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1. So You Want to be an English
Language Teacher?
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2. Why teach English?

3. You’ll need
credentials

4. BenefitsPay
Working conditions
Visa Requirements
Certification needed
Living arrangements
Class size, age & level

5. Read your contract carefully

6. Moving fees
Preparation time
Class size
Duration
Penalties
Termination terms
Can you freelance?

7. “Behind the need to
communicate is the need to
share. Behind the need to
share is the need to be
understood.” - Leo Rosten
Playing with the cell phone photography capabilities by pedrosimoes7, Flickr

8. What do my
students
want to
share?
How do I help
them share so
that others
understand
them?

9. Language
Content
Development
Home Life
Assimilation
Literacy

10. Be familiar with
language teaching
theories & strategies

11. Sewing Room
Labs
Dogme
Workshop
CLIL
Dance
Studio
Dogme

12. Wordle.net

13. Peek-a-boo - _MG_6709 by sean dreilinger, Flickr
“Language body
conversation”
- Dr. James Asher
Total Physical
Response (TPR)

15. 100+ video recordings of strategies, Youtube.com/user/atesol

16. Get to
know
them!

17. Consider the developmental
stage and needs

18. Cultivate Relationships with Icebreakers, Warm-ups & Fillers

19. Role-
plays

20. Play
games

21. Build
routines

23. Differentiate activities
Move around Include rest
periods
Balance out activity
and inactivity

24. Suggested Kid Activities
Hello game!
Discovery Game!
Closing song/dance!
Color!
Snack Break!
Dance! Sing!
Hands-on Activity!
Read a Book!
Hello song!
Games!

25. Suggested Teen Activities
Pair or group mini tasks
Discussions in circles
Games
Scavenger Hunts
Surveys
Discussions on the floor
Creating short films
Interviews
Journal
Hands-on activities

26. Suggested Adult Activities
Pair work for mini tasks
Discussions in circles
Board games or thinking games
Surveys
Stand-up discussions
Creating short films
Interviews
Journal
Hands-on activities

27. Connect withTeachers Online

28. -Number of Teachers on LinkedIn

29. But there are nearly….
Of authors, researchers, organizations,
professionals, thought leaders, subject
matter experts, etc. who you and your
students can learn from.

30. Personal Learning Networks
Refueling the Way We Teach

31. Cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Bit.ly/Educhats
Find Your #Hashtag!
#ESL #BESIG
#ELLChat
#yltsig#ELTPics
#ELTchat
#TESOL

32. The classroom set-up should
support their learning

33. Integrate
Technology

34. Online Learning Spaces

37. Quizlet.com & iOS/Android Apps

38. Edshelf.com

39. Teacherrebootcamp.com/survivaltips/mysurvivalkit
Create a
Survival Kit

40. Have fun!

41. “They may forget what you said but they will never
forget how you made them feel.”
- Carol Buchner

42. Pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/english-language-teaching/id5941566

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