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Teach English Now! Foundational Principles

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Course Features

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Duration

21 hours

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

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Video Content

21 hours

Course Description

Potential and current EFL/ESL teachers can identify, summarize, evaluate, and compare 7 basic language learning paradigms through engaging stories and metaphors. The foundational principles of motivation, risk-taking, learning modes, and balance in the teaching profession will all be covered. The principles of teacher talk, looking ridiculous" to lower the affective filter and networking are all explained to learners. These foundational principles will help ESL/EFL teachers to examine common assumptions regarding language learning and compare them with research-based core principles.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Understand ways to motivate and properly engage students

Maintain control of a classroom and avoid teacher burnout

Describe the distinction between learning and acquisition

Use technology to your advantage in the classroom

Course Instructors

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Jessica Cinco

International Educator

Jessica Cinco has been teaching in the ESL field for 13 years, both abroad and in the United States. After graduating with undergraduate degrees in both German and Communications from Truman State Un...
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Dr. Justin Shewell

Senior International Educator

Dr. Justin Shewell has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Arizona State University, and a Master�s degree in TESOL from Brigham Young University. He has taught English for more than 15 years in s...
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Andrea Haraway

International Educator

Andrea Haraway brings over 20 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language both in the U.S. and in Japan. She has headed up faculty development workshops and teacher training opportuniti...
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Dr. Shane Dixon

Senior International Educator

Dr. Dixon has designed teacher training and custom programs for groups from China, Korea, Japan, Iraq, Peru, and Mexico, and has created language programs for companies such as General Electric (Braz...

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