Learning to teach ESL

One of the readings that we were assigned this week is a chapter from the book by Brown and Lee (2015) called "Classroom Management." It discusses the basic principles of classroom management, managing the physical environment of the classroom, voice and body language, unplanned teaching moments, teaching under adverse circumstances, teaching roles and styles, and creating a positive learning climate in the classroom....

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One of the readings that we were assigned this week is a short book by Jones (2007) called "The student-centred classroom." It discusses topics like autonomous learning, classroom management, motivation, fluency and accuracy, the teacher as a facilitator, and different activities that teachers can use in their lessons to increase student engagement. It also describes the necessary shift from teacher-led activities to those...

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I have decided to reflect on one of the activities that were listed in the outline for unit one of this course and I will not be reflecting on a particular reading. I am choosing to reflect on concepts from this activity because I think it was a helpful exercise for identifying personal biases and assumptions, how they are reinforced by different aspects...

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This document is an example of adapting and creating ESL materials for targeted students, whether based on age, immigration status, or educational background. This document takes the form of a lesson plan and is built on the same topics and materials included in the evaluation that was previously posted. The lesson plan is meant for students at the the CLB 1L since the...

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This document is an example of an ESL materials evaluation that is done to determine whether a set of teaching materials is appropriate for target students. This evaluation examines materials that were targeted towards students who are at pre-beginner to beginner level or at level 1-2 on the Canadian Language Benchmarks. The evaluation determines whether they are suitable for adult ESL literacy students,...

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