Communication between humans is an extremely complex and ever-changing phenomenon, but there are certain generalizations that we can make about the majority of communicative events and these will have particular relevance for the learning and teaching of languages...
The overview of the content of this unit was to show how difficult it is to teach English and to give examples of what will be covered in the class material...
Both videos have the same setting, same students and teacher, however the outcomes are completely different, mostly due to the attitude of the teacher who was definitely not enjoying his time there and had the students confused and feeling stupid...
In this unit it is pointed out that there are 4 things students need to do with a new language; that is; be exposed to it, understand its meaning, understand how it's constructed and be able to practice and produce it...
The content of this unit begins with the different roles of the teacher to a group or individual learner, it also goes onto the differing roles and motivations of learners encountered in the Business English environment and differing levels, advantages and disadvantages of teaching adults...
In this lesson, I learned about the difficulties and nuances of teaching pronunciation, which a majority of English learners view as the most difficult aspect of learning English...
When teaching a new language to a class, teachers must differentiate between vocabulary, grammar, and language functions, and then consider which ESA format is most appropriate...
Pronunciation is often neglected by teachers because it can be difficult for native speakers themselves to make sense of it - Why does \"broth\" sound different in \"brother,\" and why is \"heard\" pronounced differently from \"beard?\" Pronunciation, however, is critical for English students, not only to help them sound intelligent, but also to allow them to actually communicate their points...
The purpose of this unit is to explain the complexities of correctly pronouncing words of the English language and the different meanings they carry depending on the context they're used in as well as ways they're pronounced...