This unit carefully outlines the methods that you should follow when identifying past tenses,the examples given are clear and allows the learner to distinguish between the different tenses with ease...
In this unit I have leaned that many different teaching aids can be used to make lessons more interesting, effective, fun and less dependent to coursebooks...
I'm starting to realize that the 'Engage' stage and the 'Activate' stage are very similar in that they are interactive with the students, as this sinks in I look at the prompts as if they were recipes, the study session the cooking, and the activate as if it was the buffet that we are all invited to, each getting an opportunity to chew on a new language for a while...
Having precise categories with structural guidelines helps to teach students that may benefit from a more structured, compartmentalized understanding of language...
Teaching new language is the main idea behind why I took this course in the first place, and these examples help greatly in improving my thought process as a teacher...
It was interesting to know how to deal with some potential difficulties such as large classes, different levels students, reluctant students, new and existing group...
It was interesting to know about three main parts of any lesson such as: vocabulary, grammar and language functions; include information about criteria for selecting vocabulary, introduction of structure and functions of English language...
This unit allowed me to look at potential problems that I might face as a teacher as well as solutions that have generally helped with these situations...