Books For Learners Of English

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Cixi China and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit fourteen was a brief lesson that taught about the use of course books and appropriate lesson material. After studying this lesson and considering my prior learning and teaching experience I would say that the use of course books are effective only when used as a guide. The course book can aid to keep the learner and the teacher on a well developed and organized path. Using a course book becomes problematic on the learning experience when the teacher relies to heavily on the book and does not do...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pingdingshan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R.R. - Spain said: Course books are the set of teaching materials used for teaching and learning a language. These usually includes student's book, workbook, teacher's book, cassettes, videos, and other reading books like test books, learner's dictionary and vocabulary flashcards. There are some issues among educators with regards to the use of course books. So, in this unit, it provides information as to examine the issues and to let the teacher see the advantages and disadvantages of using course books....  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Roseville Michigan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit addresses both advantages and disadvantages of materials and coursebooks. General class material can be created or authentic. Created resources are meant to be graded to the students level whereas Authentic resources are normally more relevant (if chosen wisely), appealing, and they promote in the learners a general sense of empowerment to tackle real-life language. Course-books can provide the appropriate and levelled classes' structure, inclusive of tests and review; however, these type...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Goshen Utah and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit talks about course materials to be used in a language classroom. Authentic material is apt but cannot be used for foreign learners initially. So graded course books that provide a syllabus to suit the learners at different levels are preferred. Course books have their advantages and disadvantages and it is up to the teacher to use them judiciously. A teacher can also create material to suit the learners and the lesson but it cannot be done by all teachers. Some creative teachers opt for it but it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Honghu and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R.B. - Korea said: Course-books are an integral part of teaching any foreign language. There are useful for teachers and students alike. Oftentimes, the excessive use of course books becomes a controversial issue. Hence, it is preferable for teachers to use supplementary materials to make the lesson sound more thorough and beneficial. Course materials are divided into twofold, either authentic or created materials. Authentic materials mean the use of concrete tools including auditory, visual, written and spoken...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Huaibei China and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: this unit is about how to find the best books and how to use them. but any way if you find a good book with good balance of all receptive and productive skills you can't use this book all the time without changes with all students. Because all books are written for general group of students not for specific one. you need just based your lessons on the teacher's book, not to follow this book all the time, because of students' age, level, motivation and native language. so in my lessons i always take...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Good TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: K.S. – U.S.A. said: This course has given me the knowledge to be able to plan my lessons based on the Engage, Study, Activate method so that my students are getting the most out of their classes. This allows me to adapt the lessons provided from the course book to this method so that my students do not get bored with the repetition of the course book but still have the structure of using it. This course has given me a review of english grammar which is very helpful to show me what I need to review...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Yinchuan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The course book is a precious help for the teacher and the student, but sometime, it is necessary integrate its with extra lesson material. A good teacher has to be able to understand if the course book suits for the leaners and when it is necessary provide own materials to supplement or replace some unit of the course book. For many students the material prepared by the teacher is more easy and interesting, because it is focused on the skills of the students. The materials are divided in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Oklahoma and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.O. – U.S.A. said: This unit dealt with the use of course books and materials in the classroom. I learned that there are advantages and disadvantages to using course books. Some advantages being that it is quicker than creating your own lessons from scratch, that students expect some sort of text book and that they are set for each level. This is especially good for new and inexperienced teachers. Some disadvantages: they may become too boring if overused, they can't possibly cover all the needs and...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Malappuram India and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The unit is about past simple tenses, past continuous tenses, past perfect tenses and past perfect continuous tense. It is a critical unit because apart from informing how to construct grammatically correct past tense sentences, it also points out the kind of error I should expect from my students, and hence I can address these areas as I teach to minimise the changes of my students making this errorIn this unit we discussed the pros and cons and usage of course books in lesson...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Oregon City Oregon and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: A lesson cannot be imagined without marerials being used in a class, therefore it's extremely important for a teacher to be able to choose appropriate and relevant books and materials for their classes. With some students authentic materials, such as weather forecast, menu or radio programs, may be used, but a teacher must choose them carefully so as to build students' confidence rather than discourage them. Apart from that, a teacher can give created material for their students, unit 14 provides...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hyde Park Utah and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focuses on the variety of materials that teachers can use to aid their students? progress in the classroom. It covers the differences between authentic and created materials and how to use course books effectively. I have learnt that that text books are normally written for a general audience, therefore the teacher is required to select appropriate work for the students suiting their individual needs. it's important to realize the the course book may have been selected prior to my teaching...  [Read more]

Children's Books in the English Classroom What native speaker didn’t have the chance to learn to read with bright colorful pictures and fonts larger than your chubby fingers? You felt like the smartest child in the world when you finished that big 50-page book. You were a super sleuth detective because if you didn’t know what a word meant you could figure it out through the illustrations. You were the fastest reader in the world because you turned the pages so quickly you didn’t even notice there wasn’t that much written on each page. I think our English students should also have this great opportunity to have the same self-esteem building experience. Children’s literature is great pedagogically because it uses a vocabulary appropriate for beginning English learners. Sentence...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Liaoyuan China and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covered special groups, like business classes or young learners and the special requirements/characteristics of teaching such groups. Generally I believe it is good to consider your audiences and what they want out of your lessons. Personally what I thought was extremely strange was this unit suggested that if you thought children experienced abuse all you could do was tell the school and leave it to them (page 7). This is in some cases not only immoral but also illegal. For the rest this...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Malta New York and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit talked about the course books and lesson materials. It went v=over where to get games and activities for the class, I believe it listed two websites. Additionally, it gave examples of these activities. I liked how it gave me a website to make my own crosswords so that I can customize them to the week's pertinent material. Later in the unit, it talked about the advantages and disadvantages of using course books. It also went over how to use the course books for the class and how to be flexible...  [Read more]