Tesol Methodology Course

Classroom based TESOL trainees will be given a course manual for the following areas of the course: Our high quality, unique TESOL course materials are the basis for the input sessions during the course and will provide trainees with valuable reference resources for future teaching. We provide course handbooks and materials, including an A4 folder which should be organized as follows: This course log forms a record of the progress made through the course and should be tidy and professional in appearance. The log will be inspected on a weekly basis and used for moderation purposes. Throughout the course input sessions you will receive numerous handouts and will also take your own notes as well. We suggest dividing the file under the following headings: We highly recommend the following...  [Read more]

  Our final methodology is accredited to Jeremy Harmer and it's known by the letters ESA. Around 1998, Jeremy Harmer produced a book called "How to teach English" and basically what Harmer did, is a background to this book is to do what we have done today and to work through all of the different methodologies that have come about over the last 300 years. He highlighted for each of those methodologies what was good about it, what was positive and what didn't appear to work and then put all of the positive things into a melting pot and came out with this methodology, which he called ESA. It's a three-stage methodology, where each of the letters represents a particular phase of the lesson. The first one being called the engage phase, the second the study phase and the final one the...  [Read more]

  Before we move on to the final methodology for today, let's just recap and see where we are at this point in time. We're looking at different learning methodologies. Each of those methodologies takes its premise from being somewhere on this particular spectrum of ?nature versus nurture? and where we are on this spectrum gives us a starting point for the background or theory to that particular methodology. So, we?ve had a look starting in the 17th century and the classical method and moving on as the ideas of psychology developed to various methods, such as audiolingualism, the silent way, Suggestopedia and TPR. Each of these showing a development as knowledge about learning increased and each of these takes a different starting point on our English spectrum. Below you can read...  [Read more]

  A final example is going to be an example of a patchwork ESA lesson and remember we said the form of this particular lesson will start with and engage always and will finish with and activate and there'll be some variation of E, S and A within the brackets here. So we're going to generate our patchwork ESA lesson as follows. Starting with the engage, the students are going to look at holiday photos and talk about what they like and don't like from what they see. From that, we're going to move directly into an activate phase and what the students are going to do is to make comments about holiday brochures and try to act out a role-play between the travel agent and a customer. Again, as this is taking place, the teacher will be moving around and looking for gaps in knowledge in...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the ESA methodology of teaching. In our teaching methodologies section, we briefly had a look at what ESA was about, but in this presentation, we're going to look in greater detail about that particular methodology. This particular methodology is accredited to Jeremy Harmer from his "Practice of English language Teaching" book. It's a three-stage methodology and what we're going to do is to look at the purpose of each one of these stages and some typical activities that take place during those stages. So, the first stage is known as the engage and its sole purpose, as the name implies, is to get the students talking and thinking in English. There is no reason whatsoever, when these students come to your class, that they should have said a...  [Read more]

  And so on to the final phase of the ESA lesson, which is called the activate phase. What we have done so far, if you remember, is to engage the students, to get them talking and thinking in English, where possible we've elicited the teaching point from the students and covered any gaps in knowledge to make sure that the teaching point has been fully covered and then we've checked understanding of that teaching point by asking targeted and specific questions. Usually the types of activities that we've done for the study phase will involve using a single word in order to answer those questions correctly this, however, is not how language is actually used. When we use language, we always use it in some form of context. So the purpose of the activate activity is to put that teaching...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our ESA Methodology series. The ESA methodology consists of three stages. In this series, we look at the individual purposes of each stage and typical activities for each stage. This second video introduces the study phase of ESA. The purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check the understanding of that material.The second stage or phase of the lesson is known as the study phase and really the purpose of this phase is to cover the actual teaching of the lesson and to check understanding of that material. Typically in an ESA lesson, the study phase will have two parts. The first phase of the study is to cover the actual teaching component in what's known as the board work and what we try to do in the board work phase is to...  [Read more]

  The next example is going to be that of a boomerang lesson and remember the structure is like this. So, again, we're going to start with an engage phase and for our engage, the students are just going to have a discussion about jobs. What happens at interviews and so on and so forth. So, during that engage phase, what we'd hope to do is to elicit some useful language about jobs and interviews and the types of questions that are being asked. Then, we're going to move immediately into an activate activity and this is going to involve a role-play. So, we'll break the students into pairs. One will be an interviewer, the other will be an interviewee and they'll generate the language that that role-play will produce. What the teacher can do whilst that is taking place is to go around...  [Read more]

  Now an example of a straight arrow ESA lesson for our engage phase. What we're going to do is to show the students a video of animals and they are going to say what they like about those animals and try to create a list of some more. So, remember what we're trying to do here is to get the students talking and thinking in English. We're using a typical engage activity, which is to create a list and we try to make sure that all the students have been involved in some way in creating those lists. Moving on to the study phase, the first part is going to be the board work and the teacher is going to try to elicit from the students what each of those animals can and can't do. Typically, what the students will say is just single words, so "run," "jump," "fly," etc. What we would then...  [Read more]

  This particular methodology is known as a straight arrow ESA lesson. If every single lesson that we undertook with our students was a straight arrow ESA lesson then it is quite possible that the students would be able to predict what is going to come up next and whilst this is good for the lower level students, then it could potentially become a little bit boring for our higher level students. So what Harmer did in his ideas about ESA, was to generate two other types of ESA lesson that we can use to try and generate a little bit more interest. So, the other two types of ESA lesson that we can follow: The first is known as a boomerang lesson and the second is known as a patchwork lesson and what we're going to do is to have a look at those other types of ESA lesson in a little bit...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Indonesia Probolinggo 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 learned that the first lesson is critical with regards to setting the tone and establishing what can be expected of the class. There are 2 types of class that the teacher will encounter when giving his first lesson. One where the students already know each other and are familiar with the ESA methodolgy, and the other where the students will be meeting their fellow students and yourself for the first time and have no concept of the ESA methodology. In the first class it is important for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Cost TESOL Diploma 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.W. – U.S.A. said: The most important thing I have learned from this course has been the ESA methodology. Before taking this course I had no idea how to even approach teaching ESL or any other class. But the ESA methodology and its various models (straight arrow, boomerang, etc.) have provided me with a blueprint that I see myself using every day that I teach. The lesson plans go hand in hand with the ESA methodology, and I see myself writing up lesson plans each day. Over time, I will probably be more...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kashiwa Japan 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 helped me understand the importance of testing and the different types of tests, all of which are designed to properly place students based on their skills-level and experience with the language. Testing results will assist the teacher in the design of a road map which will help insure student engagement, progress, and success. Otherwise, students may become frustrated and give up.Unit three gives a nice overview of different teaching methods, before explaining why the ESA...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Poland Radom 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: Though there are many approaches to teaching methodology in TEFL/TESOL. These methods are grammar-translation, audio – lingualism, \"PPP\" (presentation, practice, and production), task-based learning, CLT (Communicative Language Teaching), suggestopaedia, the Lexical approach and \"ESA\" (engage, study and activate). In this chapter ESA methodology and its applications has been discussed. It provides vast knowledge and ideas for ESA lessons. ESA is slightly different in that it is designed to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Italy Syracuse 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 described a variety of teaching methodologies, their pluses and minuses, effective ways to apply them in the classroom, examples, etc. The methodologies outlined are: grammar-translation, audio-lingualism, PPP, task-based, communicative, CLL, the silent way, suggestopaedia, and the lexical approach. Each methodology has pluses and minuses, but the teacher's personality, the culture of the students, and their needs will dictate the best one. A main portion of this unit was dedicated to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Ontario United States 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 have learned a lot this unit. There are different methodologies used in teaching, dating back from the 1700 till today. Each methodology was founded on a theory and has its pluses and minuses. The most recent methodology is the ESA created by Jeremy Harmer. This methodology actually works in the classroom and for all different levels of learners. I have also learned much about the correction techniques that should be followed by the teacher.This grammar lesson talks about modal auxilary...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Harrison 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: Teaching themes can be done through a range of methodologies, namely; case studies, frameworking, problem based learning, use of games, computer aided language learning and though using Speech Act Theory. Deciding on the relevant methodology is important as it determines how you construct your lesson plan and communicate the relevant information. One must take into consideration the level of the class as well as the potential for interest that each methodology could evoke; for example a case study...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Indianapolis Indiana 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 lesson I learned teaching methods such as Grammar-Translation, Presentation, Practice and Production and Task-based learning among others. I also learned that the Engage-Study-Activate(ESA) Methodology is most effective for new teachers of English. I also learned the different activities that can be used in each stage of this methodology. The difference between a mistake and an error was also taught and the three(3)occasions when it is relevant to correct. These occasions are: If the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Baltimore 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: S.S. - Italy said: I learned from the Unit 3 theories, methods and techniques that are very important to know as a future teacher. It is really important to analyze and to use the most appropriate ones in order to get the best results. The course provided me with a lot of information about EFL methodology, mistakes and feedback and an easy description for me to assimilate and understand it all. It is important for me to remember that each methodology has good and bad points and that there is no clear answer about...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Kenbridge Viriginia 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 covers teaching theories and methodologies. It is interesting to note the various methods that have been proposed and used over many years, including the Classical Method, which I recognise as the method used in my own experience of learning French at secondary school. It is pleasing to note that this course is based upon the ESA methodology, which presents as a robust system for language learning using positive methods to motivate students, expose them to the language, and provide...  [Read more]