Hi folks!
I have been tasked by our school to come up with a teacher training module that covers teaching techniques that specifically caters to the one-on-one environ. It is quite a tall order since, they told me that it would cover grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing plus I get to implement the training. Our school has just opened and everyone is groping in the dark. I certainly want to help the school move up but I don't know where to start. Our school caters mostly to Korean nationals and the resources here in our country are quite hard to acquire. Are there any good links or websites that specifically caters to training modules for teachers? Thanks!
Training program Formulation
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We both are hamstrung by the same constraints - Asian societies, dearth of adequate materials. My reply will not make you overly optimistic or even happy, but it is a basis.
Acquire the full set of NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH (if you can in your country!). This constitutes a very adequate foundation for any level, and it deals with the kinds of linguistic problems that East Asians are struggling with - grammar, comprehension, writing, oral production.
The downside is that this series is over 30 years old, yet it is still widely used in CHINA. The Chinese textbooks, printed in the country, come in a bilingual version, which defeats the purpose of teaching English in a very obvious way. I guess, it is difficult to come by the NCE in the Philippines, though you might be able to order it (for example from China!).
Once you have this series, you can design programmes, and add on to suit specific students' needs.
My personal opinion on the NCE is that it still is a very useful series that facilitates a communicative approach to teaching English; in my experience in China, few other textbooks help students as much! The instructions to the teacher are very helpful too - enabling him or her to plan his lessons to the last ten minutes of his classroom time!
Acquire the full set of NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH (if you can in your country!). This constitutes a very adequate foundation for any level, and it deals with the kinds of linguistic problems that East Asians are struggling with - grammar, comprehension, writing, oral production.
The downside is that this series is over 30 years old, yet it is still widely used in CHINA. The Chinese textbooks, printed in the country, come in a bilingual version, which defeats the purpose of teaching English in a very obvious way. I guess, it is difficult to come by the NCE in the Philippines, though you might be able to order it (for example from China!).
Once you have this series, you can design programmes, and add on to suit specific students' needs.
My personal opinion on the NCE is that it still is a very useful series that facilitates a communicative approach to teaching English; in my experience in China, few other textbooks help students as much! The instructions to the teacher are very helpful too - enabling him or her to plan his lessons to the last ten minutes of his classroom time!
