Teaching English as a Foreign Language

xx Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Chapter 24: Ten Great Resources for TEFL Teachers............. .341 Making ...

Introduction T he English language is officially big business. There could be as many as a billion students learning English aro ...

2 Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies TEFL teachers, so I have chosen to present the tried and tested path to sol ...

Introduction 3 ✓ You want to do a responsible job in the classroom and give students value for money. ✓ You are more interested ...

4 Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Part III: How to Teach Skills Classes In language courses there are four ma ...

Introduction 5 There are two appendixes offering you extra information. Appendix A gives you templates which help you plan, obse ...

6 Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Existing teachers should already know something about their shortcomings, b ...

Part I Getting Started in TEFL ...

In this part... T his part covers the TEFL basics. Here’s where I tell you all you need to know about why TEFL is a great idea a ...

Chapter 1 Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL In This Chapter ▶ Realising the need for English teachers ▶ Finding out where ...

10 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL Looking at the TEFL Marketplace For most would-be TEFL teachers, the draw of the job is the a ...

Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 11 Although the basic skills of the job are the same in each sector, you may ...

12 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL ✓ You may feel thrown in at the deep end. Even if you get extensive train- ing first, when yo ...

Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 13 When the academic year finishes, students visit English speaking countries ...

14 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL ✓ What are the implications for my tax and pension contributions back home? ✓ Have I set up a ...

Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 15 Use the Internet to keep in touch with your friends and family. Even thoug ...

16 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL ✓ Broadening your skill base: You can gain by: Finding out how to be independent Leading a t ...

Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 17 Addressing some qualms Do you still need a final push to get out there? Wh ...

18 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL ...

Chapter 2 Looking at What TEFL Teachers Actually Do In This Chapter ▶ Addressing common concerns ▶ Looking at basic teaching met ...