At the beginning of my ESL teaching career, much of the time I spent preparing lesson plans was making sure that I thoroughly understood the English language concept I was going to teach. I studied numerous ESL grammar books and scoured the internet looking for help to understand the topics ...
the right beginning of the lesson always sets the right mood for the rest of it, doesn’t it? So recently I got a little tired of just informal chit-chat during the first minutes of my one-to-one lessons, and it got me thinking, what else can I do? Here is what I’ve come up...
Teaching ESL to Adults Experiences, resources, grammar tips, lessons plans, and more from an English as a Second Language Tutor. Also, notes on teaching one-on-one and being self-employed. This is the ESL Tutoring Business book I've been working on for eight years! This book was written ...
Most teachers who begin teaching English as a foreign language in kindergarten think how easy it is going to be to teach this age group. Soon they discover that the task isnot easy at all.Early language learners have to be interested, constantly animated, and involved in a variety of fun ...
English (Second LanguageSecond Language InstructionTeaching MethodsPhonological AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessAll over the World most effective methods for teaching reading to beginning-level adults have been applied. My continuing challenge has been to determine how reading acquisition research can be applied to...
Teaching English to adults abroad Teaching kids comes with a lot of upsides. Not least, the fact that a child’s brain can soak up information like a sponge, meaning you’ll get a real sense of accomplishment seeing them acquire a new language under your incredible tutelage. Of course, yo...
Teens are naturally very self-centred, which means their thoughts and actions relate directly to themselves. Take the time to get to know your students, their likes and interests – even if you do this through a very informal chat with them at the beginning of your lessons. This will help...
send the message that each student is creative, curious, and capable of doing grade level math in the beginning of the year. support teachers to notice and build on what students know and can do. increase opportunities for students to access grade level content. We hope these choices lead ...
DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults): An evenhigher-end teaching certificationfrom Cambridge University. This is the next step after the CETLA, and after you've been teaching for a few years. TrinityCert TESOL: Usually referred to as a “Trinity” in job ads, this is ano...
I remember hearing how well behaved Chinese children were and thinking in that moment what a load of BS that was. I guess it’s nice to know that, universally, kids will be kids no matter what culture they’ve been raised in. So after three failed activities, I was beginning to get ...