Teaching Esl To Adults
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Sidney Said:
I would like to teach ESL to adults or teach adults to read, what degree and certification would I need?We Answered:
Interesting Question:My job is to supply linguists to the US and Iraqi govt. ESL is a priority here. I cannot tell you the civilian side of the market/demand but on this side the Defense Language Institue does provide certification.
Last, it is shown (so far) that someone who's primary tongue is not English makes the best ESL teacher. This like any theory can be proven one way or the other. What are you planning? If you want to make this a career/living you might seek the certification.
Hope this helps.
Ivan Said:
Any ideas for teaching advanced adults ESL?We Answered:
Great ESL siteshttp://www.eslcafe.com/
http://www.rong-chang.com/
http://a4esl.org/
Arthur Said:
Is it good to teach ESL to adults (20 to 25 years old), by starting only with listening actitivites?We Answered:
If your students are living and working in an English speaking country, the best thing to do would be to get them to the point where they can handle common greetings, ask for things in shops and cafes, state destinations and ask about fares on buses and taxis, fill in their name and date of birth on official forms and make appoinments at the doctor's for themselves and their kids, and all that sort of everyday practical stuff.Listening activities in class are definitely useful but their main disadvantage is that they place learners in the position of eavesdroppers. Eavesdroppers don't need to respond, but language learners DO, and in real time. So you could use a listening activity as a basis for the lesson, and then devise some kind of speaking activity that would lead on from it, using similar language. So if you had a tape / CD of a customer buying several items at a small shop, and asking about the price, you could then lead into a pairwork activity were students take turns to be customer and shop assistant and ask for different things from a list you provide for them.
Songs have their place as well, but they rarely have any really immediately useful vocab or grammar, and songs written for language classes are usually excruciating... Also if your students are 20 to 25, they may well have things that they want to know how to do in English, so ask them. I would save the songs for the last 15 minutes of a lesson and ask the students to choose the songs they want to do.
As a general rule choose things that are immediately useful for your students outside the classroom.
Cassandra Said:
Teaching ESL english to Somali adults?We Answered:
learn as much about their culture and country as you would like them to learn about English. don´t get me wrong, they need you more than you need them, but when they feel you respect them and dignify where them come from, you´ll have them in your pocket right away. ask them to help you learn, kind and respectful sentences for you to use after class. ( who knows you might learn more them than they from you ) your goal is to have them understand and communicate in English, so use as much realia from their country as possible, they won´t feel so intimidated, then as you gain their confidence, start giving them some taste of the American culture learn to pronounce and spell their names correctly . this will save you a lotta disappointment in the future. good luckVeronica Said:
Would it be worthwhile to get my Adult School Teaching Credential?We Answered:
It really depends on where you live. If you have this service available in your area then it would definitely be worthwhile.Franklin Said:
i would like to find information about teaching ESL to teenagers and adults?We Answered:
Find a school district in your state, and contact them. They will guide you.Cecil Said:
Teaching Adult ESL....?We Answered:
Yes, it would be ok. The best major for running your own business would probably be business or management. However, if you think you want to teach ESL in the future, I'd suggest you try to do a minor in TESOL (if your college has that) or linguistics (which helps you more than an English minor would).Do you want to teach ESL overseas? If you do, eventually you could do a 1-month CELTA course. With that and your undergrad degree (in anything), you'd be qualified for many positions abroad.
If you ever want to be a public school teacher in the US, that's much more difficult because there are strict requirements about the kinds of courses you have to take. If you major in business, you could maybe teach either business or math, if you take enough math courses in college. Then, you can do an alternative certification, for which you'd have to take some ed courses but maybe could teach while you took them, depending on which state you are in. To teach in a different field (one you don't have many undergrad courses in), you'd have to do another degree.