Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

Four hundred million people speak English as a native language and there are currently over one billion people learning it. English is the first choice for people looking to study a second language, and is seen by many as the world's 'universal language'.

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

Pages: 396

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