University of California, Irvine
Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar
University of California, Irvine

Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar

This course is part of Teach English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization

Taught in English

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Tamy Chapman
Helen Nam
Brad Gilpin

Instructors: Tamy Chapman

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19 hours (approximately)
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Intermediate level
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There are 5 modules in this course

This is the third course in the Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. Learning English can be tricky, and in this class you'll focus on some of those tricky issues. You'll get clear explanations about the difficult grammar points and practice in using them correctly.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 peer review

This week, you'll learn about teaching tricky nouns, articles, and quantifiers. Students get confused about when to put "a" or "the" in front of a noun and when to put nothing in front of the noun. In this module, you'll learn new ways to help them with this difficult grammar, and you'll have an opportunity to create your own lesson and submit a video demonstrating your teaching skills.

What's included

6 videos4 readings2 quizzes2 peer reviews

This week will learn more about teaching tricky grammar. First, you'll learn about teaching gerunds and infinitives. Then you'll learn about teaching two concepts with modals--making requests and asking for permission--grammar that English learners often make mistakes with.

What's included

7 videos4 readings2 quizzes2 peer reviews

You've learned about teaching some tricky grammar, but there are other things that make English hard to learn. This week, you'll learn about teaching some word forms that cause confusion. You'll also get another chance to practice what you've learned and demonstrate your teaching skills by sharing a video of your teacher talk.

What's included

6 videos4 readings2 quizzes2 peer reviews

In the final week of the course, you'll learn about teaching phrasal verbs and collocations. This tricky grammar also causes problems for students even at higher levels. You'll get one more chance to create an effective activity for students to practice this grammar and to create a video demonstrating your teacher talk.

What's included

5 videos5 readings2 quizzes2 peer reviews

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4.0 (6 ratings)
Tamy Chapman
University of California, Irvine
22 Courses1,466,190 learners
Helen Nam
University of California, Irvine
18 Courses1,163,507 learners

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