Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language

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Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language

Free Course
Marina Arshavskiy
2-3 Hours
Assessment
Certification
50 Pts

English is the international language of business and opens up many opportunities to non-native speakers. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) instructors provide a valuable service to immigrants in English-speaking countries.
This free online course introduces the essential learning theories and practices needed to be a TESL instructor. The course details the needs of adult ESL learners, the learning styles of students, and how to facilitate intercultural communication in the classroom. Following this, it describes the activities and exercises that increase student comprehension of the English language. Finally it explains how to prepare for and conduct a lesson including creating a lesson plan, classroom management, and conducting tests.
This free online course is ideal for fluent English speakers who wish to teach the English language in an English-speaking country. It will also be of interest to people who are considering teaching English as a foreign language or anyone who wants to know more about teaching and learning theories.
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Describe adult learning theories and utilise these theories in an ESL lesson;
- Explain and utilise language teaching methods in ESL instruction;
- Describe the five stages of Second Language Acquisition and facilitate these stages in ESL lessons;
- Explain and employ ESL classroom management strategies;
- Create effective ESL lesson plans;
- Deliver ESL grammar lessons that meet the needs of ESL learners;
- Create effective assessments that meet required standards of validity and reliability;
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Modules List( 4 )

INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGU...
Module
1 The Learner
- Learn more about the learner when teaching English as a second language.
- Learning Outcomes
- Introduction
- Knowles's Theory of Andragogy
- The Adult ESL Learner
- Learning Styles
- Stages of Second Language Acquisition
- Intercultural Communication
- Lesson Summary
Module
2 Student Comprehension
- Learn more about student comprehension when teaching English as a second language.
- Learning Outcomes
- Literacy
- Language Teaching Methods
- Phonological Processing
- Vocabulary Development
- Schema Activation
- Syntactic Processing
- Lesson Summary
Module
3 Teaching and Assessing
- Learn more about teaching and assessing for ESL.
- Learning Outcomes
- ESL Classroom Management
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- ESL Lesson Plan
- Teaching Grammar
- Technology in the ESL Classroom
- Testing and Evaluation
- Lesson Summary
END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT
Module
4 Teaching English as a Second Language Assessment
- You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Introduction to TESL Assessment

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