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Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to research-based core principles....
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CK

Sep 9, 2021

That was a great experience and im very grateful for all the information I have been taught. The professors leading this course are just so professional and it was really joyful to learn all the time.

VM

Apr 9, 2020

Great course! Nice content and great presentation of the material. Useful not only for ESL teachers, but for all language teachers and even for teachers in general. Thank you for creating this course!

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By Nagihan k

Sep 10, 2020

thanks to coursera for giving a chance to us having TESOL courses and thanks for Arizona State University for sharing amazing content with us. It was a perfect experience to meet with you through online lessons.

By Saralilian R M

Apr 2, 2017

Very informational. I really learnt a lot from this course and definitely recommend it to everyone who is teaching. Not necessarily English, but if you teach music, maths, etc... this can be a very useful course.

By Ай Ж

Feb 8, 2016

Great!

Thank you for creating such educational platform which is accessible in every part of the world!

Another gratitude to the course tutors and creative team! Well done!

I feel I am a part of network of teachers!

By Masha M

Apr 28, 2024

I`m really satisfied with a course! It was fascinating and useful. Moreover, the information in the course is put is a very interesting way, providing catchy examples. The lecturer is so charismatic and amiable!

By Jocelyn G

Sep 15, 2023

Coursera's "Teach English Now" course was exceptional. Comprehensive content, expert instructors, and practical insights made it a rewarding experience. Highly recommended for aspiring English teachers!

Namaste!

By Mary H B

Jul 11, 2020

So remarkable ! This is a great avenue for learning . This has whetted my appetite in teaching English with foundational principles that would definitely hone my skills as a teacher in person and in profession.

By Nader M E M

May 13, 2018

A very helpful and useful and completely support you to start teaching career and contain a lot of effective ideas I would like to thank anyone participated in this course to provide this extra ordinary service

By Jesmé d P

Jul 19, 2022

I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to be able to further my career via Coursera. Thank you so much, I loved the course, the presentations, videos, readings everything about it was great.

Thank you

Jesmé

By Sara B B

Sep 26, 2020

This was an excellent introduction to pedagogical and practical aspects of teaching English as a second language. Dr. Shane is funny and straight-forward, and the program is well paced and organized. Thank you!

By Andrea C

Aug 31, 2020

Its a really helpful course, it begins basic but its necessary to review those concepts. They make the work easy, light and specially fun. thank you very much for the material y the special way you transmitted.

By Richard R (

Jan 13, 2020

The course provides clear and easy to understand foundations of becoming an English instructor. While some sections could use a little more expanding, it is possible those sections are saved for later classes.

By Musthafa I

Sep 10, 2019

It's a wonderful journey of learning through beautiful parks , along the river banks ....We will reach destination without sweating and getting tired on the contrary , enjoying ourselves each and every steps.

By Rieko G

Sep 2, 2019

It was a great review for what I had learned at CELTA course. It was a bit too easy for me, but if you are thinking about teaching, it will be a good opportunity to know what teaching is. Thank you very much!

By Núria R R

Jun 19, 2018

The teacher is great! One of those that you remember for life. As much as I thought I would feel dragged through the content of this, I am actually really enjoying the content thanks to how good the teacher is.

By Ariel P

Jun 3, 2018

This course was an amazing experience, It was designed to be easy to understand and apply. I highly recommend this course to any person looking for the necessary knowledge to become a teacher to do this course.

By Erick S R G

Jul 12, 2023

It is a good course, it helps whether you are a beginner or have been teaching for some time. You won't regret it, take it because of the learning you could get and not because of the certificate you will get.

By Allan T

Aug 8, 2022

Course material was presented well just like a cake (as described at the start of the course). Metaphors at the very start of each lesson are really helpful for a meaninful learning. Highly recommended course!

By Ioanna H

Feb 1, 2021

I really enjoyed the first part of this course. So many useful information and open minded colleagues to share your views with. Thank you ASU, thank you Cursera! I will definitely attand the course to its end.

By Kecia R

Jan 13, 2021

I enjoyed this course. There were several techniques that I can use across multiple layers of my life. The instruction was clear and the assignments were a combination of multiple-choice and essay questions.

By Vera K

Oct 6, 2019

Thank you very much for the great course! It was very interesting and useful. Teachers were excellent! I enjoyed every second of the videos. I would highly recommend it to those who are going to teach English.

By A F M

Apr 21, 2016

Upon completing the course: Teach English Now! Foundational Principles, the lessons were precise and insightful which enhanced my four years experiences in teaching English Now! in Shanghai, China. Thank you.

By Maxim K S

Sep 26, 2020

Dear Teachers! Thank you for introducing us to the Foundational Principles of language acquisition! They were served by you in a very nice, clear, and detailed practical way. Tasted good!)) And we want more!)

By Sandra K

Sep 14, 2020

Thank you for this course. It really enlightened and opened my mind. I used to think teaching English was as simple as going to a classroom with a book but this course showed me that it's much more than that.

By Ahmed S A E H

Jul 22, 2020

Really interesting and significant course to all teachers of English. Thanks a lot to all my professors: Dr. Shane Dixon, Dr. Justin Shewell and Andrea Haraway, who are always creative and extremely engaging.

By Haroona A

May 23, 2020

Taking this course was an amazing experience. I have learnt some new and innovative teaching techniques. Looking forward to the next courses and hope to learn some more useful language teaching ways.

Thank you