Introduction to the course
  • NEW Introduction to the Course
  • How this course is going to immediately deliver results (coming soon)
  • What to do in case of problems
  • Pre-Course Quiz
Language Teaching and Language Learning
  • A Brief History of Language Teaching: How Teaching Methods Have Changed
  • Motivation and Language Learning - Strategies
  • English as a global language, and why trained & terrific ESL trainers are needed
Working in the Classroom - Who, What, and Why
  • In focus: The Teacher and the Learner
  • Comments on Learner Types
  • In Focus: The Classroom
  • In Focus: Practical Skills in the Classroom
  • Task: "Good" Teachers
  • Task: Recognising "Good" Teachers
  • Moment for Reflection: Class Library
Developing an Awareness of Language
  • About English Grammar - More Than Just Tenses
  • Basic Units of Grammar
Understanding English Grammar - The Language Skeleton
  • An overview of the English Language Skeleton
  • Increasing our Skeleton Vocabulary - Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz!
When, What and How Can We Present Language
  • Warm-Up Task
  • When to Present a New Piece of Language
  • Practical Classroom Technique: Explanation (Presentation Stage)
  • Practical Classroom Technique: Elicitation (Presentation Stage)
  • Practical Classroom Technique: Discovery Learning (Presentation Stage)
  • Teaching Vocabulary
  • Multiple Teaching Resources For You
English Tenses - Basic Explanations and Activities
  • Introduction to the Section
  • Present Simple - Introductory Tale - Listen and Read
  • Present... simple? Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts...
  • Present... simple? Breaking it down...
  • Present... simple? Positives and Negatives...
  • Present... simple? Questions and Answers...
  • Classroom Toolbox - Teaching the Present Simple
  • Present Simple Quiz
  • Present Continuous - Introductory Tale - Listen and Read
  • Continuing on... Present Continuous (aka. Progressive)
  • Continuing on... the details and a comparison with Present Simple
  • Classroom Toolbox - Teaching the Present Continuous
  • Your turn - Present Simple or Continuous - Create a worksheet
  • Present Simple or Continuous??
  • Present Perfect - Introductory Tale - Listen and Read
  • Present Perfect... so what is this??
  • Classroom Toolbox - Teaching the Present Perfect
  • Past Simple - Introductory Tale - Listen and Read
  • Past.. Simple? Introduction
  • Past... Simple? Breaking it down... Signal Words
  • Past Simple - Pronunciation Guide
  • Why on earth do we need the Past Simple? Keeping it real...
  • Past Continuous... what on earth is this?
  • Past Continuous... Comparisons with Past Simple
  • Past Tenses - a Teacher's Toolbox Tip
  • Future.... examining, describing and comparing forms
  • Future.... Teacher Toolbox
  • Your turn - Future (will / might) - Create an activity
  • Future.... other useful forms to know
Conclusion
  • Re-capping the main points
  • End of Course Super-Quiz!
  • Thank you and Goodbye!