Esl Lesson Plans

I suspect that most of us know that having a plan when we walk into a classroom is better than not having a plan. However, we may need to be reminded just how much having a plan can contribute to the quality of the class experience for the students, as well as the learning goals we have set for ourselves.In fact, the lesson plan acts as a framework for the time spent together. It helps us be clear about what we hope to accomplish with this particular class, or a series of classes, and outline how we are going to achieve that learning goal, step by step.Sometimes the plan will get tossed out the window, (figuratively speaking), when an urgent reason to deviate from the plan arises during class. Special situations may make it inappropriate to insist on sticking to a plan, and it may have to...  [Read more]

How important is the student in the process of designing a lesson plan' Once a lesson plan is composed, should the teacher stick rigidly to every step detailed, ploughing through even if students fall behind, miss the point and inevitably lose interest -and faith 'V in what the teacher has to say'Personally, the author believes that the lesson is not the focus of the classroom, rather the student is. If a learning point takes longer than anticipated, then a teacher should hope to be attentive to the needs of the class, adapting the lesson or activities to address difficulties in understanding or to extend the practice of a particularly problematic area. However, it is important to realise that it may not be the topic or focus point that is causing confusion in a lesson. It may in fact be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The lesson plan functions as a roadmap for the teacher, providing an organized framework for the planning, preparation, and execution of the lesson and serving as a record of what has been completed. It should not be a detailed script, but rather a guide that allows for flexibility and adaptation in the classroom. The plan is a living document that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongdongtinghu Guanweihui? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What I understand by 'Materials' When I think of materials in terms of English Second Language (ESL) teaching, I think of a broad range of items, from worksheets to pictures, flash cards to figurines, exercises, tests, and so on. To put 'materials' more in perspective, these are materials needed to deliver an ESL course. Why this topic? I have created...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Songping Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Chenzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning In my experience and the experience of my teacher colleagues, lesson planning has never been among the most interesting or engaging activities. The reasons are always different: some believe that lesson planning is not effective because a teacher cannot predict the direction of the lesson. Others think that it is a complete waste of time...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shangrao Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangrao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| In this unit , I learnt the importance of writing lesson plans and how should a lesson plan be written down This unit discusses on how ESL teachers go on about planning lessons This unit although very confusing was a good eye-opener on how to engage the student and get them into great...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TiAnyu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ji'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 9 emphasizes the importance of lesson planning. Lesson planning as a beginner ESL teacher is essentially mandatory. While being too staunchly adherent to a lesson plan may cause issues with flexibility of teaching, it is integral in mitigating issues of control of the Classroom. More advanced teachers may keep a less strict approach to lesson planning in order to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WujiAhe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bayannao'er Shi — Bayan Nur? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. During the summer of the year 2019, my wife and I moved to Beijing, China where she secured a job as a first grade teacher. Being from the United States, I was unprepared to experience how different their way of life was, let alone their educational system. Inspired by my wife and various people around me, I aspired to become a teacher myself...  [Read more]

  Cassandra has recently completed the 120-hour online TEFL course with tutor support. In this TEFL review video she outlines the process involved with completing ITTT’s online certification course and recommends the course to anyone thinking about teaching English abroad or has an interest in ESL and would like to find out more. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Unit 9 covered lesson planning: it went over the importance of planning a lesson, the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuanmao Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Shiyan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) as a course contains a variety of units that are meant to enable an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher to be prepared for the classroom and everything that they may face. Some of the most important benefits of the course are the units on the three main components of lesson structure, lesson planning, possible...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huiting Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I believe that I have gained so much knowledge on how to teach english as a second language! I feel so much better equipped to teach not only ESL students but in teaching and writing lesson plans. Although some of the grammar was difficult for me, I learned a lot and felt the lessons were well planned out. It was extremely helpful to have the feedback and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WAnggang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huanggang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Online English teachers are divided into two groups. The first group are online ESL teachers that work for an education company. The second group are online ESL teachers who freelance. I will explain the two types of teaching materials, authentic and created materials, and how materials are incorporated in teaching English online to students. The focus for this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LianhuA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson plan is a very important element for teaching. Not only it provides a standard procedure of teaching, but also helps the teacher keep track of each lesson. Moreover, it is also very helpful in some special case, such as substitute teach can use the lesson provided to carry out the lesson more efficiently. Although different teachers may have different...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAnqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In China, as the awareness of the importance of English grow among parents, the market for English education has also been growing steadily in the past years. Many foreign English speakers, native or otherwise, who live in China sooner or later realize that there is huge demand for English teachers. A lot them do not have formal teaching degrees or experience....  [Read more]

In an ESL lesson, the materials chosen to present the new grammar and vocabulary are a very important part of the teacher?s preparation and largely determine how well the lesson will be understood and enjoyed by the students. The options of materials are many but all have their own appropriate uses. It is a good idea for ESL teachers to build up a collection of teaching materials and ideas that span from fun games to worksheets to short, easy novels. Often, a course book is the main guideline but other materials should be used to complement and diversify the lessons. Choosing the correct materials depend on many different areas such as class size, language level, personal interests of the students, student ages, etc. But the teacher should view this part of planning as a chance to be...  [Read more]

In an ESL lesson, the materials chosen to present the new grammar and vocabulary are a very important part of the teacher’s preparation and largely determine how well the lesson will be understood and enjoyed by the students. The options of materials are many but all have their own appropriate uses. It is a good idea for ESL teachers to build up a collection of teaching materials and ideas that span from fun games to worksheets to short, easy novels. Often, a course book is the main guideline but other materials should be used to complement and diversify the lessons. Choosing the correct materials depend on many different areas such as class size, language level, personal interests of the students, student ages, etc. But the teacher should view this part of planning as a chance to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lianghekou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching English as a foreign language presents a number of opportunities as well as choices for a teacher. Certainly, there are numerous teaching positions around the world in traditional, classroom settings, and most ESL teachers will spend time in those settings. For many teachers, the classrooms setting is a fulfilling endeavor; however, other outlets exist...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Siyang Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Now that I have completed my Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages course and a supplement course in Teaching English to Young Learners, I embark on finding my first opportunity to teach. But once I get this this opportunity what challenges will I have? What are some of the things I should be aware of in my first year of teaching? The first year of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huochezhan KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Huanggang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Why New Teachers Should Complete a TEFL Teaching English as a foreign language can provide aspiring teachers with an opportunity to learn about new cultures and regions while pursuing their dream of teaching. Moreover, the qualifications for teaching abroad are less restrictive in many non-English speaking countries. Many schools in these countries only...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yueping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hengyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Effective teachers know that they need to do more than simply following the activities found on the course books one by one. They need to connect their lesson to the students learning abilities and learning styles and to the overall objectives of the lesson. So what does it take to have effective teaching? Effective teaching always begins with an effective lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wangtian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuchang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. From this course, I have learned that although one is able to speak english very well, it is altogether different when he or she plans to teach it to students who are non-english speakers. I have been learning english since I was in preschool since the medium of instruction of the schools I went to was english. I have been reading mostly english books ever since I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShuAngsheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chifeng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In the classroom, there could be many different aspects that make the situation stressful for an ESL student. When learning a new language, especially our second language, it is already a challenging experience. If the classroom environment isn’t right, it leads to places where stressful situations arise. It is important as teachers to understand these stress...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jianghu Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & S? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Doing up lesson plans for my up and coming TEFL classes is something that I am quite excited about. I suppose it is because I see an opportunity for creativity and that gets my juices flowing. I absolutely love the engage, study and activate model that was taught to us, both in the TEFL course itself as well as in this course on teaching...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qixingtai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Students in ESL classes, especially those newer to English, face what may seem to be a daunting set of tasks related to learning a new language. A teacher's encouragement will ease the students' stress, provide positive feedback and, gently, areas of improvement, and provide an amicable environment conducive to learning. The age and experience level of the students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuzhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have learned that teaching technique would be a combination of engage phase, study phase and activate phase and their numerous activities. The combination of those three phases and activities used in a lesson in each phase will all depend on levels of students and a topic of the lesson. I found the lesson plan template very useful and I certainly will use it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mafan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. From this course I have learned about the role of the teacher, how to make lesson plans and create activities, theories of ESL instruction and the basics of english grammar. This course has taught me about the importance of the role of the teacher and how the teacher controls the dynamic and atmosphere of the classroom. It is important to balance teacher talking time...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wangcun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhengzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I feel I have personally gained many skills necessary for teaching ESL that I didn?t know about before. I also feel much more confident going into my job next fall having a much strong knowledge of english grammar as well as how to deal with many common problems that often arise in classrooms. Having done the lesson plans in many of the units, I have a much...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BeiguAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shangqiu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I enjoyed the course immensely because of the breadth of subjects covered. This helped me review english Grammar as well as giving me very specific details on teaching various skills, using different methods, employing a variety of classroom materials (dvds, cds, televisions, internet, computers, whiteboard, photocopies, etc), etc. The individual attention that my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shilong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingmen Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Learning an unfamiliar language is no easy feat and with the globalization of the English language, more and more people are faced with the task learning English to better their lives. It is no secret that English is one of the more difficult languages to learn given its many peculiarities and the lack of clues to pronunciation. This makes learning English not only...  [Read more]

Anyone who has ever had to stand up in front of a group of people to give a speech knows it can be a daunting task. When we are nervous, our bodies conspire against us, leaving us with such physical symptoms as sweating and shaking, not to mention amnesia and a general feeling of dread. However, there are some tips you can follow to make public-speaking easier and to have it feel like second nature.First, we'll look at ways to build self-confidence outside of the classroom. Then, we'll look at methods teachers of English as a second language (ESL) can use to build their confidence while teaching. One of the easiest ways to overcome shyness is to feel good about yourself by repeating a personal mantra such as 'I feel terrific' into the mirror as you wake each day. (John Edmond; 6 Ways to...  [Read more]