Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

Author: Michelle Maxom

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-01-24

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0470745762

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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


How To Be an English Teacher Abroad

How To Be an English Teacher Abroad

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1647588413

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Have you ever thought about taking a year or two to travel abroad? If your answer is yes, then this is the perfect book for you. How To Be an English Teacher Abroad is an insider’s guide to living and working abroad. Whether you are a seasoned professional looking for a career change or a fresh university graduate who wants to explore the world, teaching English abroad is a great experience. This guide will take you through every aspect of teaching abroad step by step, along with helpful tips about how to make the most of living abroad. The guide includes: • Why you should decide to teach English abroad • Which countries are the best (and worst) to teach in • First-hand info about culture, food and travel abroad • Detailed instructions about how to create a first class lesson plan • Tricks to being a better teacher than anyone else out there • Insider knowledge about housing, job-seeking, finances and much more • Tips on how to get started with your teaching abroad experience • Help identifying the best teaching jobs and opportunities • Lots of advice and mistakes shared with you from the author’s personal experience • What teaching abroad can do for your future career With a different aspect of the world of teaching English abroad discussed in every chapter, this book is a comprehensive, easy to follow guide to help you on the road to success. About the Expert Emily Nemchick is an English writer who has lived in five different countries and currently resides in the United States. After gaining a degree from the University of Cambridge she decided to become an English teacher and signed up for a TEFL course in the Czech Republic. Emily spent a year teaching English in Prague, where she gained a great deal of firsthand knowledge about what it means to live, work and teach abroad. With teaching connections from Europe to Asia, there is little she doesn’t know about the world of TEFL. Emily lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, whom she met in Prague, and enjoys painting, reading and baking. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.


The Global Expatriate's Guide to Investing

The Global Expatriate's Guide to Investing

Author: Andrew Hallam

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-10-27

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1119020980

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Exploit your offshore status to build a robust investment portfolio Most of the world's 200 million expats float in stormy seas. Few can contribute to their home country social programs. They're often forced to fend for themselves when they retire. The Global Expatriate's Guide to Investing is the world's only book showing expats how to build wealth overseas with index funds. Written by bestselling author, Andrew Hallam, it's a guide for everyone, no matter where they are from. Warren Buffett says you should buy index funds. Nobel prize winners agree. But dangers lurk. Financial advisors overseas can be hungry wolves. They don't play by the same set of rules. They would rather earn whopping commissions than follow solid financial principles. The Global Expatriate's Guide To Investing shows how to avoid these jokers. It explains how to find an honest financial advisor: one that invests with index funds instead of commission paying windfalls. You don't want an advisor? Fair enough. Hallam shows three cutting edge index fund strategies. He compares costs and services of different brokerages, whether in the U.S. or offshore. And he shows every nationality how to invest in the best products for them. Some people want stability. Some want strong growth. Others want a dash of both. This book also answers the following questions: How much money do I need to retire? How much should I be saving each month? What investments will give me both strong returns, and safety? The Global Expatriate's Guide To Investing also profiles real expats and their stories. It shows the mistakes and successes that they want others to learn from. It's a humorous book. And it demonstrates how you can make the best of your hard-earned money.


English Rocks! 101 ESL Games, Activities, and Lesson Plans

English Rocks! 101 ESL Games, Activities, and Lesson Plans

Author: Greg Strandberg

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-07-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781499657739

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They're bored, they're tired, and they'd rather be anywhere else. That's no way to teach an ESL class, and no way to spend your time teaching abroad. So why not get things moving and shaking with something they actually like for a change? You can do just that with English Rocks! 101 ESL Games, Activities, and Lesson Plans. Make your ESL class the most popular in school today with 101 lesson ideas presented with 112 pictures to help explain them. Your students will love you, and your time as an ESL teacher will finally be headache-free. So toss out that ESL textbook and burn those boring English grammar sheets. Let your class find out why learning English Rocks!


Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics

Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics

Author: Eric H. Roth

Publisher: Chimayo Press

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0982617801

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This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing proverbs and quotations. The oral skills English textbook includes 45 thematic chapters, over 1,350 questions, 500 vocabulary words, 250 proverbs and American idioms, and 500 quotations. Designed for both adult education and intensive English language students, the conversations and activities deepen critical thinking skills and develop speaking skills essential to success in community college and university programs. Compelling Conversations has been used in classrooms in over 40 countries, recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, adopted by conversation clubs and private English tutors, and enjoyed by thousands of English students.


Study Abroad for Pre- and In-Service Teachers

Study Abroad for Pre- and In-Service Teachers

Author: Laura Baecher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780367654467

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By exploring the experiences of pre- and in-service teachers, this volume highlights the potential of international learning in promoting teachers' global and critical understandings of their roles as educators in an increasingly diverse and interconnected world.


101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online: Practical Ideas for ESL/EFL Teachers

101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online: Practical Ideas for ESL/EFL Teachers

Author: Jackie Bolen

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-28

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781393080060

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It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for online English classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your online English classes for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas for teaching English online with ESL teachers throughout the world. These are the activities and games she uses in her own online TEFL classes. In 101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own virtual classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. The handy teaching tips will help you avoid common pitfalls. Pick up a copy of the book if you want to... Have better online English classes Retain students and have them coming back for more of your lessons See lots of happy, smiling faces in classes Help students improve their English skills Keep things fresh and interesting Supplement teaching materials from popular online teaching platforms If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas for online English classes, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL online classes today. Buy the book to get new lesson plans for ESL online classes ready to go in minutes!


Grammar Fundamentals for Teaching English as a Foreign Language: A Teacher's Reference

Grammar Fundamentals for Teaching English as a Foreign Language: A Teacher's Reference

Author: International Tefl Academy Press

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780359255306

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Grammar Fundamentals for Teaching English as a Foreign Language: A Teacher's Reference aims to improve your knowledge of and confidence with the English language, including the terminology, form, and meaning of basic grammatical structures. The structures are presented within short vignettes about teaching abroad, including content that should be of interest for anyone in the field of TEFL. The book is designed to serve as a self-study grammar reference for the novice teacher of English grammar, but it can also serve as a review or to provide samples for more advanced grammarians.


Happy Time Go Fast

Happy Time Go Fast

Author: Wes Weston

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2012-12-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781480273429

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PUT YOURSELF IN THE SHOES OF A FIRST-TIME ENGLISH TEACHER AS SOON AS YOU OPEN THE BOOK! Humorous, informative, lighthearted and educational, Happy Time Go Fast takes you inside the classroom and standing in front of the students. Wes Weston shares amusing stories and anecdotes that illustrate his misadventures with discipline, classroom management, positive reinforcement, and even school romance. These experiences are then put into context against the serious backdrop of English education in South Korea where the English craze is uncanny. Happy Time Go Fast also takes you outside the classroom, examining what it?s like to live in a foreign country. From learning the Korean language to learning how to use chopsticks, from discovering the fascinating world of Konglish to discovering the tranquility of Korean saunas, Wes Weston reveals some of the cultural norms and quirks of life in South Korea. Whether you?re considering teaching English in Korea, or just intrigued by the thought of it, Happy Time Go Fast paints a vivid picture of a teacher?s life in Korea, folds it into a paper airplane, and sends you flying towards an overseas adventure.