Age Level: 22-30 Ability Level: Level 6 Grammar Type of Lesson: Review Objectives- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Form statements in indirect speech Recognize the differences between direct and indirect speech Ask important information Incorporate questioning techniques Use listening skills to answer complex questions Use adjectives to describe people, […]
Pronunciation of Sibilants Lesson Plan
Age Level: 15-38 Ability Level: Pronunciation 2 (Correlated with levels 3 and 4 grammar) Type of Lesson: New Objectives- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Recognize the various forms and manifestations of sibilant sounds Understand the articulation (or mouth positions) required to make the sounds Materials Needed: Percussion Instruments (Provided […]
Writing Lesson Plan
Age Level: 16-28 Ability Level: Writing 2 (Correlated with levels 4 and 5 grammar) Type of Lesson: Review Objectives- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Detect errors in sentence structure, syntax, word use, vocabulary and overall sense of written passages To correct errors To work with peers in a meaningful […]
Nouns Review Lesson Plan
Age Level: 19-32 Ability Level: Level 2A (First half of level 2) Type of Lesson: Review of Previous Lesson Objectives- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Define and provide examples of nouns Identify various objects (e.g., door, ceiling, desk) Recognize mistakes in identification Express that something is different Use correct […]
Nouns Lesson Plan
Age Level: 19-32 Ability Level: Level 2A (First half of level 2) Type of Lesson: New Objectives- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Define and provide examples of nouns Identify various objects (e.g., door, ceiling, desk) Use correct pronunciation when defining nouns Use listening skills and subtle clues to solve […]
Various forms of TESOL
The Audio-lingual Method This method arose as a result for the need of foreign language proficiently in both listening and speaking skills directly following the Second World War. This approach is closely linked with the psychological movement of behaviorism and thus, has as its main focal points, drilling, repetition and habit-formation. Lessons under the ALM […]
What are Psycholinguistics, Bilingualism and Sociolinguistics?
Psycholinguistics (sometimes referred to as the psychology of language) refers to the study of the neurobiological and psychological factors that enable human beings to comprehend, acquire and produce language. Stemming from this field of linguistics, areas such as biology, neurobiology and cognitive science are used to examine how the brain processes language. Moreover, psycholinguistics focuses […]
Tips and activities for teaching writing
Writing is perhaps the most difficult and tedious areas of the communicative approach to teach for several reasons. I have sat home thinking about what tools or materials I could use to facilitate learning for a writing class. Some materials I have used were effective, while others were far too complex; but then again, what […]
Pronunciation and Sounds
Pronunciation refers to the perception and production of the significant sounds of a target language (or any language, in fact) in order to achieve meaning within the context of language use (Seidlhofer 56). To put is more simply, pronunciation is defined as the particular sounds we use in order to derive meaning (AMEP 1). Pronunciation […]
Bingo Icebreaker
This ice breaker has been designed to accommodate students of a level 2 or 3—those who already possess English skills, though you, the teacher, can modify it to fit any skill level. Even though this activity is intended to be an ice- breaker, it nonetheless embodies key elements of grammar (e.g. has + past participial; […]