Here is a typical classroom scenario: out of the 30 children, two-thirds speak a different language at home and only speak English at school. Even though many pupils' English skills are almost non-existent, teachers are expected to provide the national curriculum for every child in the class. "Teaching Children English as an Additional Language" solves this problem with a 10-week teaching programme of units and lesson activities for children aged 7-11 (Key Stage 2) new to English. It will help these children learn some very basic English sentences, questions and vocabulary, to get them through regular day-to-day routines more easily.By offering a flexible step by step approach this book helps EAL teachers to: identify learners' individual needs teach grammar and vocabulary support teaching through speaking and listening assess pupils to inform future planning. The programme also contains emergency lessons to support learners in the first three days, cross curricular links, ways of using a home-school learning book and an opportunity for the child to make a booklet about themselves. It fosters the child's home language, incorporates different learning styles as well as including a wealth of carefully tailored, themed resources. The programme is complete with activities, resources and assessment materials and helpful tips on how to develop a successful EAL department.
Presenting a range of exciting activities that support the development of creative English lessons within the existing structures of the Foundation Curriculum and the National Curriculum, this book: is packed full of interactive and creative teaching strategies provides guidance on assessing creative work highlights opportunities for creative literacy activities across the curriculum covers ages 3-11.
In this booklet you will find information on and strategies for using internet resources for teaching science. Additionally, you will find many web-based science resources you can integrate into your science curriculum, online technical help resources for beginners and experienced users, and strategies for developing your own web page. A glossary covers internet teminology. The appendixes consist of a list of online resources for teachers and instructions for developing a web page.
Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking (Esl & Applied Linguistics Professional)
Using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning, this guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their reading and writing skills and fluency. By following these suggestions, which are organized around four strands - meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development - teachers will be able to design and present a balanced program for their students."Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing", and its companion text, "Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking", are similar in format and the kinds of topics covered, but do not need to be used together. Drawing on research and theory in applied linguistics, their focus is strongly hands-on, featuring easily applied principles, a large number of useful teaching techniques, and guidelines for testing and monitoring. All certificate, diploma, masters and doctoral courses for teachers of English as a second or foreign language include a teaching methods component. The texts are designed for and have been field tested in such programs.
Language Testing and Assessment: An Advanced Resource Book
Language Testing and Assessment: Introduces students to the key methods and debates surrounding language testing and assessment explores the uses, benefits and problems that surround language testing on children, students, asylum seekers and many other groups Presents and comments on key readings and articles from leading names in the field is supported by a companion website
