the third offering of our online
course called Connectivism and Connective Knowledge or CCK11. We use the term
connectivism to describe a network-based pedagogy. The course itself uses connectivist
principles and is therefore an instantiation of the philosophy of teaching and learning we
both espouse."
Thomas: This book is the result of my participation in the CCK11 course...

My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile:

The Most Beautiful Country in the World (Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/4qZyI

My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile.

This book shares the personal sentiment of its author, an expat, after having lived the past
twelve years in Chile.
He says: "I live in Chile, the most beautiful country in the world."
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He continues: "As I say these words, I want you to know that I come from the United States
of America, a country that stretches from sea to shining sea, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
The USA is indeed a magnificent country, but it isnt Chile..."

The Native Speaker Myth ReVisited

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/98eTu

When I first began my blog, Profesorbakers Blog: A Bit of Everything

http://www.profesorbaker.com/ I ran across a powerful piece of writing by Karenne Joy
Sylvester, called NNESTs Cant Do DOGME: Explode the Myths. It raised my level of
consciousness about this issue, the Native Speaker Myth, from which I have been a
beneficiary. Even today, this issue rarely sees daylight, rarely is the subject of discussion
when ELT teachers meet and talk shop, rarely gets any attention. Its the black sheep of
the ELT profession. Within the pages of this book, that fact will be amply evident.
Does this book offer any new insights? I believe it does. And even if Im wrong, I repay my
enduring debt to Karenne Joy Sylvester for having raised my consciousness, if all this book
does, is raise your consciousness, dear Reader(s). However, I am convinced it will do much
more than that. I hope you enjoy your story, for I have written this as a story for your
enjoyment...

Pecha Kucha & English Language Teaching

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/x88GQ

I saw my first Pecha Kucha over three years ago. It was when I was working at Universidad
Andrs Bello at Campus Casona in Santiago with the students in the English Pedagogy
program. I admit Ive been fascinated by Pecha Kucha ever since that first time. I
remember being very impressed by the performance I watched.
There were a number of reasons for this. For now, let me share with you why I find Pecha
Kucha to be so impressive and fascinating as a presentation technique. You feel it through
your eyes to your brain to your emotions. Its visual storytelling.
That's what the Pecha Kucha is, visual literacy in its purest form...

The PLN: Professional Learning Network

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/GpBgW

I am grateful and thankful for all the informal and formal learning opportunities I have had
access to through the individual and collective members of my PLN, my Professional
Learning Network.
Each one of you is indispensable to my learning, and thusly, I treasure all of you, equally.
Thank you.
Thanks to the 1,980 members of my LinkedIn network.
Through you, I have access to the collective wisdom and knowledge of 12,614,973 people.
Let me spell that out: Twelve million, six hundred fourteen thousand, nine hundred and
seventy three people...

The Spelling Bee for EFL Teachers [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/aMvnO

Spelling is the Cinderella of language learning. Ask a teacher how to teach spelling, and the
answer will most likely be echoed by students:
Read books.
Pay attention to words.
Notice them.
While knowing words is important, what can be done to spell unknown words is the larger
question. This book will take a look at both the spelling of known and unknown words, and
be an experiential account of the author's encounter with spelling as both a learner and a
teacher of English as a Foreign Language.

Story Tellers: In Pursuit of Happiness

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/Qwnza

Story Tellers have always told the stories of man's pursuit of gold and power. In this book
we meet a mythical storyteller, Solomon, his wife Lanisha, and his son David.
Through their stories we follow the earliest fortunes and misfortunes of man's attempt to
achieve tremendous wealth and power.
It is a story which will leave you wiser about the true meaning of love, success, and
happiness in our lives...

Teacher Professional Development: Reflections

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/UAVsJ

Teacher Professional Development: Reflections. What's the difference between a great

teacher and an average teacher?
That's a complicated question, with many variables.
For me, the answer is a simple one, however: Teacher Professional Development.
I share my reflections and my personal experience on this topic with you...

Teacher Talking Time: The 80 - 20 Rule ReVisited [Paperback] http://goo.gl/eJD66

Isnt there a rule of thumb that teachers are supposed to talk something like a ratio of
20:80? Isnt this the 80/20 Rule? Teacher Talking Time , where does this rule come from?
My CELTA teacher (what was her name?) (I remember: Lise Bell, what a great teacher she
was.) My DELTA teacher? (Christine Ng, also a superb teacher)
I got up and looked at the numerous How to Teach books on my bookshelf by these and
many more authors. No, no, and yet no again. I couldnt find a specific mention of an 80-20
rule. So I thought, Thats strange.
Theres something hardwired in my brain, and its apparently something that no one has
written about at any length. At least, not in ELT. That's why this book is very necessary, to
fill that gap in our EFL knowledge.

Teaching Debate in Chile: Age of Wisdom, Season of Light, Spring of Hope

(Volume 1) [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/nHq8k

Why should we teach our students to debate?

Heres a global answer:
"Sooner or later, all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in
peace...
If this is to be achieved, man must evole for all human conflict a method which rejects
revenge, aggression, and retaliation..."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

A Test The World Can Take

(Volume 1) [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/Cj6F3

The quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.
Andreas Schleicher PISA: A test the whole world can take
Its a breathtaking concept but for the OECD, its a very real way of finding out how
well-prepared todays students are to participate in society. The OECD's latest PISA Survey
tests reading, mathematics and science performance by students in 65 economies
worldwide. In light of the education unrest in Chile of the past year, it is quite a revelation
to know of the progress Chilean students have made over the past decade. That done, will
the Chilean system evolve into a high performing one? If Chile gets education reform
right, (a big if) there is no doubt that it surely will evolve positively...

Time To Teach Teens

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/fwZ53

How can we get teenagers engaged in autonomous and cooperative learning? If the
teenagers you teach are like the ones I teach, this is not an easy task. Why?
Because being a teenager is difficult. However, I believe there are some avenues I've taken
that can offer a way to increase your success in teaching teens.
The aim of this book is therefore, to share experieces which have worked. This is not
intended to prescribe, but to describe.
The successful teacher will adapt my experience to their own teaching and learning context.

Connectivism and Connected Knowledge:

Participating in a MOOC
[Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/jxnIs

Currently, there are two ways to find out what learning in a massive, open, online course is
like: One, you can participate in such a course, provided you have the time necessary to
invest in such a learning experience. When your time is the limited and precious
commodity that we all know it to be, you may not be able to participate, however. Dont
feel bad about that. Thats life, and for the majority of us mortals, we work for a living in a
world that will not let us simply employ our time in any pursuit. We have to be selective, to
be balanced with the way in which we invest our time. Families, friends, hobbies, rest &
relaxation demand an equal share of the 24 hour clock. So, if we cant participate in a
MOOC, that leaves option two available. Option Two? You can read this book

Writing For Publication: Publish or Perish

[Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/JsyOq

Publish or Perish. Like it or not, if you have chosen academia as a career, there is very little
alternative to publishing. You must seek the legitimacy of peer approval on the one hand,
and the track record of consistent publications.
A one off publication in a local magazine or journal, once a year, simply is not enough. Yet
how to publish, when no one ever taught you how to write and publish a Research Article,
let alone an entire book.
This book fills that gap by sharing with students, teachers, investigators and researchers the
writing for publication process. Its message is reduced to one fundamental virtue:
Perseverance. Rejection is to be expected and is dealt with positively. If a writer is
perseverant, her / his efforts will result in publication...

Native Speaker Needed?

[Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/Ek3dD

At the 2007 TESOL Chile Conference the question was asked: Are native speaker teachers
automatically the best teachers of a language? Just because you speak a language naturally,
does that mean you can teach it? Or does the process of learning a language to a high level
of fluency make non-native speaker teachers far better equipped to teach that language?
This book shares the global voices of those on both sides of the issue, pro and con, with
their realities, perceptions and beliefs.
Some say the Native Speaker is the best teacher. Others voices say the Non-Native Speaker
teacher is the best teacher. Some say students and their parents prefer the Native Speaker.
Others say the evidence does not support that statement. This is where we begin our
journey.
The book takes this point of departure, the never ending controversy of the mythical Native
Speaker as the ideal language teacher, privileged, superior, and with a standard of English
unattainable for a learner. Right from the outset, the learner is doomed to ultimate failure,
to possess a level of language known as "interlanguage" a linguistic Limbo...

Meet Me In Memphis [Kindle Edition] http://goo.gl/MjGkv

This is a tale of serendipitous romance and fortuitous misfortune. Its got a familiar feel,
mixing in the culture of two nations, and two world-renowned cities, Memphis and
Santiago. A romance needs beauty, and this book has the mythological beauty of a goddess
present within its pages.
To make it complete, theres a courageous teacher of English, with a dilemma, with a
choice to chance, a difficult decision to make. That is, if the choice can be made. I would be
remiss in my duties if I did not leave you with a final word of caution: the reading of this
book will cause you to feel the need to travel, to go Walking in Memphis, to enjoy the
culture and customs you will find within its pages. So, will you, Meet Me in Memphis?

Looking For Catarina [Kindle Edition] http://goo.gl/XW7if

In Looking For Catarina you will find two

lovers, who are worlds apart. Indeed, they are separated by their worlds. In such instances,
one resigns oneself to the realities that govern life, and in time, the memory of the other
fades away.
Or grows stronger, with each passing day, each passing moment, and binds one beyond,
time, distance, and space itself. Caterina will be loved by one who feels this depth and
intensity and love. Yet will it be enough to save her from her fate?
As you go Looking For Catarina, you will be looking for your own redemption, affirming
a present love, or resolving a love story that presented impossible obstacles, and you let
your love slip away. In this centuries old love story, you reclaim that love, and hold it near
and dear to you, day by day, moment by moment, century by century. I would be remiss in
my duties if I did not leave you with a caution: This book is for lovers only. If you be
without love, the reading of this book will cause you to go, Looking for Catarina, looking
for love

Boudicca: Her Story

[Kindle Edition]
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What is deemed as his-story is often determined by those who survived to write it. In
other words, history is written by the victors.
The Roman historian, Tacitus, left us an account of the Roman victory over Queen
Boudicca in the year A.D. 60-61.
Yet undeniably, every community has a memory of itself. Not a history, nor an archive, nor
an authoritative record, but a living memory, an awareness of a collective identity woven of
a thousand stories.
Now, with the help of the Roman historian Tacitus, I shall tell you Queen Boudiccas story,
her-story
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Professionalism & Serendipity for Teachers:

Powerful Cognitive Learning
[Kindle Edition] http://goo.gl/61tLC

Serendipity is defined as, " A fortunate discovery made by luck." Many scientific
discoveries were made serendipitously: antibiotics, X-Rays, gravity, etc. The list could
stretch on for days.
Yet the nagging question is this one:
Was it really all due to serendipity? Just plain luck? Or was there something else at work,
something that had been done prior to the incident of serendipity?
As a teacher, the limited time and resources we have available demand that we make
professional development an intentional act, that is, if we are to derive maximum benefits
from our efforts, and ultimately, for our students.
This book offers plain, tried and tested, simple yet powerful, cognitive approach to
maximise the students and teachers learning, anywhere, anytime, by anybody...

Unlocking Reading For All Students

[Kindle Edition]
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This book shares reading fundamentals that were presented to a group of teachers at a
school where I worked, Colegio del Verbo Divino, in Las Condes, in the city of Santiago de
Chile.
In this sense, it has undergone actual practical application of the concepts presented.
Further, in terms of theory, this book aims to share research on reading, and more
importantly, how to help students unlock the key to a lifetime of pleasure and learning.
It does not seek to cause controversy, rather, it seeks to serve as a reference for the first
time teacher of reading and for the experienced teacher of reading who wishes to return to
the basics of reading, as defined by the National Reading Panel in 2000.

Teaching the Four Skills in EFL:

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Over the course of my teaching career I have learned much from observation and
experimentation with my students. I owe an eternal debt of gratitude for their willingness to
cooperate with me over the years. Thank you, dear students!
EFL Teachers: No matter how good a particular resource or lesson may be, in the end, there
is no substitute for the teachers own judgement about what works and what doesnt work
with your students.. In this spirit, I recommend the activities for teaching the four skills
contained within these pages.
Epilogue: A Personal Message
For the readers of my books
Thank you, one and all, individually and collectively, for buying my books. Your support
and your loyalty is greatly appreciated. Without you, I must honestly admit that I would
not have sat down to write as much and as often as I have. Reader(s) are inspirational for
writers, let there be no doubt about that. So please write a review for me. It helps, a lot.

As I look over the books I have written, I admit I am content with what I have written, and
how I have written. Firstly, What I have written is my life story, my autobiography, in
every line and in every word. It is full of life, a life lived, full of hopes and dreams, joys
and pleasure, and yes, failure and pain.
You will agree with me that I am human, with lots of deeds and qualities that I am proud
of, and an equal amount of deeds and qualities that give me much to strive for in the future,
namely, to become a better person, in spite of the difficulty that goal obviously entails.
My stories and my books about teaching reveal my way of thinking. I am dedicated, I am
motivated, I am a teacher. I love teaching English, and I equally love meeting teachers.
My books leave no doubt about the sincerity of my love for the profession of teaching, and
for my deep and abiding faith that we can do better, as teachers, if we help each other to
achieve the outer limits of our potential. The saying, Together we are better, has never
been more true than today, never more possible, than today. We have the tools and the
technology to do great things.
As a great man once said, If not now, when? If not here, where? If not you, who? Dag
Hammarskjld (19051961)
Ladies and Gentlemen, now is our time, today is our day. Though we may lose our way
when a strong wind blows, we must continue when the wind dies down. We can not wait
for someone else to come along, when we are already here.
Though we may lose faith when we are disappointed, we must regain that faith and press on
when the frustration subsides. Though we many have never been told how powerful we are,
we must trust in the knowledge that we are powerful, capable of great things, together. We
must never lose hope, for it is the source of ultimate goodness that we all possess.
In my books, hope, faith, power, all come together to answer the three questions asked by
Secretary-General Dag Hammerskjld:
If not now, When? We answer: Now. If not here, Where? We answer: Here. If not you,
Who? We answer: I. That is what my writing is all about, helping you to realise that what
we do now, right here, matters...
Thank you kindly, in advance, all of you, for buying my books, for writing a review. Its
the beginning of something wonderful, for you, for your students, for all of us...