In this week email, About.com points out that the common purpose of most adult learners is to be able to communicate in English. As a result of this, emphasis is often placed on communicative approaches in the most widespread teaching materials, namely the Oxford and Cambridge University Press Series. It is also beneficial for an ESL teacher to possess the knowledge of a number of teaching techniques and theories in which will assist you to smooth the progress of your students’ learning experience.
Setting ESL Class Objectives
In order to provide your students with a successful learning experience, various reasons as well as language acquisition needs, require to be taken into consideration in the process of planning a class as this is equally significant for both the students and the ESL teacher. Students can only work out a better learning plan when they clearly understand their reasons for learning English. Moreover, once the students have set up their learning plans, it will also assist the teacher to identify their learning needs and desires. As adult learners do not usually have state imposed goals, pragmatic method to English learning is most likely to be the most effective.
Sources: http://esl.about.com/od/intermediateenglish/a/setobject.htm
Various Teaching Styles
BRAIN Friendly English Learning
Suggestopedia Lesson Plan
Implementing the Lexical Approach
Global English
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