Excel at Teaching English: Be a Better ESL Teacher
What you'll learn
- to develop an understanding of what makes up the English language (the building blocks) and why an understanding is important before you commence training
- to have an awareness of English teaching methods
- to understand how accelerated learning techniques can be integrated into ESL training programs
- to develop an awareness of different adult learning styles and preferences, which impact on your lesson planning, choice of materials and teaching method
- to use the above information to plan better lessons, teach more effectively, be better able to identify and explain errors, and choose appropriate assessment tasks for your ESL students
- to effectively and efficiently teach the core English skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing with confidence and ease
Requirements
- You’re passionate about being an English trainer to speakers of other languages
- You have a TESOL (e.g. CELTA) certificate and want extra insights and practical teaching strategies to complement it
- You don’t have TESOL certificate, but want to teach English and need a launching point
- You’re committed to excellence in English training
Description
Would you like to design and deliver more effective, customised English training sessions?
How about improving your skills in identifying and adapting material to create original learning resources? Or putting together on-point lesson plans and appropriate testing material?
Would you like access to lesson plans and original audio and printed English training material which you can take directly into your classroom?
If you’re new to ESL teaching and want all that and more, then this course is for you.
This comprehensive course for ESL trainers capitalises on my many years' experience as a language trainer, distilling knowledge I wish I'd had in the early days of my teaching career.
Practical tips and resources? This course has got it.
Foundation skills? This course covers it. And the course constantly grows with you.
With a better understanding of what English is and how we can effectively teach it, we help our students express themselves accurately and effectively.
Material will be regularly added, and feedback is actively sought. So please consider this your ongoing reference for continual learning and improvement.
Be the best ESL trainer you can be!
Last Content Update: 11 May 2017
Who this course is for:
- You are an ESL instructor (recently or not yet qualified) looking for an overview of English which can easily be translated into the learning environment.
- You want a course which is interactive, innovative, educative and above all - enjoyable
- You want access to original resources, permissible for you to download, refer to, and use in the classroom
- Unless you want a refresher, this course is probably not appropriate if you're an experienced ESL trainer
Instructors
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 53,293 Reviews
- 177,059 Students
- 13 Courses
ENGLISH PROFILE:
I offer two distinct types of courses: for instructional designers and ESL professionals, and for English learners.
For Instructional Designers and ESL Professionals - I want to show you how to build a successful career as a trainer by helping you focus on both the profession and the possibilities generated by implementing instructional design principles and observing best practice business management.
Why? Because I love being a successful business owner, I love being a trainer. And I want to share this passion and enthusiasm with you, help you solve training problems and build a successful career.
For English Learners - capitalise on my 11 years’ experience training business professionals in effective communication skills, and find out why my clients keep coming back for more!
So, who am I? I'm an Australian business skills and language trainer based in Germany since early 2006, and my professional background is originally in the Australian private and public sectors. I combine this business and policy background with a passion for providing interesting, engaging and enjoyable training programs.
Through my company, O'Connell Advanced Training Solutions, I provide advanced coaching and development in more effective business English communication, delivered through competency-based, customised, individual or small group training programs.
My clients include multi-national corporations, medium-sized enterprises and individuals.
I look forward to seeing you in my courses and to helping you be the best trainer you can be.
You can contact me for workshops or customised face-to-face training solutions.
UND JETZT AUF DEUTSCH:
Seit 2006 arbeite ich als freiberuflicher Sprachtrainer in Deutschland. Mit meinem Unternehmen O’Connell Advanced Training Solutions arbeite ich für Privat-Personen sowie Studenten aus verschiedensten Unternehmen und Industriezweigen, um Englisch-Kenntnisse effektiv zu verbessern und interkulturelle Besonderheiten zu vermitteln.
Der Fokus meines Trainings liegt auf kompetentem, individualisiertem Unterricht mit starker Erfolgsorientierung. Praxisnähe, moderne Lehrmethoden und engagierter und unterhaltsamer Unterricht machen das Lernen bei mir einfacher und schneller.
Je nach Situation kann der Unterricht für Einzel-Personen oder kleine Gruppen, als persönliches Training oder als Online-Lesson organisiert werden.
Gerne helfe ich Dir, Dein Englisch zu verbessern! Kontaktiere mich einfach, und gemeinsam finden wir den besten Weg zum “Englisch-Profi”.
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 4,380 Reviews
- 17,851 Students
- 6 Courses
We've been providing customised training solutions to SMEs and multinationals since 2006, and our reputation as effective, engaging trainers continues to grow.
"We have used Jacqui on several occasions for the language training and education of our employees and we will also involve her in the future. Jacqui offers a very pleasant teaching style and through this, our employees quickly achieved their learning goals." -- T. Pietzsch, Geschäftsführer, GETT Gerätetechnik GmbH
O'Connell Advanced Training Solutions is your partner for capacity strengthening training programs.
Offline, we provide advanced coaching and development in effective Business English communication for small and medium enterprises in Germany, delivered through competency-based, customised, individual or small group training programs.
Online, we broaden our training offers to include specific offers for managers, human resource professionals and corporate trainers.
Both online and offline, we provide personalised, business-relevant solutions which are high-touch, confidential, flexible and friendly.
- Jacqueline Seidel, Managing Director