Tutorials, individual evaluations by students, and tests are three ways for teachers to assess students' progress in the language and give that feedback to the students...
It is true that writing skills requires a greater degree of accuracy, speaking skills a greater degree of fluency, but we should try to equilibrate them while teaching productive skills...
In order to effectively manage a class, a teacher must be flexible and change their role according to the situational needs of students and subject material...
Unit 6 - Video Lessons, provided a clear picture of differences between a well thought out lesson plan, prepared and engaged teacher from that of one who is disorganized and lacking interest in teaching...
From this unit I have gained a greater understanding of the types of materials which can be used when teaching learners of English and the subsequent advantages and disadvantages of these materials...
Growing up through the 90's and 2000's for my schooling years, I have been able to see the change through the education system from overhead projectors, to interactive whiteboards, and the positive use that cellphones and other personal electronic devices can have the students, in whatever subject they are studying...
It is necessary to conduct assessments before students enter into your classroom or learning centre to gauge their language competency level and to see what method of teaching is suitable for them...
This unit covered the present tense of verbs which included present simple, continuous, perfect, and combinations of those three, along with how to form affirmative, negative, or question sentences using these forms of present tense...
Planning a lesson is very essential for a teacher because it acts like an aid to planning ,a working document (a lesson plan helps you to keep the target and gives you something to refer to during lessons ) ,as A record (what a class done and which materials has been used)etc ...
This unit revisited the ESA - Engage, Study, Activate - structure and explained it further by providing examples of how it can be used to create a lesson plan for teaching vocabulary, grammatical structures and language functions...
Visual and audio supplementation are a fantastic means of introduction of resource material that the student of English can access to augment his understanding of English grammar, vocabulary and examples of usage in various contexts...