ESL Deveolpment Course - Content
This ESL teacher development course consists of a series of articles. They deal with what is essential to understand concerning the behavior of our learners in the classroom. I hope teachers will, from now on, save time preparing and no longer feel frustrated, disappointed, or depressed by what happens during their classes.
These articles are intended for teachers whose students have studied English for at least two years, in other words, who are not complete beginners. It is not a substitute for formal courses, which give certification or other diplomas valid in the workplace. I only wish to help teachers who cannot afford those official online or face-to-face courses.
We will look at what students like and don’t like doing and offer ideas about how to gain the respect of your students and get them to be autonomous learners. We will suggest activities to enhance enjoyment in class by using songs and implementing intense pairwork. If students are appropriately engaged with their work, show enthusiasm, and realize progress, their smartphones will not tempt them.
Concerning student passiveness and lack of class participation, we have to address the situation from the student’s point of view—the importance of innovation and how to test and grade students reasonably to encourage them to progress. Most of the ideas come from QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book Version 2.0, which is currently unavailable.
I am willing to come to your school or institution and organize workshops with your colleagues. If you have questions about such seminars, you can contact me here.
The articles so far…
A Development Course for ESL Teachers (Free)
ESL Development Introduction: More about the course content
ESL Development 1: Things students don’t like to do in class
ESL Development 2: Things students like to do in class
ESL Development 3: What ESL students are willing to do provided…
ESL Development 4: An easy way to use songs in the ESL classroom
ESL Development 5: How can I speak up when I don’t speak English that much?
ESL Development 6: Never change a winning game—Be an actor in a show
ESL Development 7: Grading a talk or oral activity
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