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 Skill and Techniques I
This class focuses on how to teach speaking, listening, pronunciation and communicative grammar. Trainees practice giving clear directions and presenting new material interactively. They also learn how to evaluate, adapt and create EFL classroom resources. Students gain various techniques for challenging teaching scenarios and different learning styles.
Skill and Techniques II
Skills II covers how to teach reading and writing, with both an academic and nonacademic focus. Pre and post activities and vocabulary building are presented as well. You will learn the sequential process of reading and writing lessons, and how to prepare and present those lessons.
Lesson Planning
Skills II covers how to teach reading and writing, with both an academic and nonacademic focus. Pre and post activities and vocabulary building are presented as well. You will learn the sequential process of reading and writing lessons, and how to prepare and present those lessons.
All three courses above incorporate:
- readings and discussion
- observation of professional ESL teachers in the classroom
- peer-teaching and feedback
Practice Teaching
Students work with a partner to develop cohesive lesson plans which they implement during their practice teaching. Students practice teach an actual class of ESL students for 10 hours. Each student is observed five times by an MTTP instructor and receives both written and oral feedback after each observation.
Grammar Review
Students are given a review of grammar terminology and basic structures. They also become aware of elements of presenting new material in grammar and some ways of providing practice.
 Seminar Topics
Presentations are given by experts on various topics. Some possible topics::
- teaching children
- Business English
- games and music
- cross-cultural issues
- using video in the classroom
- teaching TOEFL preparation
- classroom management
- creative writing activities
- computer assisted language learning
- teaching with limited resources
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