From Rudimentary to Fluent In One Month!
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:57 pm
My girlfriend and I, beginning in March, will have one month to teach 40 Malaysian students of many ages and abilities converstaional English geared to eco-tourism. The classes are 5 days a week, 9pm-11pm (after they are done working their regular jobs).
Neither of us are TEFL certified but both of us have experience teaching other subjects. We're working on learning Bahasa Malaysian ourselves in order to have the class run a bit smoother, with less culture shock, etc...
Since there will be two of us I think it a good idea to split the class up according to first day abilities. Any good ideas on how to "test" these abilities?
Since there will be no written grammar tests, we're trying to focus on vocabulary and pronunciation. I've been searching this site and others looking for activities to get them talking. I have many other 'worries' and i'm a bit rushed at the moment (on prep) but for starters, how would you go about this? You have 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, for one month to get these students to speak fluent enough English to gain a job in tourism. This is doable I'm sure, and clearly an Intensive English Program. Any ideas or places to look?
thanks.
Neither of us are TEFL certified but both of us have experience teaching other subjects. We're working on learning Bahasa Malaysian ourselves in order to have the class run a bit smoother, with less culture shock, etc...
Since there will be two of us I think it a good idea to split the class up according to first day abilities. Any good ideas on how to "test" these abilities?
Since there will be no written grammar tests, we're trying to focus on vocabulary and pronunciation. I've been searching this site and others looking for activities to get them talking. I have many other 'worries' and i'm a bit rushed at the moment (on prep) but for starters, how would you go about this? You have 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, for one month to get these students to speak fluent enough English to gain a job in tourism. This is doable I'm sure, and clearly an Intensive English Program. Any ideas or places to look?
thanks.