English Teaching Materials

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  Just to finish the sectional materials, we'll have a look the difference between what are called authentic and created materials. Authentic materials, as the name implies, are actual materials that are created for any reason outside of the classroom. So examples of authentic materials would be things like newspapers. Those are generated for the general public and they're certainly not generated for the use in the classroom. However, they can be used within the classroom other ideas would be things like songs and poems and even things such as brochures and magazines and indeed menus from restaurants. So these are materials that all can be used within the classroom but they have not been created for that purpose, whereas creative materials, as the name implies, have been produced...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the use of course books, materials and teaching aids. There are many materials that we can bring to our classroom that will help with the teaching of our lessons and these include, though they're not limited to, things such as the wipe board, similar to the one that we're using here, various types of visual aids, created or bought worksheets, the use of cassettes CDs and DVDs and the use of video and in these classroom materials, we can also include things such as dictionaries and course books, various types of resource books that we'll have a look at and other materials such as photo copiers, computers, OHPs. So what we'd like to do is just to take a general look at some of the issues relating to each of these types of materials. Below you...  [Read more]

  The next item we're going to consider is the use of dictionaries and here perhaps the first thing we should do is to make a distinction between the two main types of dictionary and that distinction is between the monolingual and the bilingual dictionary. In a monolingual dictionary you have a word and its associated meaning and those two are both described for example in English so the word and the description of that word are both given in English. Whereas in a bilingual dictionary that word meaning could often be for example the word given in English and the explanation given in Thai and vice versa. So what can we use a dictionary for? Well, within the dictionary itself obviously we can get things like how words are spelled or the spelling of the word. We can also get the...  [Read more]

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  Next, a couple of issues surrounding the use of worksheets and workcards. Firstly, these types of materials can either be bought or they could be made by yourself. Very often many of the book series that we use will have workcards in their teacher resource book. Worksheets and workcards are very useful because they can act as a prompt to introduce an activity or topic. They can also be used for role plays and one of the things you need to be aware of when making worksheets and workcards yourself is that you need to make them durable. So whenever you create a workcard, if you put it on some hard backing and then put it inside some cellophane or covered plastic just to make them durable then those types of workcards and worksheets can last for years. So examples of worksheets and...  [Read more]

  The next idea we're going to consider is the use of visual aids and visual aids can include some examples such as real, objects, which we call realia, the use of pictures and photographs and also the use of models. So let's consider some of the ideas surrounding the use of visual aids. Well, why are they useful? Well, first of all the use of a visual aid can reduce teacher talk time. It's very much more simple just to show a real object than to try to describe it so that we could just ask the students ?what is this,? and they would say ?this is a pen,? rather than trying to actually describe it. Again if we were trying to show examples of fruit and vegetables rather than to try and describe them why not use an actual model and this is going to be much more visually stimulating...  [Read more]

  So let's have a look at some of the more general issues when using the wipe board. Perhaps the most important thing to start with is that we should start with a clean board. Secondly it's always very useful to make a board plan so that you know where things are going to appear on the board by the end of your lesson. It?s very simple to do a board plan. Just take a sheet of paper, which is similar in shape to the board that you're going to use, and then onto that piece of paper decide where all the information that's going onto your board is going to be by the time that you've finished. So a very simple board plan just to show where the information is going to be. Also it's very useful if you make use of tables and columns to separate different areas of your work and in the same...  [Read more]

  We now consider what we might call the technology that we could use within the classroom then that could include things such as cassettes, the use of CDs, the use of DVD and video. Some general issues surrounding the use of these types of material, make sure whenever you're using any of this type of technology though you know how it actually works when using it for a listening activity, for example. How long does it take for the whole tape to play through? How long does it take to rewind and so on. Other issues that you might need to think about is if you're using a cassette player or CD or something that you set the volume level before you actually start the lesson so that when you switch on you don't shock everyone with a very loud sound or that they can't actually hear it....  [Read more]

  Let's just consider next, when using these resource books, the student book, the workbook and the teachers resource book, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using those types of materials? Well, firstly, the main advantage perhaps of using these types of material is that it's quicker than actually creating your own. Secondly, the course books that you will get will be graded for a particular level. So there'll be a set of books for the starter level, a set of books for the elementary level and so on and so forth. So you know that the activities and materials in there will have been graded for level. The use of the book can also offer continuity so that the syllabuses have been covered in a particular way by the book itself and are presented in a logical order....  [Read more]

  The next item that we're going to consider is the use of resource books. There are many different types of resource books available and within those books there tends to be a general pattern and typically the resource book pack will come in a three book series and typically that three book series will be in the form of the student book, a workbook and a teacher's resource book. So for example here are those three books for this particular series called ?Total English? and in the student book the type of information that we can gain from here is the actual background to the teaching points themselves plus some additional information in terms of short worksheets and so on and so forth and tape transcripts at the end for listening activities, which these days often come on a CD...  [Read more]

  So how do we actually make best use of the course book? Well, just a couple of factors that you need to keep into consideration when using these types of material, use the course book to help you create a balanced lesson in terms of the range of skills that are being taught and the actual types of material within that the grammar or vocabulary. Secondly, don't use it all the time, particularly with things like activities, we can create our own materials and we can tailor those materials much more specifically to the actual class that we're teaching. As very often the actual creations in the book are very general, we can make our own materials much more specific. The third thing you need to be aware of is that you can't always rely 100% on the information that's presented in those...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Discount TEFL Program and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.H. Spain said: Using authentic materialsI. Introduction - There is an endless list of materials a teacher can use in a classroom. Some teachers prefer to use course books while others like to make their own materials to replace or supplement the course book. Teachers are always searching for materials that will interest and motivate students, so why not use authentic material? II. What is authentic material? - Before going any further we should define authentic materials. Ferit Kilickaya from the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Virgil, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Virgil, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit went over the physical materials a teacher can use. The first type of material discussed was created material, wherein the teacher uses his or her creativity to provide original or adapted...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Castle Shannon, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! A good selection of study materials can be helpful in teaching a successful course. The study material in a course can be divided between authentic material, created material,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colorado? Are you interested in teaching English in Sugar City, Colorado? Check out our opportunities in Sugar City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit provides an overview of the kinds of materials that can be helpful in structuring lessons. It provides a balanced view between authentic materials, which can be found in everyday...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Georgetown, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Georgetown, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 14 explains the importance of choosing right material and course books for the lesson. Material for lesson can be authentic and created. Authentic material consider to be books,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Columbus, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Columbus, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This chapter deals discusses the teachers choice of using course books or generating their own course material. The chapter explains that teachers have quite a range of opinion on which types of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Williamston, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Williamston, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I learnt about authentic and created materials, the authentic materials may be more more interesting to show in the class as they are real so more interesting and motivating. The students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Waterview, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Waterview, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit we will look at the types of material that we can use in the classroom, but first let us define what we mean by material. Material is anything we bring with us to the classroom to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Delaware? Are you interested in teaching English in Cave Colony, Delaware? Check out our opportunities in Cave Colony, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this lesson, I learned a lot about the difference between authentic material and created material. I learned it is beneficial to use authentic material because since they are real...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Hauser, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Hauser, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 9 focuses on the types of materials that can be used during class. Teachers tend to use three types of materials when teaching class; authentic materials, created materials, and a course book. ...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Georgia? Are you interested in teaching English in Lumpkin, Georgia? Check out our opportunities in Lumpkin, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit 14 is about lesson materials and course books. Lesson materials: Lesson materials can be divided into two groups: Authentic materials and created materials. Authentic material are usually...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Irvine, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Irvine, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit covered coursebooks and lesson materials. There are two types of material, the first is authentic materials and the second is created material. Some examples of authentic materials are a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Belleville, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Belleville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Many materials can be used during English lessons and it is important for a teacher to provide a variety of sources to keep the classes interesting and current. Authentic material, created...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Marlene Village, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Marlene Village, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The source of lesson materials is very important because it's the driving force of any lesson. Most teachers use coursebooks, authentic material and created material. An experienced...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Lucas, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Lucas, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Coursebook and lesson materials are vital to each class. In this unit, we learned about authentic materials, created materials, and coursebooks. It was very helpful to see the advantages and disadvantages...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in California? Are you interested in teaching English in Agoura Hills, California? Check out our opportunities in Agoura Hills, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of authentic and created materials. Which kind of materials would you favor for a class of intermediate students? Why? Authentic...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Eldon, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Eldon, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Coursebook provides useful ready-made material to both teachers and students. But there are times that using coursebook may de-skill teachers and tire students. In this unit, it states the advantages and...  [Read more]