Tuesday, July 1, 2014
A question to Teacher of English as a foreign language.?
A question to Teacher of English as a foreign language.?
Hi :) I'm a student of English Philology living in Poland, Europe. I have some questions concerning my tomorrow's lesson. That is, I have to prepare vocabulary lesson about job&work for students learning English as their L2 and being on intermediete level. I have no idea how to start the lesson - can you think of any good and interesting warm-up? I would also like to do with them some reading and listening. Can you think of any interesting activities with the use of visuals or any other aids? I'm so nervous because I'm in the Foreign Language Teacher Training College and this is going to be my first lesson ever! I think I have no vocation for being a teacher of English - been here just because I love learning English ;) so need your help!! Thanks a lot :)
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1 :
The first thing to do is relax and be confident. You know more than they do. I would start my class with a sort of activity that taps into their previous knowledge about whatever you are teaching. Some trivia questions might do the trick, or you may chose to perform a game. Keep in mind not to get carried away by these activities and you should allocate no more than 10 minutes. Then you can explain the new vocabulary by interacting with the students, or by model ling it (have a volunteer from the class and work with him). That's what I would do. Remember, being confident is 75% of the work.
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i would need more details about the class: 1. is it an academic program at a college, or an informal conversation class? 2. what do you mean by intermediate? how much training did they have beforehand? is it say the 2nd semester of a 4 semester program, or the 2nd month of a beginner program? 3. does the school stress student-centered instruction, or teacher-centered? in other words, do they expect the students to be active or for you to demonstrate your ability? 4. how will you be evaluated? 5. are you a student in the class itself, or a graduate student doing a practicum?
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