A Lesson Target is the focus of an individual lesson. It is, if you like, the single main point that you are trying to teach in that particular lesson. Often it can be summed up in a single sentence thus: At the end of the lesson the students will know […]
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Lesson Snapshot is a method by which you as a teacher can try to look objectively at the way you teach and check out your style and methods from the point of view of your students. Basically you video a typical lesson to provide a snapshot of your lesson which […]
Continue ReadingLesson Preparation Tip – Delegating Tasks
Here’s a quick tip which serves two purposes: less work for you, more English practice for the students. Here we’re talking about TEFL lesson preparation, but the same idea applies during the lesson itself for many tasks. It’s well worth adopting this general approach to your teaching as we’re sure […]
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How to prepare (not plan) a lesson. This involves making sure all the materials and handouts are ready and that extra material is on hand. See TEFL Lesson Planning.
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TEFL/TESOL teachers talk about students being Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced and so on. But what does that really mean? There is no single method used to describe the learner level of an English speaker, however this article will provide a rough idea of how to classify a student and how they […]
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