Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

von Michelle Maxom

400 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Learn to: - Put an EFL course programme together from scratch - Let your students loose in skills classes – from reading to listening - Deliver grammar lessons in a logical and intuitive way - Cope with different age groups and capabilities Your one-stop guide to a career that will take you places If you thought that teaching a language that's second nature to you would be easy, think again! Explaining grammar, or teaching correct pronunciation while simultaneously developing your own skills as a teacher can be a huge challenge. Whether you're on a training course or have already started teaching, this book will help launch your career and give you the confidence and expertise you need to be a brilliant teacher. - Make an educated decision – decide between the various courses, qualifications and job locations available to you - Start from scratch – plan well-structured lessons and develop successful and effective teaching techniques - Focus on skills – from reading and writing, to listening and speaking, get your students sounding and feeling fluent - Get your head around grammar – teach students to put sentences together, recognise tenses and use adjectives and adverbs - All shapes and sizes – tailor your lessons to younger learners, one-to-ones, exam classes and Business English learners Open the book and find: - TEFL, TESOL, EFL – what all the acronyms mean - The best course books and materials to supplement your teaching - Advice on running your class and handling difficulties - Lesson plans that you can use in the classroom - Activities and exercises to keep your students on their toes - Constructive ways to correct and assess your students' performance - Ways to inject some fun into your classes - Insider information on the best jobs around the world 'An invaluable manual for anyone thinking of embarking on a TEFL journey. Michelle Maxom's step-by-step guide provides practical tips to get you started and offers key advice to help unleash the creative English language teacher within.' – Claire Woollam, Director of Studies & a Teacher Trainer at Language Link London

• ISBN: 9780470745762
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.01.2012
• Größe: 234 x 203 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc