Acerca de este curso: 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.
Para quién es esta clase: This course is designed for teachers of English language or people interested in teaching English.
Creada por: Universidad de California en Irvine
Enseñado por: Tamy Chapman, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Enseñado por: Meg Parker, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Extension
Enseñado por: Brad Gilpin
| Información básica | Curso 2 de 4 en Teach English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization |
| Nivel | Intermediate |
| Compromiso | 3-4 hours a week for 4 weeks |
| Idioma | English |
| Requerimientos de hardware | You will need a smartphone or videocamera to make short videos demonstrating your teaching skills. |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Welcome
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, 1 reading
- Vídeo: Meet the Teachers
- Peer Review: Introduce Yourself
- Reading: Messages about Respect
- Vídeo: Course Introduction
- Vídeo: Sequencing Grammar
- Vídeo: Teacher Talk
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, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Week 1 Introduction
- Vídeo: Commentary on Teaching Adjectives
- Reading: Grammar Videos for Students
- Reading: Check Yourself
- Practice Quiz: Adjectives and Adjective Phrases Practice Quiz
- Vídeo: Place Your Order Activity
- Vídeo: A Bag of This or That Activity Part 1
- Vídeo: A Bag of This or That Activity Part 2
- Vídeo: Gift Ideas Activity
- Reading: Interactive Activities
- Reading: Handouts
- Peer Review: Discuss the Materials
Calificado: Adjectives Activity Assignment
Calificado: Graded Quiz
SEMANA 2
Teaching 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, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Week 2 Introduction
- Vídeo: Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses
- Reading: Grammar Videos for Students
- Reading: Check Yourself
- Practice Quiz: Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz
- Vídeo: Who Knows? Activity
- Vídeo: To the Finish Line Activity
- Vídeo: I Know Someone Activity
- Reading: Interactive Activities
- Reading: Handouts
- Peer Review: Discuss the Materials
Calificado: Adjective Clauses with Subject Pronouns Activity Assignment
Calificado: Graded Quiz
SEMANA 3
More 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, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Week 3 Introduction
- Vídeo: More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 1
- Vídeo: More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 2
- Reading: Grammar Videos for Students
- Reading: Check Yourself
- Practice Quiz: More Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz
- Vídeo: Preposition Jeopardy
- Vídeo: Describe that Habitat Activity
- Vídeo: Cooperative Crossword Activity
- Reading: Handouts
- Peer Review: Discuss the Materials
Calificado: Adjective Clauses with Prepositions Activity Assignment
Calificado: Graded Quiz
SEMANA 4
Teaching 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, 5 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Week 4 Introduction
- Vídeo: Commentary on Teaching Students to Reduce Adjective Clauses
- Reading: Grammar Videos for Students
- Reading: Check Yourself
- Practice Quiz: Reducing Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz
- Vídeo: What's the Difference?
- Vídeo: Travel Fair
- Reading: Handouts
- Reading: Interactive Activities
- Peer Review: Discuss the Material
- Reading: Learn More
Calificado: Appositives Activity Assignment
Calificado: Graded Quiz
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Universidad de California en Irvine
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Tarifa
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Accede a los materiales del curso | Disponible |
| Accede a los materiales con calificación | Disponible |
| Recibe una calificación final | Disponible |
| Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir | Disponible |
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