Module2

TEACHING ENGLISH.

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"To be a successful career ESL teacher you can look at the stages most teachers go through. The start can be wonderful or ugly. It depends on your preparation. Many successful career ESL teachers tutored while they finished their university and teacher education programs. As a tutor you can really learn how to help a student. You can see their struggles and provide the solutions.

The next step is the classroom. The leap from one student to 15 is major and requires all the theory and methodology necessary to operate as a classroom professional. You have to do this in person. Get the practicum supervision and corrections necessary to teach ESL professionally." Article taken from this web page, "http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/newesl.html"

As you can see, since I’m an English teacher, I’ve decided to place here this video about teaching techniques, and the article about how to succeed in teaching English as a Second Language. This video is an example of an excellent tool that can be utilize by a teacher with not so much experience in the field. It clearly shows how you can apply your native intuition into a teaching technique. I like this video because the teacher takes the time to explain to the prospect teachers what they should do before getting into the class; the preparation needed in order to be successful in a class. About the Podcast, I chose a conversation in which they are talking about psychological disorders. I think this can be pefectly used to enhance the vocabulary of intermediate-to-advanced students. This podcast webpage has loads of different areas that can be used in class. Unfortunately, the widget just let me copy the website. It’s certain that each of us, teachers, end up building our own method of teaching which gets perfected through each class. We make mistakes and learn from them, but we can definitely be better if we dedicate some time to preparation. This is when new technologies can be very helpful. With your pc and Internet connection, you can do lots of research and maximize your time. I am very glad I’m getting in touch with all these new resources, and I intend to use them as efficiently as I can from now on.