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Essay:Teaching English Abroad (view source)
Revision as of 14:30, April 10, 2008
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As reported in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' beware of sites that ask you to enter your personal information in a "resumè database," since you may be at risk of identity theft. Schools aren't so desperate for teachers that they go searching through the databases of sites selling short certificate courses of questionable value.
As reported in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' beware of sites that ask you to enter your personal information in a "resumè database," since you may be at risk of identity theft. Schools aren't so desperate for teachers that they go searching through the databases of sites selling short certificate courses of questionable value.
==Content and Methods==
Traditional textbooks that present grammatical constructions, common vocabulary and exercises are widely used for mature students, with greater use of color illustrations, easy stories and games for younger learners. Multimedia software on CD-ROM or DVD are very popular with children. The British National Corpus, a statistical analysis of the most frequent words and word-groups in popular writing and speech, has led to the experimental teaching of "key words" and their usage, rather than grammar rules. This innovative approach is refreshing for students who have already worked through a traditional grammar book, but the success of the approach has yet to be documented.
Modern teacher training is based on recent research on learning and memory, which suggests that scholastic success most closely correlates with the student's internal motivation, as well as the obvious basics (quantity of time spent studying and the individual student's ability or talent for learning a particular subject). Experienced teachers recognize that each student is unique, so the "best" method for some students may not be the best method for other students.
A problem in the question of teaching methods is the distinction between learning and performance, since assessment tests measure a student's short-term memory and mood at the moment of testing, and not necessarily the student's long-term memory. Some teachers with long experience teaching English abroad suggest that learning the local language is the responsibility of every ESL teacher.
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