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I hope to be returning to the class room in k-12 TESL,(formerly secondary English) I would like to start doing some reading on methods, terminology, etc.
before I begin signing up for classes. Any recommendations in the foundation of TESL, that I can could get a head start with?
These look at the various methods in use:
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman
Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching by Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers
new to field 
Linear Mode
