Teaching English as a Second Language
Teaching English as a Second Language
adopted from Kenneth Beare
These teaching English as a second language resources will help you understand the basics of the profession and develop your understanding of tried and trusted teaching techniques. Detailed ESL lesson plans include step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts are provided by learner level and topic area. Finally, information on getting qualified and finding an ESL teaching job will help those wishing to enter the profession.
- Teaching ESL Basics
- Getting Qualified
- ESL Teaching Techniques
- Teaching Advanced Learners
- Teaching Beginning Learners
- Teaching Intermediate Learners
- Teaching Grammar
- Teaching Vocabulary
- Teaching Conversation
- Teaching Listening Skills
- Teaching Writing
- Teaching Pronunciation
- Teaching Reading
- Finding an ESL Teaching Position
- Recommended Books and Classroom Materials
TEACHING ESL BASICS
These articles provide to the basics of teaching English as a second language to adults. They cover everything from common jargon and standard lesson plans to discussions of common issues that arise in the ESL classroom. These features are ideal for teachers who are new to the profession, or those considering a career in ESL.
- ESL / EFL Abbreviations
- Guide to Teaching English (ESL, EFL, TEFL) for Non - Professionals
- How to Choose Teaching Materials
- Setting ESL Objectives
GETTING QUALIFIED
Teaching English as a second language takes place on a number of academic levels. From private schools that require a basic certificate to college programs which require at least a Master's degree. These resources will help you understand how to get qualified based on your career goals and how to receive certification.- Decide to Become an ESL Teacher
- Taking the TESOL Diploma
- Online English Teaching Certification
- Teaching Training and Certification
ESL TEACHING TECHNIQUES
Once a teacher understands the basics of teaching, a number of teaching techniques and activities will improve the effectiveness of the ESL teacher. These articles explore various approaches to English as second language education, as well as discussing various teaching technologies and techniques.- Choosing Props for the ESL/EFL classroom
- Appropriate Teaching Materials
- CALL in the ESL/EFL Classroom
- BRAIN friendly English Learning
- Music in the ESL Classroom
- Multiple Intelligences in the ESL Classroom
- Basic English Curriculum for Teaching
- Elementary Level Syllabus for Beginner Level Courses
- Intermediate Level Syllabus
- Global English
- Using Blogs for ESL Learners and Teachers
TEACHING ADVANCED LEARNERS
These lesson plans are some of the most popular ESL lesson plans for advanced level classes. They include grammar, conversation, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and pronunciation lesson plans. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all advanced level lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL lesson plan list.- ESL Lesson Plan List for Advanced Level Learners
- Advanced Learners Maze
- Book Recommendations for Advanced English Learning
- Chunking - Vocabulary Building
- Multinationals - Help or Hindrance?
- Interpreting Statistics - Advanced Level Lesson Plan
- Let's Do Tourism
- Sentence Auctions 3 - Upper Levels
- Student Correction - When and How?
- Tense Review for Advanced Levels
- The Final Scene
TEACHING BEGINNING LEARNERS
These lesson plans are some of the most popular ESL lesson plans for beginning level classes. These lesson go from absolute beginners to false beginners and include grammar, conversation, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and pronunciation lesson plans. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all beginning level lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL lesson plan list.- ESL Lesson Plan List for Beginning Level Learners
- Teaching Absolute Beginners
- Teaching Beginners
- Recommended Books for Beginning English Learners
- Spelling - Vocabulary Game
- Beginner Learning Maze
- Beginning Writing - Short Writing Assignments
- Grammar Chants
- Basic English Conversations
- Asking Questions
TEACHING INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS
These lesson plans are some of the most popular ESL lesson plans for intermediate level classes. The selected links include grammar, conversation, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and pronunciation lesson plans. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all beginning level lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL lesson plan list.- ESL Lesson Plan List for Intermediate Level Learners
- Understanding Newspaper Headlines
- Best Friend - Friend from Hell
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Conditional Statements
- How would you describe your favorite actor?
- Lesson: Reading Clues
- Lesson: Teen Advice
- Life Then - Life Now
- Understand Your Class - Fun Survey for ESL / EFL Learners
TEACHING GRAMMAR
These lessons focus on developing grammar skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all grammar lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL grammar lesson plan list.- ESL Grammar Lesson Plan List
- Teaching Grammar in an ESL / EFL Setting
- A Difficult Situation: Using Modal Verbs of Probabilty in the Past
- A VIP - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Lesson Plan
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Quantifiers
- Grammar Chants
- Lesson: Time Expressions
- Question Forms
- Reported Speech: Developing Production Skills
TEACHING VOCABULARY
These lessons focus on improving students knowledge of vocabulary and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all vocabulary lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL vocabulary lesson plan list.- ESL Vocabulary Lesson Plan List
- Improve Vocabulary Skills
- Descriptive Vocabulary for Cinema, Movies, and Stars
- Building Character Adjectives Vocabulary
- Your Zodiac Sign - Lesson Plan
- Chunking - Vocabulary Building
- Lesson Plan: Opposites - Advanced
- Lesson: Vocabulary Charts
- Dictionary Survey
- Word Game for the ESL Classroom
TEACHING CONVERSATION
These lessons focus on developing conversation and speaking skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all conversation lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL conversation lesson plan list.- ESL Conversation Lesson Plan List
- Conversation Tips
- Internet Craze
- Men and Women - Equal at Last?
- Press Conference
- Creating a New Society
- Getting to Know your Classmates - Lower-Intermediate
- Lesson: Teen Advice
- Music: True or False
- Points of View - ESL Discussion Lesson for Intermediate to Advanced Level Englis
TEACHING LISTENING SKILLS
These lessons focus on developing listening comprehension skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all listening comprehension lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL listening lesson plan list.- English: Stress - Timed Language I
- Making Conclusions Based on What you Hear
- Aquiring Listening Skills
TEACHING WRITING
These lessons focus on developing writing skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all writing lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL writing lesson plan list.- ESL Writing Lesson Plan List
- Process Writing
- Business Letter Writing Lesson Plan
- Complex Sentence Writing
- Recipe Writing - Chicken Kiev
- Sentence Connectors - Guided Writing
- Short Writing Topics
- Basic Essay Writing Style
- Getting Ideas Organized
TEACHING PRONUNCIATION
These lessons focus on developing pronunciation skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all pronunciation lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL pronunciation lesson plan list.TEACHING READING
These lessons focus on developing reading skills and are some of the most popular on the site. Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions and classroom handouts. For a complete list of all reading skills lesson plans on this site, click on the the ESL reading lesson plan list.- ESL Reading Lesson Plan List
- Reading - Writing Lesson Plan Using Dickens' "Bleak House"
- Understanding Newspaper Headlines
- Aesop's Fables - The Ant and the Dove
- Lesson: Identifying Reading Types
- Lesson: Reading Clues
- Reading Comprehension: "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells
FINDING AN ESL TEACHING POSITION
Once you've acquired your qualifications you'll need to start looking for a teaching position. These resources will help you discover job posting sites and take a proactive approach to finding employment.RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS
These resources include recommendations for workbooks, handouts, and other classroom materials for all level of English learners, as well as resources for business English classes.
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