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Soumaya1991
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comforting advice
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Hi everyone!
I am a new graduate teacher who is starting to teach ESL in a few days! and i am very nervous! I tried getting resources for at least the first 2 days of my teaching but I feel so lost!
I am teaching 3 classes, beginners, post beginners and lower intermediate.
i have taught English mainstream for a bit but i am finding it so hard to teach newly arrived immigrants.
Any advice would really be appreciated!
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9 Jul 2014
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aliemail
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Hi Soumaya, It is always helpful to teach everyday English situations like introduction, shopping, likes/dislikes about food, animals and What �s the matter? and various feelings etc. They also need to learn correct short and long sentence answers. Children usually like cutting-out and matching and animals. Adults like doing role-plays and just converstaion. I hope this is helpful. All the best! Alison |
9 Jul 2014
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JuliaKaraban
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If they are immigrants and they are adults, they need English to survive. Imagine yourself in a country without knowing its language, what words and phrases do you need? Use more role plays and speaking cards. You can find them here, among worksheets: for the beginners
http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/search.asp?eje=30&page=2&nivel=elementary&age=0&tipo=worksheet&contents=speaking%20cards&orderby=#thetop. for higher level: http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/search.asp?nivel=intermediate&age=0&tipo=worksheet&contents=speaking+cards&username=&B2=Search
Maybe these sites will give you ideas:
http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/powerpoints.html
http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/interactive_books.html
http://www.freddiesville.com/english-lessons-for-preschool-kindergarten/
http://www.adelescorner.org |
10 Jul 2014
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aee.aee
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Hello,
try using flashcards and a lot of repetition in various situations.
I cut up small flashcards and use them as prompts for speaking, for example: there is a picture of a car and underneath it is written (drive / a car). So students have to form structures - He drives a car.
Then they take the next card and form a sentence - She drinks coffee.
This way they don �t learn just grammar structures but also some basic vocabulary. (They can work in small groups as well.)
Adult learners are usually shy and more reluctant to speak, so this is a good way to encourange them to speak within their own limits.
To revise and learn some new vocabulary, use games and fun activities, it works with children, teenagers and adults. When we learn new vocabulary items or revise then (i.e. food) I give them a sentence - I go to a store and buy an apple, a student repeats my part and adds one vocabulary item: I go to a store and buy an apple and an orange. The next student repeats everything and adds one more item: I go to a store and buy an apple, an orange and a banana. And so on. You can also use flashcards (without words underneath). Don �t worry, be relaxed, enjoy your class and your students will enjoy it, too. Kind regards, Mattea.
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10 Jul 2014
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Peter Hardy
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As said by the others above, just relax and do what you did in mainstream, only in a much simpler fashion. Use a lot of pictures, like flashcards, and simple sentences. If you teach one sentence and ten words, your students will be able to say ten sentences. Ten sentences and a 100 words, well, you got the idea. There is a lot of work on this site, but I noticed you don �t have any contributions/points, yet. That makes it a bit hard. On the other hand, repetition is a big key in ESL, so you don �t need too many worksheets. Instead resort to i.e. role plays, like short conversations. And as a graduate you �ll remember what your tutors or mentors (should) have told you: Teaching is hard work. Get into it. The rewards will come in due time. All the best. Cheers, Peter |
10 Jul 2014
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mahlove
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Hi Soumaya,
I �m also a new teacher here in Japan. Peter is right use a lots of pictures and flash cards. I just want to share to you that "gesture" is my best friend. It makes my teaching easier and fun. My students love it so much when I use gestures. Maybe you wanna try it. Best of luck, Rowill |
10 Jul 2014
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Soumaya1991
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Hi guys
Thank you for all your replies, it made me feel far more relaxed.
yes my students are teenagers so it will be a little bit challenging, but as you all said I think I need to have lots and lots of gesture and more pictures to be able to get my meaning across
I was one day an ESL learner and I went through this and so I will try my best to be able to teach those students like the way I learned.
Thank you for the links Julia I will be going through them soon :) |
12 Jul 2014
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