Description
Book SynopsisFour 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'.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Getting Started in TEFL 7
Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 9
Chapter 2: Looking at What TEFL Teachers Actually Do 19
Chapter 3: Examining Courses, Qualifications and Jobs 31
Part II: Putting Your Lesson Together 47
Chapter 4: Starting from the Beginning: Planning the Lesson 49
Chapter 5: Standing in the Spotlight: Presenting to the Class 67
Chapter 6: Holding the Reins and Letting Them Loose – Giving Students Practice 85
Chapter 7: Giving Correction and Feedback 101
Chapter 8: Being Materialistic! Using Course Books and Other Materials 115
Chapter 9: Who’s The Boss around Here? Managing Your Classroom 125
Part III: Teaching Skills Classes 137
Chapter 10: Taken as Read: Teaching Reading Lessons 139
Chapter 11: Write or Wrong? Teaching Writing Lessons 157
Chapter 12: What Accent? Teaching Pronunciation 171
Chapter 13: Setting Their Tongues Wagging: Speaking and Discussion 183
Chapter 14: In One Ear, Out the Other: Learning To Listen 195
Part IV: The Grammar You Need to Know – and How to Teach It 209
Chapter 15: Stop Press! Student to Deliver Sentence 211
Chapter 16: Feeling Tense? Sorting Out Verb Tenses 227
Chapter 17: Exploring More Important Verb Structures 247
Part V: What Kind of Class Will I Have? 263
Chapter 18: Putting Students to the Test 265
Chapter 19: Getting Specific: Teaching Just One Student and Business English 275
Chapter 20: Getting Youth on Your Side: Coping with Younger Learners 283
Chapter 21: Making the Grade: Handling Exam Classes 299
Chapter 22: Distinguishing Monolingual and Multi-lingual Classes 317
Part VI: The Part of Tens 333
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Liven Up an English Lesson 335
Chapter 24: Ten Great Resources for TEFL Teachers 341
Appendix A: Lesson Plan Templates 349
Appendix B: TEFL Locations around the World 355
Index 363
