Tag: psychology of teaching
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When Teaching EFL Should You Use the Textbook?
I’ve just completed my first semester as an EFL teacher. Before that I had taken the CELTA teacher training course. On the course our students we taught followed various textbooks. All of our lessons faithfully followed the book from week to week. Each of the 6 trainees in each group would take one particular section […]
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Are My ESL Students Actually Learning Anything?
While doing my CELTA at International House, one phrase from one of my tutors stuck in my mind: Did your students actually learn anything? I’ve made it through my first semester (around 3 months) teaching English in China. I now have just over 200 hours of teaching under my belt. So I’m still a rookie […]