English Reading Books

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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Huaihua 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 14 talks about course books and lesson materials. Course books consist of student’s book, workbook, cassettes, teacher’s book, videos and graded reading books. This unit shows the four different options for course book use. They are: omit, replace, supplement and adapt. I have learnt the advantages and disadvantages of using course books. I have learnt how to use course books in a better way. I have learnt how to analyse a course book according to certain factors which are:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cottage Grove Wisconsin 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: From this unit, I have learnt how to use course books and lesson materials, and what's the advantages and disadvantages of the course books. The course books provide a balanced mix of grammar, vocabulary and other skills ( e.g. reading, writing, speaking and listening ). Therefore, when we use the course books, we need to take advantage of that, sometimes, we'd like to omit, replace the unsuitable material, we may want to add extra material to the course book. And also I get an idea how to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Istanbul 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.M. – U.K. said: I have learned about course book and lesson material. There are two types of course material used by teachers its authentic and created material. Authentic material are real and more interesting and motivating, It is made to the interest of a particular group of students and students gain confidence when they understand them. These include programs, magazines, newspapers, songs, poems etc. Created material is designed by teachers to replace or supplement materials from a course book. ...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Middletown Pennsylvania 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: There are two categories of materials. The first one is authentic materials, which are programs, magazines, newspapers, songs, poems etc. The second - created materials, such as crosswords, word search puzzles, role-play cards, flashcards etc. Course books are the teaching and studying materials, which are student's book, workbook, audio and video materials, teacher's book/ guide, plus reading books, test book, learner dictionary, vocabulary flashcards as a part of the teaching-studying set....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Baranagar 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 started with a very good introduction about English learners' levels and different types of beginners. That was vert useful as I didn't know before reading this unit that there are different types of beginners. Furthermore, since I'm an elementary teacher, I benefited a lot from the advantages and disadvantages of teaching children. The advice regarding the DOs and DON'Ts was very beneficial as well as the reasons behind misbehaving and what is usually the teacher's fault and what's...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Blooming Valley Pennsylvania 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 course books and lesson materials. As the use, suitability and effectiveness of course books depend on the school, teacher, students and the particular course book, a teacher will always have to supplement some of his or her own materials to improve his or her class. Created materials are commonly provided to support the course book with self-made or handpicked material that is graded to the student level. Authentic materials on the other hand are real and therefore more...  [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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Scottsdale Arizona 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: I thought the layout of the lesson was a bit confusion. Unit 11 dealt with listening and reading while Unit 12 dealt with speaking and writing. While the two pdf files correctly separated the receptive skills from the productive skills - it was the video that was confusing at first. While reading Unit 11 and watching the video it was confusing since the video focused on productive skills first then receptive skills. I was not sure if the Unit 11 test would cover only the receptive skills. My...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pengzhou 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: M. M. - Japan said: In this unit, I have learned about the use of books and materials in the teaching of English namely , how useful are books and materials and the differences between authentic materials and created materials as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Course books have their advantages, the main one in my opinion being the fact that they have been tried and tested before publication. Using the book year after year will reinforce that point. Their main disadvantage centers around the point of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Trinity Texas 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: English speakers can specify by their choice of verbs whether an action or situation is over, whether it is happening at the moment of speaking, and if it will continue into the future. There are four types of present tenses: present simple (subject + base form verb, eg I read.), present continuous (subject + auxiliary verb 'be' + base form verb + ing, eg I am reading.), present perfect (subject + auxiliary verb 'have' + past participle, eg I have read two books.), and present perfect continuous (subject...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hezhou 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: O.S. - Russia said: This unit covers the usage of lesson materials in the classroom. There are two types of materials and both have their advantages and disadvantages. First, authentic materials which provides students with real life lessons are newspapers, books, media etc. The disadvantages of authentic materials are that they may be too difficult for EFL students and the materials can't be graded. The second category is created materials. It's advantages are it can be graded and it is designed for EFL students....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hechi 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 has given me a thorough and precise knowledge about the present tense, and it's different forms. Specifically the knowledge about the situations where we use different forms of the present tense. The changing of the verb forms in different situations, the use of auxiliary/helping verbs and the role they play in making positive and negative and well as interrogative sentences. For me the special thing that I learned was the confusion between the usage of has and have. I'm a more competent...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Buckeye 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: The receptive skill which is consist of two parts listening and reading just as important as speaking and writing. In my opinion, we start everything from the listening part. When we listen to something whether it is entertaining or simply informative, we memorize and mimic the way the other people form their words and save it in out mind. Reading on the other hand needs a little bit more effort to do. For students who like to read, well reading would be easy for them. But for others, it could be a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Silverhill Alabama 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: These receptive teaching skills play an important role in my educational field and I use reading and listening everyday. When I read a book, I read without stopping or translating unfamiliar words to me. I try to understand the meaning of the story at the end. But I notice that children learn more quickly than adults. My students are young English language learners. They listen attentively when I read a book and ask endless questions which may not always be grammatically correct. Also, they show...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Poltava Ukraine 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: In this chapter, we talked about course books and lesson materials. Before reading this chapter, I barely thought about the the disadvantages of the course book. Using course book is convenient for both students and teachers.I am one of the teachers who like course book. But this unit makes me to think about the disadvantages again while I was using the course book.Unit 1 BE 001 - Course Introduction - gives us detailed information about business English and teaching English. We can find...  [Read more]

  Let's just consider next, when using these resource books, the student book, the workbook and the teachers resource book, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using those types of materials? Well, firstly, the main advantage perhaps of using these types of material is that it's quicker than actually creating your own. Secondly, the course books that you will get will be graded for a particular level. So there'll be a set of books for the starter level, a set of books for the elementary level and so on and so forth. So you know that the activities and materials in there will have been graded for level. The use of the book can also offer continuity so that the syllabuses have been covered in a particular way by the book itself and are presented in a logical order....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kumbakonam 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: This unit has shown different ways of formulating sentence structure and meaning using the different forms of present tense. It helps to identify what form of present tense one should use when describing certain actions and questions in the English language. I have learned the difference between present simple tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense.This unit looks at a variety of materials that teachers can use to aid their students'...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mishan 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: In this unit we learn how to teach receptive skills- reading and listening. The important skills are listed, like predictive skills, detailed information, scanning or skimming. It is very useful to know, as teachers we should be aware of them. We should teach our students all the skills, guide them how to do it in foreign language. I also found out what topics, tasks and language we should use to teach receptive skills.This section covered the different advantages and disadvantages of course...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fort Bragg California 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: Every teacher examines the students at the beginning of the school year. It helps the teacher to know the students level. Personally, I would give to my students some leveled book to read to me, so I would know the accuracy and fluency level of the student. Then I would ask the student to talk about that book to check his/her comprehension skills. If she/he is not confident to speak then I would give a paper to write or draw pictures of a story. My opinion as ESL teacher is to start testing by...  [Read more]