Jeremy English

The following books have been found useful by many teachers, during both their TEFL course and teaching careers: The Practice of English Language Teaching, by Jeremy Harmer (Longman) How to Teach English, by Jeremy Harmer (Longman) English Grammar in Use, by Raymond Murphy (CUP) Practical English Usage, by M. Swan (OUP) Practical English Grammar, by A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet (OUP,1990) Collins, Cobuild English Dictionary (Collins) How English Works, by Swan/Walter (OUP) More Grammar Games, by Rinvolucri and Davis (CUP) Grammar Practice Activities, by Penny Ur (CUP) Grammar Games and Activities, by Peter Watcyn-Jones (Penguin) The Resourceful English Teacher, by Chandler/Stone (Delta) Teaching English Abroad, by Susan Griffith (Crimson Publishing) It is certainly not essential to have...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Duntou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong 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 must admit, that TEFL/TESOL course was very effective for me as a teacher and I have learnt so many things through the course. However, the most impressive thing was ESA teaching method. For as long as people have been teaching and learning language, there has been a debate about which methods or techniques produce the best results. Some learners of English who...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Peiqiao 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 have gained a tremendous amount from this course, not least, a lot about my own language and how it is formed and used. I feel I am now aware of how to plan my time and lessons according to student levels and needs and that proper planning and preparation is essential. It has made me very aware that all students are individuals and should be treated as such....  [Read more]

For many years Teachers of English have used the PPP model of Presentation, Practice and Production for the preferred model of teaching. It has worked well. The PPP model falls short however, in that it does not work well when teaching more complex language problems beyond the sentence level or when teaching communicative skills. Jeremy Harmer in How to Teach English (Longman Publishing 1998) proposed an alternative to PPP called ESA: Engage, Study, and Activate. In an article written in The Guardian Weekend, March 15 1997, Bridget Riley complained about the treatment she and her fellow students received at the Royal College of Art. 'We were abandoned when what we needed and what we hoped for was help toward independence in teaching rather than having independence thrust down our throats....  [Read more]

For many years Teachers of English have used the PPP model of Presentation, Practice and Production for the preferred model of teaching. It has worked well. The PPP model falls short however, in that it does not work well when teaching more complex language problems beyond the sentence level or when teaching communicative skills. Jeremy Harmer in How to Teach English (Longman Publishing 1998) proposed an alternative to PPP called ESA: Engage, Study, and Activate. In an article written in The Guardian Weekend, March 15 1997, Bridget Riley complained about the treatment she and her fellow students received at the Royal College of Art. ?We were abandoned when what we needed and what we hoped for was help toward independence in teaching rather than having independence thrust down our throats....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tongxing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Lianyungang 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. There are numerous techniques and methods in teaching ESL to different types of students. I believe, when it comes to teaching young learners, establishing rapport is the most significant aspect because social attachments are very important for children. Strong reliable relationships provide the feeling of safety and confidence in the young. This fruitful bond...  [Read more]

  Our final methodology is accredited to Jeremy Harmer and it's known by the letters ESA. Around 1998, Jeremy Harmer produced a book called "How to teach English" and basically what Harmer did, is a background to this book is to do what we have done today and to work through all of the different methodologies that have come about over the last 300 years. He highlighted for each of those methodologies what was good about it, what was positive and what didn't appear to work and then put all of the positive things into a melting pot and came out with this methodology, which he called ESA. It's a three-stage methodology, where each of the letters represents a particular phase of the lesson. The first one being called the engage phase, the second the study phase and the final one the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinba Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Lianyungang 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 will be a new formal English teacher to teach children whose age are three to twelve years old. Yes , I will regard this job as my lifetime career .But what is important for early career as an English teacher ? I have some ideas after I learned the course. First of all, as a new English teacher, the most important thing is that know your students’ features....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Maopingchang 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. ESA is a learning methodology invented by Jeremy Harmer. April 30, 1947, He has taught English in Mexico and the UK and has trained teachers around the world. He is the series editor of the How to teach ... series, and the author of the highly acclaimed The Practice of English Language Teaching and How to teach English. The ESA method which he invented, has all...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinlin 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. What is the best thing I’ve learned from this course? Before I answer this question, I need to say that I have always wanted to take a TESOL certificate course. That desire I could say, it is probably since I was studying to get my degree in teaching English as a foreign language, I used to tell myself that one day I was going to do it and here I am. Why? I do not...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Langping 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. The Engage, Study, Active (ESA) method is a combination of different methods. It was created by Jeremy Harmer when he wrote the book called “How to Teach English” in 1998. In this book he gives an overview of the different methodologies such as the Task-Based Learning, Community Language Learning, and Suggestopaedia. He then describes a new methodology: ESA....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yongzhou Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou 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| As a teacher our role is to be the leader in the classroom, however, this does not mean that we should be speaking in front of the class the entirety of the class time The process of learning a language begins with developing the receptive skills, either consciously or subconsciously,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhushAnqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou 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. Jeremy Harmer is a well-respected author and educator of the communicative language in teaching English. Although there are various methods or procedures for teaching English, Mr. Harmer introduced the method ‘ESA’ – Engage, Study, Activate in 1998. Even though ESA is like the ‘PPP’ methodology – Present, Practice, Produce; it is not as rigid as PPP...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dabeigou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xilinguole Meng — Xilin Gol? 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 ESA methodology is one of the most used English Language Teaching methods. Introduced by Jeremy Harmer, the method is renowned because it retains student`s motivation, dedication and interest, and also allows the teacher to manage the classroom with flexibility in a well ordered and effective way. ESA is especially suitable for new teachers...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChenjiAfAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoyang 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 a second language such as Englishis a process that requires consisting practices output and also input language, however, there must be challenges parts for the student during the learning process, especially when they are not yet able to express ideas or not being able to communicate with others through the second language. Students may be demotivated...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ming'An 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. Teaching a language could be a difficult task for teachers who have just entered the world of education where individuals continuously strive to find the best teaching methodology that meets all their needs and requirements. Although all methods and techniques have advantages and disadvantages, there are only a few that can be the most suitable...  [Read more]

(1) 'The world is your classroom' is the TEFL International motto and four fun weeks with us is your ticket to living your dreams abroad, in exciting locations all over the world. Some people are attracted to a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Course for various reasons. Some people see the opportunity to help underprivileged people to learn English, some wish to travel extensively and some are in it for the good money that is offered in some countries. A TEFL Qualified Teacher can work with students of all ages, provided they meet the chosen countries visa requirements. A TEFL Qualified Teacher can travel the globe and earn a comfortable living teaching. A TEFL Qualified Teacher can also earn some very good money if they decide to work in countries such as Korea, where the...  [Read more]

What is E.S.A' E.S.A stands for engage, study, activate. E.S.A is a teaching method developed by Jeremy Harmer.The engage phase is used for getting the students to think and talk in English and is also a good way to ease into a lesson. Introductions of the teacher and each student one by one around the classroom gets everyone involved and inspires confidence for students as well as the teacher. Some of the engage activities are: introductions around the classroom, games such as a-z animals, countries, things, places etc. Discussions such as what do you like/dislike, music, stories or pictures. Trying to draw the language out of the students keeps them well engaged and focused taking them into the study phase.The study phase is generally the bulk of the lesson focusing on the lesson point....  [Read more]

What is E.S.A? E.S.A stands for engage, study, activate. E.S.A is a teaching method developed by Jeremy Harmer. The engage phase is used for getting the students to think and talk in English and is also a good way to ease into a lesson. Introductions of the teacher and each student one by one around the classroom gets everyone involved and inspires confidence for students as well as the teacher. Some of the engage activities are: introductions around the classroom, games such as a-z animals, countries, things, places etc. Discussions such as what do you like/dislike, music, stories or pictures. Trying to draw the language out of the students keeps them well engaged and focused taking them into the study phase. The study phase is generally the bulk of the lesson focusing on the lesson...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ZhAngjiAwei Zhen? 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. When teaching English it is important to have structure in the lesson. So which methodology do we use? There are many useful techniques out there, but in my opinion the Engage, Study and Activate (ESA) methodology is the most effective. Jeremy Harmer first proposed this method in his book “How to teach English”. The ESA method gives flexibility to conduct a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in SongjiAng 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. In a world where globalization is leading the rules of the job market, it is often difficult to find the ideal job you are looking for. Not to find, but to pursue it. Everything is in constant evolution, everybody is overqualified and, despite of being a top-notch candidate, in line with the job you desire, sometimes you are not the best fit. In a world where you...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shihuiqiao 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. Personal Teaching Experience I have been fascinated by the the ESA approach to teaching English as a foreign language. I believe that as Jeremy Harmer codified the concept, he provided an amazing guide for teachers in all areas of education how they can best effectively and engage students in whatever subject they are presenting. I have had an opportunity to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in BaishA 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. ITTT Course Summative Task #66. ESA 10/21/2019 Richard Gilmore Tesolcoursecom_281006 My first exposure to learning a foreign language was back in the 1950’s watching French lessons on the National Education Network, the predecessor of PBS. The only thing I can remember from the experience was the word ecoute, listen, which, apparently, I did little of. Latin...  [Read more]

I have always viewed education as an experience that is required. Society has implemented education as one of the key factors for individual development, and evolution as a whole, a necessity. It is an exchange of information that takes place on a greater scale, and generates development that allows humankind to move forward. This is further demonstrated by our need to create a system that understands our psychology as a whole. Our ability to understand the learning process and teaching methodologies have allowed people to try to ameliorate the system of education and maximise its potential. Without education, we would be unable to move forward, and I feel it is crucial to realize this importance of communication involved in the learning process . An individual´s motivation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caiji Zhen? 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. I took 120 hours TESOL course, expecting this course is going to help me improve my knowledge and skill related to teaching English. I had none of previous study about teaching as I got bachelor in Business Administration. I did self-study of English and attended some trainings such as speaking classes and IELTS preparation class. Thus I have a good command of English....  [Read more]

BACKGROUNDOne of the major problems that a language teacher faces is how to deal with errors. It is generally agreed that correction is a part of the language learning process; however, over-correction can be a factor in demotivating students and making them reluctant to use and/or continue studying the language being learned. Therefore, the issue of how and when to correct is a very critical issue for teachers of a foreign language.ACCURACY ACTIVITIESWhen the aim of the lesson is accuracy, errors are usually corrected immediately. Attention to mistakes during this part of the lesson improves the chances of accuracy during the fluency stage (Mumford and Darn 2005). One way to indicate incorrectness is to ask the student to repeat what he/she has said. Another way to indicate incorrectness...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beisheng 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. TTT stands for Teacher Talking Time, ’of which teachers can't have too little. Teachers will speak more in class, when present knowledge, manage the classroom, correct students’ mistakes, praise students or provide feedback, and set up or demonstrate the classroom activities. Here are some inadequacies of too much TTT. Firstly, TTT is opposite to STT...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LamawAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? 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. Games in The Classroom Games traditionally were played outside the classroom as a break from learning. They now are known to be powerful learning strategies earning a respected place inside the classroom. Being fun and interactive, ESL teachers integrate them into lessons to engage and activate students. Included in this essay are some activities as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhuzhai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuzhou 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. After years of tried language teaching strategies, a well known Teacher-Author named Jeremy Harmer came up with an efficient, simple to follow, 3-Stage approach called the ESA method; Engage, Study, Activate. Its focus is known for being "Student centered", while it constantly entail teaching and learning flexibilities throughout its phases. The method has been...  [Read more]

I was inspired to write this piece because some weeks ago a little Spanish girl came to me and asked me why she should learn English' Why indeed!This essay will look at what in fact makes English a global language. Whilst restrained by the amount of words that are required for this part of the unit, I will try to include as much information as I can, however brief, to give the reader a more balanced view of this subject.The English language has become the language of choice throughout the world. Although it is not the most spoken language in the world (mandarin-Chinese) it is growing in popularity and soon, it is estimated, will be the most spoken language in the world. The English Language has become a 'lingua franca'. This is the term given to a language that is used for the means of...  [Read more]