The Ultimate Teaching Manual

"The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual is the complete guide on how to teach English through controlled speaking activities (rather than traditional textbooks) which mimics how we learnt our native language as children but in a condensed period of time."--Back cover.

With the growing popularity of language learning platforms such as Verbling.com and Italki.com, ESL teaching online is booming. Now, you too can access this market with the tools and techniques provided in The Ultimate ESL Teaching Online Manual, and start teaching in your extra hours or as a full time business -all from the comfort of your own home. With this book you will be able to: oTeach both one-on-one and small group classes online. oTeach vocabulary with more than 25 pages of downloadable pictures for you to display on your class's shared screen. oTeach grammar with pictures and activities to practice different language points. oKeep your students talking with speaking activities including roleplays, debates and story-telling, specifically designed for online lessons. oAdd fun and laughter to your classes with games designed for internet teaching oTeach language points, difficult to explain in a 'non-physical' class (such as pronouns, prepositions of place, conditionals and movement verbs) with purposely designed pictures and worksheets. The Ultimate ESL Teaching Online Manual is part of The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual series: a complete English teaching system designed so that any native speaker (with TEFL experience or not) can pick up the book and start teaching. Our new ESL Teaching Online Manual gives you the tools and techniques to be able to apply these ideas to internet classes. The book contains more than 50 pages of pictures, speaking activities and worksheets, designed to be displayed on your class's shared screen (such as those in Skype and Google Hangouts). ESL Teaching Online Manual owners can download these worksheets in full colour from the book's website. There is a world of ESL teaching opportunities out there. Now, with The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual series, native English speakers (with a TEFL qualification or not) can gain the skills to access them. Enjoy your new talent.

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

Embarking on a teaching career is a bit like setting off on an exciting car journey. You've prepared as well as you could, but you have no way of knowing what hazards and pitfalls lie ahead. And when you're on the road on your own, you're going to need more than just a full tank of petrol. Ideal for visual learners, this full-colour handbook uses Highway Code signs to help you navigate life in the classroom. It's easy to dip in and out of, and contains lots of strategies to help establish professionalism and good practice in the classroom.

The Ultimate ESL Vocabulary Manual is a comprehensive and ambitious vocabulary resource for TEFL teachers. Written over three years, the book provides material for hundreds of fantastic vocabulary classes, categorised by language function, teaching English as it is spoken by natives today. Break out of standard textbook English with fun and impactful words and phrases to express emotions, modern-day issues, convey complicated ideas, crack 'business speak' and socialise. The Ultimate ESL Vocabulary Manual is brought to you by the author of The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual and The Ultimate Teaching ESL Online Manual, which teach English through speaking activities (rather than traditional textbooks), mimicking how we learnt our native language as children. The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual series is a complete English teaching system designed so that any native speaker (with TEFL experience or not) can pick up the book and start teaching. With this book you will have the power to: Help student truly understand, remember and use phrasal verbs with a new and proven technique to teach the deeper meaning of the particle. Become an accomplished business English teacher with a comprehensive collection of verbs, compound nouns and expressions for all work functions including deadlines, launching a product, motivating, problem solving, negotiating and more. Impress higher-level students by diving deep into native speaker expressions and ways of speaking, divided by language function. Help your students feel more like themselves when speaking their second language with phrases for socialising, expressing opinions, describing their life experience and more.

A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors.

Teaching ESL in Canada is a valuable resource for anyone who teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) in academic or private language schools or to adult newcomers to Canada. The text can be used in TESL classrooms or as a resource for individual professional development. This book covers all the key topics that are important to anyone teaching ESL in Canada: cultural considerations, teaching methods, lesson planning, skills instruction, assessment, and using technology in the classroom. Teaching ESL in Canada guides the reader through numerous classroom scenarios that are common in our multicultural Canadian classrooms, giving them the opportunity to hone their teaching and problem-solving skills. Written by experts in the field of language learning and instruction; with a foreword by Jennifer Pearson Terell, former president of TESL Canada.

What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is—it’s not what teachers do, it’s what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and out—but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn. In stories both humorous and touching, Ken Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students’ discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. What the Best College Teachers Do is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration for first-year teachers and seasoned educators.