This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn how to effectively teach adjectives, adjective phrases, and adjective clauses to your students. You will learn what makes this grammar difficult for students and how to make it easier for them. You will also learn a variety of activities and methods for teaching this content in a fun and interesting way. You will have opportunities to practice the skills you learn by creating sample assignments and recording short videos of your teaching demonstrations. This course is designed for teachers or those wanting to become teachers who have a solid understanding of English grammar and want to improve their skills of teaching that grammar to others.
Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Teach English: Intermediate Grammar
Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses
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1Welcome
This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. Here, you will learn to teach adjectives and adjective clauses effectively. These are very important for helping students make their sentences interesting and more complex. In this course, you'll learn what is hard for students to learn and some methods for helping them understand adjectives and adjective clauses.
4 videos (Total 9 minutos), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 lectura
Messages about Respect2m
Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
In the first module, you will learn what is difficult for students about learning to use adjectives and adjective phrases correctly in English. You'll learn some great activities for helping them practice, and you'll get a chance to make a lesson for teaching adjectives and a video demonstration of your teacher talk.
6 videos (Total 25 minutos), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
6 videos
Commentary on Teaching Adjectives6m
Place Your Order Activity5m
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 15m
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 23m
Gift Ideas Activity3m
4 lecturas
Grammar Videos for Students30m
Check Yourself2m
Interactive Activities20m
Handouts30m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Adjectives and Adjective Phrases Practice Quiz20m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
2Teaching Adjective Clauses
In the lessons this week, you will learn about teaching adjective clauses. You will hear suggestions for making this material easier for students to understand and ideas for fun practice activities. You'll also get the chance to practice what you've learned and get feedback on your lesson and video demonstration.
5 videos (Total 24 minutos), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses4m
Who Knows? Activity4m
To the Finish Line Activity7m
I Know Someone Activity6m
4 lecturas
Grammar Videos for Students30m
Check Yourself2m
Interactive Activities30m
Handouts30m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
3More about Teaching Adjective Clauses
This week, you will learn about other types of adjective clauses and how to teach them. You will again learn new activities for helping your students practice these other types of adjective clauses. Then you will practice what you've learned by creating your own lesson for students and demonstrate your teaching skills by sharing a video of your instructions to students for feedback from your peers.
6 videos (Total 28 minutos), 3 readings, 4 quizzes
6 videos
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 14m
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 25m
Preposition Jeopardy6m
Describe that Habitat Activity5m
Cooperative Crossword Activity6m
3 lecturas
Grammar Videos for Students20m
Check Yourself2m
Handouts40m
2 ejercicios de práctica
More Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16m
Graded Quiz20m
Semana
4Teaching Reduced Adjective Clauses and Appositives
In the final week of the course, you will learn how to teach students about reduced adjective clauses and appositives. You will hear about strategies for introducing these concepts to students and learn some new activities for making your classes interesting. Finally, you will demonstrate your own lesson ideas and teaching skills with the final written and video assignments.
4 videos (Total 17 minutos), 5 readings, 4 quizzes
4 videos
Commentary on Teaching Students to Reduce Adjective Clauses6m
What's the Difference?4m
Travel Fair4m
5 lecturas
Grammar Videos for Students15m
Check Yourself2m
Handouts30m
Interactive Activities5m
Learn More10m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Reducing Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16m
Graded Quiz20m
Instructores
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Meg Parker
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Extension
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Acerca del programa especializado Teach English: Intermediate Grammar
This specialization is for ESL teachers and future ESL teachers who want to make their classes more effective and fun. You will learn how to use online videos and activities that ESL teachers at University of California, Irvine created to teach intermediate ESL learners. You will review language-learning pedagogy and best practices for using these resources effectively. This specialization will give any ESL teacher loads of creative ideas for their classrooms.
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¿Cuándo podré acceder a las lecciones y tareas?
Una vez que te inscribes para obtener un Certificado, tendrás acceso a todos los videos, cuestionarios y tareas de programación (si corresponde). Las tareas calificadas por compañeros solo pueden enviarse y revisarse una vez que haya comenzado tu sesión. Si eliges explorar el curso sin comprarlo, es posible que no puedas acceder a determinadas tareas.
¿Qué recibiré si me suscribo a este Programa especializado?
Cuando te inscribes en un curso, obtienes acceso a todos los cursos que forman parte del Programa especializado y te darán un Certificado cuando completes el trabajo. Se añadirá tu Certificado electrónico a la página Logros. Desde allí, puedes imprimir tu Certificado o añadirlo a tu perfil de LinkedIn. Si solo quieres leer y visualizar el contenido del curso, puedes auditar el curso sin costo.
¿Cuál es la política de reembolsos?
¿Hay ayuda económica disponible?
What equipment will I need?
You will need a way to make videos. You can use a video camera, a web cam, or a smartphone. You may also need some video editing software.
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