How can genuine communication be achieved in the TESOL classroom?
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The best and most overlooked way to improve classroom education of any kind is to introduce the use of boardgames. I have taught for over ten years all over the world, and only when I use boardgames do students voluntarily insist on extending their classes for two, three, even four hours. Not only that but they then show the most rapid improvement. \nCheck out the following websites for some useful background info.\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-1.html...\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-2.html...\n\nhttp://subscriptions.fasfind.com/wwwtool...\n\nhttp://www.gama.org/uploads/ns/xx/nsxx7l...\n\nGive it a try and you will be amazed. At least you will be helping to break the monopoly that the big textbook publishers have over the education industry.
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expose more with english speakers, spend time with them, talk to them, have a real conversation, or you can read more
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Hi there, hope these links give you a start.  They're mostly resume examples for TEFL
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The most effective and successful way to improve one's communication skills is to 'COMMUNICATE'.\n\nYes! Unless one is not getting into the practise of communicating all the time, it is hard to have that skill.\n\nFeel free to communicate (in the language you desired to develop)! Never hesitate for the pronunciation mistakes or of its grammar.\nBut when you did those mistakes or may be blunders(depends on the language),  try to avoid the next time and for ever.\nGradually, try to communicate nicely, error-free and fluently.\n\nIts sure it'll be yours.\nBest Wishes!
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The ability to communicate in English would be a good starting point!
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Some units that I found very interesting for students was to use maps and describe geographical locations while pointing them out on the map. This is visual and comprehensible to students.\nI also used math problems. Again, this is a visual and comprehensible task. Students learn numbers and math symbols and terminology and can follow what you are doing. Try any activity where they are familiar with the information. Use language experience technique (provide the info, have the students state it back to use, write it down for them, have them copy, have them read. Finally, you can ask questions based on the information. EArly on, you can point to the answer. Later, they should be able to respond, although the response may not be in correct grammar. That is not important in the early stages of communication in a foreign language. Hope this gives you some ideas.
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How about COMMUNICATION
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The first step is to learn how to communicate properly in English.
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Let her use the language in a communicative way since the start, this encourages them to continue with their learning process because they feel they are actually learning something and they will be proud of sharing what they learned with their family later.  Depending on her decision as to why learn English and her actual level devise a short conversation, pick out some words you can introduce as vocabulary before you teach it to her; have her repeat the conversation after you a couple of times and then take turns being one of the persons in the conversation.  When she gets confident enough have her substitute some of the information with her own examples or add to this conversation by providing more details.  You can pick out a grammatical point from the same conversation, for example "pronouns" and do some more exercises based on that.
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In what area are you providing support?  I'm assuming ESL?  From there, we need a little bit more information about their langauge level.  What benchmarks do you use to determine their level and according to those benchmarks where are the students?\n\nBefore you teach them, you might want to brush up on your own punctuation.  "Idea's" = "Idea is".  "Ones" = "several of the number one".  It concerns me that your own poor language skills might rub off on these young, impressionable students.\n\nYou can always find extra materials based around what they're doing in their other classes.  If they're studying plants in Science, get them to design a crosswork puzzle about plants, writing the clues themselves.  See if you can find some relevant newspaper articles about current events that interest/affect students.  My students from Eastern Europe are usually excellent at speaking and listening, but show poor writing skills.  Peer editing is great for this.  Give them a question or writing prompt and have them write for ten or fifteen minutes.  Then they can swap papers and correct one another's work.  After you can discuss the changes that they made and why.  If you're looking for worksheets (which should be a last resort) try some of the links below (which require registration).  Don't throw a grammar worksheet on them if their program of study is structured around themes.  It's too insulting.
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See what they want to talk about, and ask them about that. But make sure you don't ask too personal questions.\n\nAsk challenging questions. Say something absurd or ridiculous (such as: "cows can fly") as if you really meant it, and wait for their reaction. You can also add a justification to your statement, that will be as ridiculous as the statement itself.\n\nMake them talk about what they know best. Don't tell them to do some research before the discussion: Propose discussion topics that will prompt them to do the research even if you didn't ask them to do it. A teacher in my country (Argentina) says that we make a mistake by asking them to solve questions they had never even thought about. We should first show them the problem, make them ask the questions, and help them find the answers. That way, it is their question, and they will probably not stop untill they have an answer for it.
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Hi I work as an online instructor, and previously at Berlitz. They use the "natural method of teaching" where you teach and speak only the targeted language. I left about a year ago so I don't really their approach to online teaching.\n\nHowever, when I left I went into online training and ever since I've developed my own methodology and the only online esl tutoring info website. I went into online training and I've since developed several teaching materials based on the natural method (not the Berlitz method) for teaching ESL. This approach seems to work well, and I've been using it online (and inside the classroom) for about a year using Skype's chat and voice conferencing feature - sometimes 1:1 or 5:1. I use interactive video, questioning techniques .... which are all accessed by students on the web as they speak to me. You can also teach grammar, writing, and just about any other subject but this would be a slightly different approach.
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TPR--total physical response (for beginners).  (Google)\nTPRS-entire method--works wonderfully and engages students\ninfo gap activities--prepare a master with information about your topic (what people look like, where they're going).  White out half the information on each of two copies.  Give half the students one sheet and half the other.  They speak to each other to find the rest of the info. (google information gap)\nflyswatter--write a lot of vocab. on board or project lots of pictures.  You call the target language word and they rush to slap the English with a flyswatter or you call the English and vice versa.\nTeam picture telephone.  Have a good picutre using vocab. you're working with.  several kids look at picture.  Run to next person on team and explain picture.  That person runs to next person and explains picture.  That person runs to last person who draws.  At each stage students can run back and forth to the next person, but not all the way.  Target language only.  Fun chaos.\n\nThere are lots and lots of websites with games and activities for second langauge learning.  Try eslcafe.com (easily adapted to different langauges.) Google Foreign Language methods, or FLTeach (language teachers listsev) and access the archives.  Or join FLTeach and ask your question on list.
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I'm an ESL teacher in China.  I find that the students like to talk about you.  They like to know about your "home town", your likes and dislikes,  and about your family.  I have a large immediate family, and that always amazes them.  \n\nTalk to the children about their favorite season and why.  What activities they enjoy in that particular season.  You could also talk about why people immigrate.  I have recieved many great responses to this topic.\n\nGood Luck in Korea!
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As an ESL teacher I would recommend that your friend does not rely on someone else to help with his papers - the university that I work for regards this as plagerism.  But I suppose he could try a local library as they sometimes have free conversation classes for foreign students.  He should also talk to his teacher to find out where his problem areas are. good luck.
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How would you teach your students to ask an intelligent question?
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Try 'Dave's ESL Cafe'.  It is for both teachers and students of English and it contains games, puzzles, exercises and even lesson plans.  I'm an English teacher and I use it all the time.  I also think that it would be great for students to use by themselves.