TalkShop TESOL Practicum

INTEGRATED TEACHING CERTIFICATION in

TEACHING ENGLISH as a SECOND and FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PREREQUISITE PROGRAMS : TEFL Comprehensive or TESL Advanced

  • OBJECTIVES

    • to introduce the TalkShop Method of Integrated Language Teaching for Motivation-Inspired Learning
    • to redefine communicative language teaching as an integrated process rather than a set of distinct learning outcomes
    • to help educators enhance their teaching skills and language competence
    • to help educators master the principles of interactive curriculum design

  • TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL)

    • Issues in Second Language Acquisition
    • Teaching Methodology vs. Learning Styles
    • Teaching Speaking Strategies
    • Verbal Yoga and Other Immersion Exercises

  • TEACHING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

    • Teaching Speaking
    • Grammar Mastery and Application (Tenses, Punctuations, Parts of Speech, Areas of Confusion and Common Errors)

  • TEACHING FLUENCY STRATEGIES

    • Thought Formation
    • Logic and Creativity in Speaking and Writing

  • IMMERSION ACTIVITIES In SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (SLA)

    • Sharing Teaching Strategies
    • (Book Recommendations, Online Reference)
    • The Communicative Approach: Principles of Language Teaching

  • PRACTICAL APPLICATION

    • Improving Teaching Styles
    • Learning Techniques for Teachers