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воскресенье, 22 июня 2014 г.
The first thing you need to do is find interesting texts. No students want
to read if they have boring texts. If you can find real news stories or
magazine articles then that is much better but make sure the vocabulary and
grammar isn’t too difficult. You can also use excerpts from books or scripts,
or song lyrics, depending on the level of the group. Finding interesting texts for beginners can be more difficult. You need to reinforce the vocabulary they know rather than give them too many new words, which means it is difficult for them to understand the text. Of course you can use children’s picture books, but if you are teaching teenagers or adults these often won't be appropriate. And even kids' books can use a lot of new words. One option if you have a very low level class is to use the English Short Stories for Complete Beginners. This will help them read but won't give them complicated vocabulary.
Teaching your students to use dictionaries is important at every level. Either a bi-lingual dictionary or a picture dictionary for lower levels, or a single language dictionary for advanced students. Encourage them to look up words they don't know, and not guess them. If a student looks up a word, they are more likely to remember it, and you can be sure they understand the meaning.
In class, reading can become a little boring. You can make your reading lessons livelier by trying some of the following techniques. Most of them can be adapted to suit any level.
Running dictation
Put a short reading passage on a
wall somewhere. Students are in pairs, one goes to the text, remembers a
section of it, goes to their partner and repeats it. The seated partner writes
exactly what their ‘running' partner says. Check for spelling and punctuation
at the end.
Each pair of students has two connected texts. Each reads and then gives
their partner a summary of their text.
Comprehension questions
Instead of you giving the students the comprehension questions, get them
to write their own.
Memory quiz
Ask questions to see how much the students remember.
Re-arranging the text
Cut the text
up in sections. Place them around the class. Students work in small groups to
find a complete set and put them in order.
Grammar or vocabulary races
Ask them to
find an example of a certain grammar point or a synonym for another word. They
raise their hand when they find it. If you want your students to learn to read English then the most important thing they can do is practice. That isn't something you can force them to do. Make them aware of where they can get appropriate reading material and you will be giving them the best help you can.
суббота, 31 мая 2014 г.
How to Teach
English – the 10 Most Helpful Pieces of Advice
If you have studied an ESL teaching course you were probably given a lot of
advice on how to teach English by tutors, and by well-meaning friends,
colleagues or strangers. Sometimes it's too much to take in so here is what I
have found useful.
The 10 most helpful "How to teach English" pieces of advice:
The 10 most helpful "How to teach English" pieces of advice:
1. You don't
need to stick to a lesson plan.
This may come as a shock, but things will happen in
your classes that you don't expect! Students will finish some activities too
soon and take longer on others. Some things will be easy for them, and others
that you expect them to understand quickly will be tougher. It is more
important to be flexible than stick rigidly to something that isn't working.
2. You don't need to know all the answers.
Another
shock? I taught some classes where they asked me questions I couldn't answer
right then. I told them I would find out for them, and I did. As long as you
are honest, say you don't know, and then give the answers later, that's fine.
3. Every student is different.
Now, that
may be obvious, but so many teachers forget this when they are teaching and
treat each student in the same way. That won't work. Get to know your students,
their learning styles and their strengths and weaknesses. If possible, create a
variety of tasks to suit different students in the class.
4. You can't force students to learn, nor should you.
Teachers
often feel responsible if their students don't progress. You can give them the
tools for learning and inspire them to want to learn, but then it becomes the
individual student's responsibility to learn, not only yours.
5. Have a personality.
5. Have a personality.
Be
yourself. Let the students see you're a human being and not a teaching machine.
Laugh at yourself if you make mistakes. Bring humor into the classroom.
6. Be encouraging.
Error
correction is essential in the right circumstances, but if you correct every
mistake then you can easily destroy a student's confidence. Praise good work and never tell students they
are stupid. Students who think they are stupid lose motivation.
7. Balance your lessons between different skills.
A teacher
who teaches 90% grammar is not helping the students. Communication skills,
reading, writing, and vocabulary building are all as important as grammar.
Possibly even more important than grammar!
8. Keep an emergency resources box.
Include
games, paper, colored pencils, extra worksheets, magazines etc. This will be
invaluable if you need to add a new activity into the lesson or to extend
something the students are working on.
9. Give homework.
This is
controversial! You can't force students to do homework, but if you give them
the choice then they will feel encouraged and they can take responsibility for
their learning. It is really important to mark the homework if you do give it,
and not leave it on your desk for weeks.
10. Have fun!
If you
enjoy your lessons, then your students will too.
These are the pieces of advice that helped me learn how to teach English and I'm sure they will help you too!
These are the pieces of advice that helped me learn how to teach English and I'm sure they will help you too!
четверг, 29 мая 2014 г.
Teaching can be
a very rewarding career. Teaching in a virtual school is challenging, but it
can be a great career path for the right type of teacher. (Photo courtesy of
duvico.webs.com)
Teaching in a virtual school, such as Florida Virtual
School, could be a great opportunity and a wonderful fit for the right type of
teacher with an education degree. Oftentimes, the pay is equal to or greater than that
of a traditional classroom teacher. The online teacher still receives great
medical coverage as well. Not to mention the fact that as well as an online
student, an online teacher may teach from home, an office, and library or
wherever they may be.
While the benefits of teaching online are many, the
requirements are tight. In Florida, to teach public school, grades K through
12, it is required of the employee to hold a bachelor’s degree in a specific
subject and in education (specific subject areas being for the higher
grades). Above that, like college level and some high school subjects that are
advanced placement, it is required that the instructor has at least a master’s
degree in that subject area. This is the general criteria for public school and
most community colleges. For teaching in Florida Virtual School, which is only
K through 12, not only are the appropriate degrees required, it is also
required that the considered employee has one year successful teaching
experience (check out Florida Virtual School for more information about this).
Even with the benefits, teaching in an online school
like Florida Virtual School is tough work. It’s challenging. There are often
late nights, early mornings, and long hours. Teachers are expected to stay on
top of checking email and updating information in the online class at least
once or twice daily. Teachers need to be able to balance their work load and
manage their time. Some tips for time management for online teachers can be
seen here. And this is why the benefits are so great. Teachers in a virtual school
are able to create and design their online classroom. They get to implement
online resources and implement interactive tools to build and deliver lessons
and activities. There is also the benefit of using a multitude of
internet-based tools to stay in contact with students. Skype, live and voice
chats, and webcasts are a few of the ways that teachers and their students in
the class can connect. Even if the class is miles apart, the teacher can
facilitate community in a virtual school classroom. K12 online school offers a page to view some sample lessons so the
teacher can get an idea of what it will be like to teach in that environment.
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