Learning how to teach
ESL & Activities
Books for new English Teachers
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
_Benjamin Franklin_
This book is an easy to use introduction to teaching English to children in elementary grades. It offers advice and practical teaching tips while building teachers' confidence in their ability to use classroom English effectively. The audio CD gives examples of language from actual classrooms.
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The book covers the essentials of classroom management, teaching vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, writing and pronunciation. There are also chapters on error correction, learner independence, learner variation, planning (including several full lesson plans), teaching in different contexts ESOL, one-to-one, business, and young learners, and professional development. The appendices contain a summary of terminology to describe grammar, and also the form and main uses of many verb patterns. The book is ideal for people enrolling on, or following a Cambridge CELTA course, a Trinity College London certificate in TESOL course or any other pre-service EFL course.
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100 TESOL Activities is a teacher training manual and activity guide that has been used by teacher training groups from Korea, China, Japan, Iraq, Peru, Mexico and many other parts of the world as part of the popular TESOL Certificate Program: Teach English Now! from Coursera and Arizona State University. Designed to be practical, these techniques support the general need to communicate, interact, and make language come alive in the classroom.The manual is organized into 3 distinct parts.• The first section introduces teachers to some of the most common activities in English language teaching, followed by activities categorized by reading, writing, listening, and speaking.• The second section provides a unique model of lesson planning. This adaptable model helps teachers prepare organized routines to make classes more effective and easier to prepare.• The third section includes photocopiable worksheets for the activities described in the manual.
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