In Your Hands: Nlp in Elt [Paperback]

Jane Revell (Author), Susan Norman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Delta Systems Co Inc (September 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1901564002
• ISBN-13: 978-1901564006
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,213,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NLP for English teachers, but ok for anyone, October 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: In Your Hands: Nlp in Elt (Paperback)

This book give a very good introduction to NLP techniques, the aim of which is to use in the English (as a foreign language)classroom but I find the simple techniques useful for myself. Not like other "self-help" books, as it lacks the hype. Anyone who works with students, or perhaps therapy of any kind will find it helpful and inspiring.

5.0 out of 5 stars rapport, January 6, 2011

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Stephen Pellerine (In a bookshelf somewhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Your Hands: Nlp in Elt (Paperback)

I think that the two review here, as of January 2011, are what I would expect to see here. I understand both sides but lean towards the higher end.

I think that after having taken a couple of formal professional development courses in NLP for TESOL that I can appreciate what the goals are and why. I used these ideas in Japan a lot, the ideas the 1 star reviewer refers to and my students loved it. They were truly riveted in authentic communication as the activities do ask a lot of deep personal questions - ones that would be addressed in self-help books. Such tasks stimulate personal involvement. Seriously meaningful discourse was the result and a lot of inner-class rapport building. I have also used some of the ideas in the Middle East at a Men's Technical College, and they enjoyed discussing the meanings behind the listening as a puzzle - and got better at it, deciphering the metaphors within.

So, for me - an easy 5. If you have not played with NLP as an ELT I would also suggest having a look, and if the book is coming with a CD or Cassettes the heavy price tag is more justifiable than if not.

Love it. The best thing is the level of rapport that can be developed.

2 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars out of my hands - into the hands of the used bookstore, October 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: In Your Hands: Nlp in Elt (Paperback)

Are you a Leo Buscaglia fan? Are you stimulated by books such as Life Strategies, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, or Take Time for Your Life? Do you think Oprah is an intellectual giant? If so, this is just your cup of tea.

For the rest of us, this book is not worth the time. It claims to explain how NLP techniques can be used in the ESL (ELT) classroom. What is NLP? Sorry to be so blunt, but to me, NLP is nothing but overblown self-help. I looked over two other books on NLP, and found nothing but generalities and a lot of nonsense. And they actually hold conferences on this stuff!

This book is filled with quotes and anecdotes I've already heard hundreds of times before. With the exception of a couple of exercises, everything in this book is obvious and too vague to be of any help. I've read many other books on ESL and this is by far the worst.

Want to read something really inspiring on ESL (ELT)? Try Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener. Try A Course in Language Teaching by Penny Ur. These two books are much better than In Your Hands.