{"product_id":"9781465381996","title":"Fred's Dilemma","description":"Terry Devlin has been a Management Consultant in Christchurch, New Zealand since moving from England in 1973. After his wife, Joan, died in 1999, Terry took up a new dimension with teaching English to overseas students mainly from South Korea, Japan and China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  He successfully completed a TESOL Course in 2001 and this complemented tertiary studies in English Language and Literature from Canterbury University where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Prior to that he was qualified and experienced in teaching management subjects and obtained a City and Guilds Teaching Diploma in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The reason for taking up ESOL was that, while taking homestay students for many years, he realised that one essential skill missing from most language schools’ curricula was the ability to use the English language effectively. Strong on grammar but limited on usefulness!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The English Conversation Centre started in 2000 and concentrated on Pronunciation, Reading, Speaking, Listening and Understanding. In looking for suitable material it was soon clear this was not available in the right form so Terry began creating his own exercises and writing his own stories for use in the classes. These range from Beginner, through Intermediate and to Advanced level and over all age groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Callum and Oliver Devlin (right) are two of Terry’s three grandsons and they have done the illustrations for the books. The twins have shown an aptitude for the arts and this shines out from the excellent drawings.","brand":"Xlibris NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173071110384,"sku":"9781465381996","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465381996_p0.jpg?v=1763684286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465381996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}