Cover art for Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Published
Wiley, August 2009
ISBN
9780470745762
Format
Softcover, 400 pages
Dimensions
23.6cm × 18.8cm × 2.3cm

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

Not in stock
Fast $7.95 flat-rate shipping!
Only pay $7.95 per order within Australia, including end-to-end parcel tracking.
100% encrypted and secure
We adhere to industry best practice and never store credit card details.
Talk to real people
Contact us seven days a week – our staff are here to help.

Learn to:

Put an EFL course programme together from scratch

Let your students loose in skills classes from reading to listening

Deliver grammar lessons in a logical and intuitive way

Cope with different age groups and capabilities

Your one-stop guide to a career that will take you places

If you thought that teaching a language that's second nature to you would be easy, think again! Explaining grammar, or teaching correct pronunciation while simultaneously developing your own skills as a teacher can be a huge challenge. Whether you're on a training course or have already started teaching, this book will help launch your career and give you the confidence and expertise you need to be a brilliant teacher.

Make an educated decision decide between the various courses, qualifications and job locations available to you

Start from scratch plan well-structured lessons and develop successful and effective teaching techniques

Focus on skills from reading and writing, to listening and speaking, get your students sounding and feeling fluent

Get your head around grammar teach students to put sentences together, recognise tenses and use adjectives and adverbs

All shapes and sizes tailor your lessons to younger learners, one-to-ones, exam classes and Business English learners

Open the book and find:

TEFL, TESOL, EFL what all the acronyms mean

The best course books and materials to supplement your teaching

Advice on running your class and handling difficulties

Lesson plans that you can use in the classroom

Activities and exercises to keep your students on their toes

Constructive ways to correct and assess your students' performance

Ways to inject some fun into your classes

Insider information on the best jobs around the world

'An invaluable manual for anyone thinking of embarking on a TEFL journey. Michelle Maxom's step-by-step guide provides practical tips to get you started and offers key advice to help unleash the creative English language teacher within.'

Claire Woollam, Director of Studies & a Teacher Trainer at Language Link London

Related books