Tips for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
A Have you ever wondered what
it would take to start teaching English as a foreign language? For native
English speakers, there are often many opportunities for traveling overseas and
teaching English language arts to students in another country. You may be
wondering if you have to already know another language when teaching English to
others, but some of the best English lessons are often the result of a teacher
who only knows English and therefore forces the students to speak in English
to communicate.
B This method of teaching
where you force your students to only speak English is known as the direct method or the natural method of teaching a foreign
language, and focuses heavily on correct pronunciation and gaining
conversational skills. The first skill you will need to master to start
successfully teaching English as a foreign language is the ability to use
body gestures and signs effectively.
C Many students find that they
learn a new language better when they are forced to speak only English in the classroom. By
refusing to use your student’s native language, you force them to learn English
by first using your body language and gestures to teach them new words,
and then using what they’ve learned to build even more knowledge. This pattern of learning closely mimics the
way babies and infants learn a language, and therefore this method of teaching
often ‘sticks’ better than using rote memorization of English words.
D Another important strategy
when teaching English is to have your students practice common phrases until
they feel completely comfortable with those phrases. This technique is
often used with diplomats and allows the student to focus heavily on correct
pronunciation and accent. For example, teaching the English equivalent of
common greetings, questions, and idioms can go a far way towards teaching
English language arts.
E It’s important when teaching any language to focus
on the most useful and common phrases first, so your students are able to start
conversing right away. There are hundreds of English teaching guides that will
help you choose what sorts of phrases and words to focus on first. There are many
methods of teaching a foreign language. Some of them have been forgotten and
others are widely used. The majority of them offer useful insight.
Adjusted to (1)
pattern – vzorec, schema
stick – uplatnit,
upíchnout
rote – učení opakováním
1) Read the article and
match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 Start with the most
frequent phrases
2 Introduction
3 Repeating phrases
4 Direct method
5 Using gestures helps in
foreign language teaching
2) Read the article and
answer the questions.
1 How do native speakers
teach English?
2 Which methods of teaching
a foreign language are described?
3 How do the smallest
children learn a language?
4 What are other important
strategies? When are they used?
5 What should be taught
first?
3) Explain the following
words and phrases.
1 force the students to speak in English to
communicate
2 direct method
3 ability to use body gestures and signs effectively
4 use your body language and gestures
5 feel completely comfortable with the phrases
4) Answer the following
questions.
What are types of
foreign language teaching methods? Can you describe them? Who are they best for?
What are examples of new creative methods?
Video:
Tips,
sources of information:
Source:
(1)
Tips for Teaching English
as a Foreign Language. 5 Minute English [online]. 2013 [cit.
2015-09-21]. Available at:
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/tips-teaching-english.htm
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