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Provides detailed lesson plans, activities, and exercises to bring into the classroom and advice for teaching different age levels and class sizes.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Methodology in the Madness 7 Chapter 1: Grasping The Basics Of TEFL Teaching 9
Chapter 2: Adapting Recent Approaches and Methodologies to Your Work 19
Chapter 3: Getting Down to Planning 45
Part II: Beginner and Elementary Classes 63 Chapter 4: Getting to Know Each Other on the First Day 65
Chapter 5: Back to Basics: Using Your Own Realia 77
Chapter 6: Getting Flash with Flashcards 87
Chapter 7: Making Use of Mobile Phones 95
Chapter 8: Covering Clothes and Fashion 105
Chapter 9: Acting It Out: Using Role-Plays 113
Part III: Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate Classes 121 Chapter 10: Cultivating Classroom Language from Day One 123
Chapter 11: Back to Basics: Developing Discussions 133
Chapter 12: Thinking Outside the Book 143
Chapter 13: Watching TV Online 151
Chapter 14: Culture: Extracting Language from Art 161
Chapter 15: Communicating through Story-telling 171
Part IV: Upper Intermediate and Advanced Classes 181 Chapter 16: First Day: Improving Intonation 183
Chapter 17: Back to Basics: Teaching Varieties of English 193
Chapter 18: Traditional Resources: Delving Into Dictionaries 203
Chapter 19: Technology: Interactive Websites 213
Chapter 20: Read All About It! Focusing on the News 223
Chapter 21: Dissecting Dictogloss 233
Part V: Mixed Classes 241 Chapter 22: Chatting to Children 243
Chapter 23: Training Teens 253
Chapter 24: Making Use of Readers 263
Chapter 25: Developing Presentation Skills 273
Chapter 26: Focusing on Manners and Etiquette 283
Chapter 27: Team Work: Going on Field Trips 293
Part VI: The Part of Tens 303 Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Improve Your Teaching Skills 305
Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Make Your Students Happy 311
Index 317
About the author
Michelle Maxom has taught both EFL students and would-be teachers for more than 15 years in the UK and Italy. She has served as Director of Studies at a central London EFL school, and as a freelance teacher/trainer Michelle has taught trainee TEFL teachers and courses and tutored distance learners.
