What should I teach first? What order should I follow? Which method do you recommend?
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I take it that you don't have any qualifications in language teaching or special college coursework that has prepared you to be an English tutor -- otherwise you wouldn't be asking this question, right?  The good news is that TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has published a book just for people like you.  It's called PACE Yourself: A Handbook for ESL Tutors.  I'm including a link to the amazon.com page for this book:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931185069/sr=8-1/qid=1145320242/ref=sr_1_1/103-2984409-5686243?%5Fencoding=UTF8\nThis book has solid suggestions that people with little or no formal training in language teaching can use.\n(I'm not suggesting that you should buy it from Amazon necessarily, but I know that this a website that many people are familiar with, and you can get information you can use to buy it from that page.)\n\nIf you decide to become an ESL teacher on a regular basis, and perhaps want to do it as a career, you should look into doing some college coursework on the topic.  If you plan to work in public school, you can take courses towards an ESL endorsement that would go along with your teaching certificate.  If you'd like to work with adults either in the States or abroad, you can work for what's called a TESOL certificate.  Talk to the Department of Education or Department of Linguistics of your university to find out more about these programs.\n\nWelcome to language teaching!  I hope you find it rewarding and enjoyable.
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Teach English first and foremost. Then expose your child to Pimsleur's learn and speak audio series (teaches an English speaking person a different language including Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, French, and Italian). Even as an adult, I've learned a bit from these language audio-books.
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You just answered my question (What is the most important thing you ever learned?) in the way that makes a teacher trainer believe in what she is doing!\nLook, I can't speak for the UK these days. Got qulaified -Got out! I'm on International Eductaion now and it's been my passport to the world...and a vocation I still believe in after...well too many years at the chalk face! The profession doesn't need people to make up numbers, as much as it needs dedicated professionals who seek a reward far richer than gold. I have funny feeling you are just the sort of teacher the kids are so desperately needing (and frankly deserve!)...so hang in there, cos it really is worth the slog. You can contact me for info about a curriculum based on learning to learn for life ...not for tests or govt. figures, if you're interested. jacquelinewebb@isoz.ch.
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Right now I am working in a pre-school laboratory at my college.  I have a mentor teacher who is supposed to teach me the aspects of teaching and monitor my work.  The worst thing she does is give unclear instructions then gets upset when I don't produce the desired results.\n\nShe asked me to have a description of my agenda for the day  posted on the parent board.  Then she got upset that I didn't have it formatted in a certain way.  How am I supposed to know that: "have a description," translates into "I want it done exactly like this"?  Sorry, I guess I don't speak Mentor Teacher.  I need someone else to translate for me.
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I would say get ur proffessor or teacher to tell u that. They are trained to explain things.
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I know this may sound not too professional of an answer, but here's how it worked for me in the US. It would be a good idea to start learning topic-wise: figure out the situations you end up in most often (ordering food, discussing weather, answering things like "What's up" etc) and learn some basic things from whichever books you're using. That is very useful for a good start.\nBasically, the good thing is too realize what learning method's best for you: writing works for me, because when I write I pronounce the word, see it and use my hands (so I can even throw the Notepad away :)).\nAnyways, I don't suppose all of the above will be really helpful, but hope it was worth a try.\nFor now, the main thing is to relax and start speaking no matter how you sound or how many mistakes you make. You won't become native right from the start anyway. The more you speak, the more you learn; it's always been like that. So just relax.
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probably u can try teaching me first if ur good den u can teach others
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Best way is to learn from books. Don't trust the e-book courses online. Books give a more comprehensive look into how to use technical anaysis.
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Your lesson plan should detail the following:\n\nStudents: age and ability; intermediate etc\nAim: e.g. asking the time\nAssumptions: (what the students already know) e.g. numbers\nMaterials: e.g. projector, blackboard, paper cut outs, toys\n\n\nYour lesson plan should break down your lesson into sections and provide you with a brief on each section .. e.g...\n\n1) Explain how the Present Simple Tense can be used. That the present simple can be used for things that are true in general, ............ blah blah ,  Give examples such as “my favourite food is …”, .......... blah, blah (5 minutes)\n\nIf you are teaching Business English to students in a marketing company, then you will set tasks or the use of verbs in marketing (in context with how the language will be used) or it could be contextualised in the sense of the local community, social setting etc.
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Read what you are trying to learn on to tape. Then listen to the tape. It sounds like you learn more by listening. Trust me it works. You have to read the book anyways, might as well tape yourself and listen back.
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If your a teacher you should know the next step to do
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Might I suggest the book "Martial Arts: Teacher on Teaching"  I have been teaching kids for about 4 years.\n\nIt can be a challenge.  Some need routine, others need variety.  Learning how to mix the two is the trick.
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Why? \nAre you writing your resume for a teaching job? LOL...\n\nWell, teaching philosophy is about your views and beliefs on teaching. \n1.Knowledge is the most precious thing you gain in this world apart from the materialitic possessions. \nSo, what would you do with the knowelege? \nHow did you first earned the knowledge?\n\n2. You would like to share the knowledge with someone, don't you?\n3. How will you share, you have to teach?. to whom and how?.\n4. Also think about improving the knowedge you obtained from your mentor or teacher.\n\n4. you would like to be a role model to the future young generation, you must be interested in teaching and also you should have certain basic principles that you will adhere while taking on the journey of teaching. \n\nAll these constitutes the principles or philosophy of teaching.\n\nI might not have said all, but a few to start with......
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If you have a philosophy of education, review it.\n\nDo you know the latest concerns of educators in your area? \n\nWhat specialty will you offer? Even if you haven't taught before, you need to be ready to sell yourself as good at something.\n\nLook each person in the eye, smile, but don't grin or giggle, if you don't know the answer to a question, say so. Ask for clarification if you don't understand what someone says.\n\nBest wishes.
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If you would like to focus on one learning style, maybe you could present a variety of classroom activities that would engage that kind of learner (and explain why each activity would be interesting to that style of learner).  If you'd like to do something more broad, maybe you could refer to a sample lesson plan and explain which activities engage which kind of learner at different points of the class.  This would allow you to explain each kind of learner (and could show how some lesson plans disproportionally favor a specific kind of learner).
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FOr years I have written songs for my class, and each of the other teachers either found songs, skits or poems to present. We don't have a cohesive plan, but we have an elder introduce each group. THis year and last I moved up several grades and am now teaching grade 5/6. So last yar I found a five minute skit, and this year I am writing one. This has been the format we have followed for as long as I can remember.\n\nas for finding a complete program online, I've never checked, but there has to be one available somewhere. Do a google search, and check your nearest Christian book store.
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Try to soak up everything you can learn from the history teacher you will be observing! Observe the mentor's good teaching qualities and also observe the mentor's very bad or at least not so good teaching qualities. Use this time to help you decide things you would do differently then him, given the position of the teacher. Also, try to teach some lessons to the class, the experience you will get is priceless! Learn as much as you can and most of all, have fun! Enjoy! Good Luck to you!