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This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http In the last ten years, hundreds of American schools have begun to offer a new way to teach foreign languages. This method is called dual or two-way immersion. Here is how it works at London Towne Elementary School in Centreville, Virginia, outside Washington. In some classes, only Spanish is spoken, even during the Pledge of Allegiance -- a morning tradition for American schoolchildren. In one second grade class the children learn math and other subjects completely in Spanish. Later in the day they learn only in English. Half of the children are from families that speak Spanish at home. The other half are native English speakers. Myra Olmeda is the teacher. She says when both these groups come together, they are learning from one another which is very good. Helen Arzola teaches the youngest children. She says a child before age eight is a language-learning machine. So this is the best time to learn a language.She says her kindergarteners from English-speaking families may have never heard Spanish before. And she says children from Spanish-speaking families benefit from learning in their own language.Helen Arzola says the goal of the dual-language program is to teach low-income Hispanic children English -- good English, social English and academic English. But some people are still not sure about these programs. They say bilingual education has not always taught Hispanic students enough ...
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Caralyn Bushey discusses her experience as an English Language Fellow in Moscow in 2006. The English Language Fellow Program sends highly qualified US educators in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on 10-month fellowships to academic institutions in all regions of the world. More info: exchanges.state.gov
Vivian Leskes, an American English professor, talks about her experiences as an English Language Specialist in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the Russian Federation. The program recruits US academics to travel abroad to lead training seminars for teachers of English. More info: exchanges.state.gov
Motivating children to learn English with approaches that bring English to life in the primary classroom In collaboration with nine education ministries and departments across the region, British Council, for the first time, has created a product that shows Asian primary teachers using English, teaching Asian primary children learning English successfully through motivating communicative methodologies. This ground-breaking two-DVD box set of six, 45-minute programmes covering six pedagogical areas complements school curricula across the region. Utilising authentic footage filmed in primary state school classrooms in nine East Asian countries, it showcases good practice in communicative, student-centred English language teaching. for more information: www.britishcouncil.org Order from: motivatinglearning@britishcouncil.org Join the fanpage and discuss the contents: Facebook search Motivating Learning
Motivating children to learn English with approaches that bring English to life in the primary classroom In collaboration with nine education ministries and departments across the region, British Council, for the first time, has created a product that shows Asian primary teachers using English, teaching Asian primary children learning English successfully through motivating communicative methodologies. This ground-breaking two-DVD box set of six, 45-minute programmes covering six pedagogical areas complements school curricula across the region. Utilising authentic footage filmed in primary state school classrooms in nine East Asian countries, it showcases good practice in communicative, student-centred English language teaching. for more information: www.britishcouncil.org Order from: motivatinglearning@britishcouncil.org Join the fanpage and discuss the contents: Facebook search Motivating Learning
Over 300 Jordanian Access students celebrated with Activity Day after having completed two years of after-school English study. American Ambassador Stephen Beecroft help read words in the spelling bee. My apologies to any teachers or kids who dont find themselves in the slideshow. The English Access Microscholarship Program provides English language skills to teens. Since its inception in 2004, approximately 44000 students in more than 55 countries have participated. exchanges.state.gov The Access program is one of many supported by the English Langauge Office at the US Embassy, Amman, Jordan. jordan.usembassy.gov/relo_1.html Access in Jordan is administered by AmidEast www.amideast.org/jordan Kevin McCaughey (www.kevinmccaughey.com) is an teacher trainer and from 2008-2010 Senior English Language Fellow in Aqaba Jordan. His website English Teachers Everywhere supplies free materials for teachers and students (www.etseverywhere.com) The English Language Fellow Program is administered by Georgetown Unversity. www.elf.georgetown.edu
The English Language Fellow Program sends highly-qualified English as a Second Language (ESL) professionals from the US on 10-month fellowships to overseas institutions in all regions of the world. Fellows are placed in schools, universities and ministries for a full school year. More information about the English Language Fellow Program is available at elfellow.state.gov
English, the new disease? Written and performed for www.macmillandictionary.com by Dizraeli www.dizraeli.com. Teaching resources available for this video http
Follow the animated adventures of Rinku as he attempts to learn English and win the love of Pinky. The animation is by SW Multimedia - swmultimediabd.com Find out more on our website BBC Janala http
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There is little doubt that the with the way we have entered this information age, that the global community is becoming more and more connected in ways that no one really expected. And it is also clear that the global business community has selected
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There are 44 sounds in the English language and this video shows them all. Use this phonics video to teach pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and anyone learning English. This phonics movie will teach the 44 different sounds that are found in the English language. This video can be used in the classroom or at home for teaching phonics, reading, spelling, word recognition, and practicing letter sounds. Check out www.HaveFunTeaching.com for the full video.
Download this video: havefunhomeschooling.com There are 44 sounds in the English language and this video shows them all. Use this phonics video to teach pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and anyone learning English. This phonics movie will teach the 44 different sounds that are found in the English language. This video can be used in the classroom or at home for teaching phonics, reading, spelling, word recognition, and practicing letter sounds. Check out www.HaveFunTeaching.com for the full video.
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One of the most exciting opportunities for teachers who want even broader experiences in their teaching careers is to teach students in a foreign country for a 6 month or a 12 month tenure, and travel the local country while
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BridgeTEFL's English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 5: Pronunciation and Teaching Techniques Pronunciation 1. Teaching Sentence Stress with Jazz Chants 2. Teaching Word Stress with a Stress Maze 3. Practicing Vowel to Vowel Linking 4. Teaching Pronunciation: Word Stress 5. Using Poems to Teach Sentence Stress Teaching Techniques 1. How to Deal with Disruptive Students 2. Tips for Remembering Students' Names 3. Breaking Bad Teaching Habits 4. Effective Error Correction Techniques 5. Tips for Identifying Lesson Aims 6. Do's and Dont's for Giving Instructions 7. Checking Understanding with Informal Testing 8. Dealing with Late Students 9. Establishing Classroom Routines 8. Using Crossword Puzzles for Vocabulary Practice
BridgeTEFL's English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 4: Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary Grammar 1. Teaching the Imperative with Classroom Objects 2. Teaching Verb Tenses with Timelines 3. Making Promises in the First Conditional 4. Drilling the Past Continuous with Flashcards 5. Teaching Grammar with Board Races 6. Teaching the Present Perfect: Negative Statements 7. Drilling Grammar with Dominoes 8. Practicing Word Order with a Sentence Scramble Vocabulary 1. Teaching Feeling and Emotion 2. Teaching Vocabulary with Gradable Opposites 3. Teaching Idioms and Expressions with Video 4. Using Realia to Teach Vocabulary 5. Grab the Word: A Game for Teaching Vocabulary 6. Teaching Duration Expressions 7. Practicing Word REcognition with a Word Search 8. Using Crossword Puzzles for Vocabulary Practice
BridgeTEFL's English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 3: Receptive Skills 1. Teaching Listening: Gist and Detail 2. Pre-Teaching Strategies for Newspaper Articles 3. Organizing Ideas with Diagrams 4. Follow-Up Activities for Reading Lessons 5. Using a Cloze Test to Assess Reading Level 6. Designing Tasks for Computer Assisted Learning 7. Using Authentic Materials for a Reading Lesson 8. Using Visual Images to Pre-Teach Vocabulary 9. Assessing Reading Through Individual Telling
BridgeTEFL's English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 2: Productive Skills Writing 1. Teaching Writing with a Running Dictation 2. Building Students' Confidence in Writing 3. Product Writing: Job Applications 4. Building a Story to Teach Writing 5. Creative Writing: The Time Machine 6. Using Writing Prompts to Increase Fluency Speaking 1. Expressing Obligation with an Info Gap 2. Conversation Skills: Forecasting the Weather 3. Role Play: Ordering in a Restaurant 4. A Mingle for Likes and Dislikes 5. Making Presentations with Posters 6. Using Physical Movement in the Classroom 7. A Mingle for the Present Perfect 8. Practicing Speaking with Interviews 9. Teaching Function: Finding an Apartment
BridgeTEFL's English Language Teaching In Action is a comprehensive 5-DVD set packed with 70 videos on essential topics in English language instruction. With lively games, fail-proof lessons, insightful classroom management tips, and much more, this collection has everything you need to make your teaching more effective! Contents of Disc 1: Games and Activities 1. Teaching Action Words with Charades 2. Odd One Out 3. Information Gap Activity 4. Vocabulary Bingo 5. Building a Utopian Society 6. Activities for Developing Fluency: Stop! 7. Teaching Tag Questions 8. Vocabulary Taboo 9. Teaching Opposites with a Memory Game 10. Teaching Speaking with a Psychological Survey 11. Line-Up for Fluency 12. Teaching Superlatives with a Board Game 13. Drilling Grammar with Tic-Tac-Toe 14. Sentence Scrambles
In this lesson we look at responding (Replying) to 'Please' and 'Thank You'. Thank you to those who pointed out the slight spelling mistake... It should be 'Definitely'.
Teaching adults English as a second language is very similar to teaching children because the foundation of the language is learned through labeling things, drawing pictures and pulling from personal experience. Teach English to adults with information from an experienced English tutor in this free video on teaching. Expert: Katie Chasey Bio: Katie Chasey is an experienced ESL and English tutor. Filmmaker: Kevin Haberer
www.StraightUpEnglish.com Watch how to teach syllable identification in a clear and simple way. For teachers of English as a second/foreign language, whether native- or non-native speakers of English. Syllable identification is essential for accurate word stress and overall pronunciation clarity, as well as building general literacy skills.
Programme 5 in a series of 44 videos to help improve your pronunciation from BBC Learning English
English Central caught up with Lindsay Clandfield, author of Dealing with Difficulties and The Language Teacher's Survival Handbook, at the 2009 IATEFL conference in Cardiff. Lindsay spoke to us about getting into ESL/EFL materials writing, the balance between writing and teaching, his award-winning books and his blog, sixthings.net. Lindsay is originally from Toronto, but is now based in Spain. For more information on Lindsay's books and other ESL/EFL authors, please visit www.englishcentral.net.
When students work on tasks in pairs or small groups, they use language at every step: planning, executing, and presenting. This demonstration shows students planning and describing their own Utopian societies.
© Anaheim University 2009. The original full-length video can be seen at www.anaheim.edu World-renowned TESOL and Second Language Acquisition expert Dr. Rod Ellis, Chair of the Anaheim University Graduate School of Education, conducts a Question & Answer session with English Language Teachers in Busan, Korea at the 7th annual Asian EFL Journal International Conference
Roger Jenkins, a professional Singaporean teller, filmed during a two-week residency at Maryknoll Convent School, February 2009.
As ELL student populations have dramatically increased, nearly every district now faces the challenge of successfully teaching English language learners. For many schools, the influx of English language learners occurred very quickly, leaving little time to train teachers and leaders on how to manage this acute demographic shift. Because of a lack of training, many educators are left frustrated and overwhelmed trying to meet the needs of their ELL students. While teaching English language learners certainly presents a challenge, it is one that can be overcome with research-based practices that benefit every student.
As ELL student populations have dramatically increased, nearly every district now faces the challenge of successfully teaching English language learners. For many schools, the influx of English language learners occurred very quickly, leaving little time to train teachers and leaders on how to manage this acute demographic shift. Because of a lack of training, many educators are left frustrated and overwhelmed trying to meet the needs of their ELL students. While teaching English language learners certainly presents a challenge, it is one that can be overcome with research-based practices that benefit every student.
A complete series of videos and activities to help you improve your pronunciation.
Learn English with The Teacher and BBC Learning English. In this episode, The Teacher introduces three idioms all connected with the colour red.
© Knowledge Delivery Systems, 2008 ~ eLearning for Educators ~ www.kdsi.org For a full course profile, please visit www.kdsi.org KDS is proud to offer a comprehensive, interactive eLearning course to empower educators with classroom practices that enhance English Language Learners understanding and achievement. The engaging course features Elizabeth Jiménez, a national expert in the field of English Learner instruction This video includes snippets from the following segments: * Components of Effective Instructional Delivery in ESL/ELD and Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE Featuring a classroom scene that demonstrates best practices from the English Learners Scaffolding Strategies Checklist * Contextual Factors in Second Language Acquisition Featuring a panel discussion, How is it that some English Learners acquire English more quickly than others? * Culturally Relevant Instruction: When Teachers and Students Bring Different Cultural Experiences to the Classroom Featuring an anecdote about name-changing ------------------------ KDS provides dynamic online professional development courses for K-12 teachers to earn continuing education (CEUs), in-service, or graduate credit. Courses can be applied towards state license recertification, salary increase, and career advancement. KDS specializes in timely content in areas such as differentiated instruction, classroom management, and special education.
www.englishraven.com - Do your English language learners find reading boring? Perhaps it's not just a matter of finding the sorts of reading texts that will catch their interest... Time to think about how you apply your reading texts in class and what you can add to make the overall reading class more dymamic and effective!
Blue Nile State is one of three contested areas between the north and the south of Sudan. Its diversity makes education -- what is being taught to children and how it is being taught -- a crucial issue. In response to citizens' desire for additional English-language opportunities for their children, Mercy Corps has helped to build a nursery as part of the larger Kurmuk Model School, one of the few centers in the region using English as the language of instruction.
Contextualization is the meaningful use of language for real communicative purposes. It helps students understand how language users construct language in a given context. Teachers can contextualize language instruction by organizing the content of the language curriculum according to themes or topics. These themes or topics work best when they are threaded throughout the course of study. An innovative offering from the Office of English Language Programs, Shaping the Way We Teach English, is a 14-module teacher training video series developed and produced in cooperation with the University of Oregon.
Younger learners are from 4-10 years of age, and from kindergarten through 5th grade. Younger learners are active and creative. They learn through doing. They are social, they like to play, and they have the ability to develop the rules of language themselves, as they play with different language content and input. They also have a short attention span, and they need repetition and clear direction. An innovative offering from the Office of English Language Programs, Shaping the Way We Teach English, is a 14-module teacher training video series developed and produced in cooperation with the University of Oregon.
Jeremy Harmer, author of How to Teach English and The Practice of English Language Teaching, talks about filming teachers in the ELT classroom.
In this lesson we look at making a complaint.
Sydney College of English is one of the oldest English language schools in Australia. It first opened its doors in 1987 and was the first English Language College ever to be accredited by NEAS. Our campus is located on three floors of a building within walking distance of Central Station and main bus routes. We are between the University of Technology, Sydney Institute of Technology (TAFE) and Sydney University, in a lively student area of Sydney. Darling Harbour, Chinatown and the city centre are only minutes away. Participating in a course at SCE is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding. Our teachers are all university graduates with specialist language teaching qualifications; we use the latest educational technology and we achieve consistently high success rates in public exams such as IELTS,TOEFL an the Cambridge exams. Your success is our success. Sydney College of English 35-39 Mountain Street Broadway Sydney NSW 2007 Australia Tel: (+61) 2 9281 5211 Fax: (+61) 2 9281 5208 CRICOS Provider Code 00050A www.sce.edu.au english@sce.edu.au
www.GenkiEnglish.net Warming Up. (Part 1 of 6) Here's my beginners EFL ESL Genki English workshop for teaching English to kids in Japan or any other country. Here we go through Start each lesson off with: Warm Up (genkienglish.net * Gets the kids genki. Says "This is fun." "This is something different". * Get the kids to respond quickly to your actions so you can control things if they get too genki. * Add in extra words each week. ( eg sports, musical instruments) * If you have less than one lesson per week get the kids to repeat what you say. * Review, review and review like crazy. * It's not "what you've done in class", it's "what the kids can actually do" Continues in Part 2: uk.youtube.com
Testimonial from Oakland, CA English Language Learning administrator describes how district schools' performance on language/reading benchmark tests improved significantly after implementing a combination of SRA direct instruction programs including Language for Learning/Language for Thinking, Open Court Reading, and Foro Abierto. Language for Learning uses the Direct Instruction teaching methodology to provide explicit instruction for students with limited English proficiency. Language for Learning is a direct instruction spoken English development program created by SRA/McGraw-Hill. For more information visit www.SRAonline.com/di_home.html
www.volunteerabroad.ie EIL, the Chilean Ministry of Education and the United Nations Development Program are seeking native English speakers to work as volunteer English language teaching assistants in schools as part of the efforts to improve language skills among Chilean school students. The program is a collaboration between the volunteers and Chilean EFL teachers. Each volunteer is a real support in the classroom and for many the only chance to practice with an English speaker. Volunteers dont specifically have to have previous teaching experience as they work hand in hand with the EFL teacher. If you'd like to learn more about this program please visit: www.volunteerabroad.ie
Imagine Island is a TV show that teaches kids all around the world the English Language. Its perfect for children that are learning English as a second language (ESL) or even kids that are learning English as a foreign language.(EFL) Come and play fun games and watch an episode absolutely free at www.imagineisland.com Imagine island the TV show is based on Imagine Learning's world class English teaching software. The English language teaching software is research based and uses the best practices of English Teaching.
Lesson one. Introduction to my English lessons.
www.ili.ca 2008 marks the 25th year since the International Language Institute (ILI) opened its doors in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and became the first language center to teach English as a second language in Atlantic Canada. This video is the first promotional video to ever be created by ILI, and possibly the oldest video presence of a private educational institute in Eastern Canada. ILI decided to re-release the video in 2008 to celebrate its 25 years of history, and the video's 20th anniversary. For a look at ILI today, you can view the 2008 TV coverage by Eastlink Television at www.youtube.com About ILI: ---------- Since 1983, thousands of international students have selected ILI to study English in Canada, to prepare for an English University, or to write the TOEFL or IELTS exam. The institute hosts students from Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Switzerland, France, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, China, Taiwan, Russia, and many others! This history made ILI a symbol for internationalization in Nova Scotia. The institute joined the Nova Scotia 'Come To Life' initiative as a charter member, offering its history and expertise to the provincial effort to attract more visitors and settlers to Nova Scotia. For more information about the International Language Institute, visit www.ili.ca.
Video about formal school component of the project " Improving English Language Teaching and Learning in Mindanao" (IELTLM). Video made by Stuart Leigh of Real World Productions, New York, NY. It focuses on English language education in the Philippines. IELTLM is a project of the Real World Alliance (Real World Productions, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Notre Dame University at Cotabato City, Mindanao State University at Tawi Tawi, and the Philippine Broadcasting Service). www.realworldenglish.com
Author Scott Thornbury talking about the use of Repetition in English language teaching. For more information see www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology.
English Language Learners (Legislative Action) Find out what state lawmakers have done to provide English Learners with the educational resources they need to succeed in school. Horizon Host Steve goldstein introduces the story produced by David Majure. Videographer is Richard Torruellas.
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