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- 1.The Orient Now TEFL course
Today we focus on:
1. introduction: Get to know each other.
2. Class times
3. Class requirements and expectations
4. Favourite teacher
5. Learning styles
6. Classroom settings
2. TEFL Times
3. TEFL Requirements
1. You are all required to come in for 3 hours class observation
every weekend.
2. All prescribed assignments must be done. Your TEFL trainer will
tell you what assignments are due.
3. Attendance is compulsory. If you cant make class please tell
your TEFL instructor beforehand.
4. All assignments are to be emailed to [email protected] In
the heading please put your name and the assignment: EG John Smith,
My favourite teacher assignment
5. Please check your email address as your TEFL coordinator will be
in constant touch with you.
6. All assignments will be marked and graded within 48 hours
4. TEFL Expectations
1. Dress code: casual/smart dress, closed shoes etc
2. Phones off while observing class
3. When observing class please take notes!
4. Get to know the students
5. Welcome to TEFL
Discussion 1
Who was your favourite teacher? Why
Who was your worst teacher? Why?
6. Welcome to TEFL
Discussion 2
What attributes make forgood teacher?
When you start teaching, what kind of teacher do you want to be?
Authoritarian? Kind? Easy going?
7. Learning Styles
This chapter is going to talk about learning and teaching
styles
8. An Introduction to Learning Styles
Before you mark our tests, Mrs Brown, you might just like to
consider that Im an auditory - activist - innovator
9. What are learning styles?
Ellis (1985) defines learning style (or cognitive style) as the
more or less consistent way in which a person perceives,
conceptualizes, organizes and recalls information.
in other words the way you learn.
Ellis R, Understanding Second Language Acquisition, Oxford 1985
(Chap.5)
10. What are learning styles?
Premise: different people will have
different learning styles. Eg:
- Mary gets bored with
abstractions. Likes to discuss
concrete problems and share
ideas with other people.
- John likes to read up on theoretical background and find the right answer