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Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to research-based core principles....
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MT

Mar 12, 2021

I had fun enrolling on this course and it's very insightful. And Keep the great work, Dr Shane Dixon. I can't wait to complete the rest of the courses so that I get my professional certificate. Thanks

CK

Sep 9, 2021

That was a great experience and im very grateful for all the information I have been taught. The professors leading this course are just so professional and it was really joyful to learn all the time.

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By Sandra M

Sep 18, 2017

A really good course for TESOL teachers. The team provides many interesting metaphors concerning English language teaching that are relevant and helpful. The course is light, fun and full of good content.

By amirmahdi a

Feb 1, 2023

I loved this course. it teaches you the difference between learning and acquisition and how can help learners acquire a language. It also talks about the ways we can generate motivation in our classroom.

By Elinamer S

Apr 16, 2022

Thank you so much for the simple way you thought this module and the difficult content. The material and the information has changed my class. The techniques and the concepts you introduced were amazing.

By Ana L

Dec 16, 2020

I loved this course! I've learned so many new things and improve in many aspects that I'm sure they will be useful in my teaching career. Thank you Dr. Justin, Dr. Shane and Mrs. Andrea for your advices.

By Sofía R T

Oct 20, 2020

I loved it. The way in which the course is structured through videos, readings, exercises and quizzes makes it easy to understand and complete! It was a pleasure to do this course. I highly recommend it!

By Speak N

Sep 4, 2020

This course is superb! I love its content. The metaphors are so strong, and they inculcate the basic teaching principles in mind. The course has incredibly widened my knowledge of teaching. Thanks a lot.

By Anna F

Oct 21, 2019

It is a great course for ESL teachers, I reach english online in Russia, in english school. This course helps me to organise all my knowledge and revise everything I know. The teachers are great as well!

By Rebecca C

Oct 2, 2019

This is such an excellent course. I've already learned so much but it's been completely painless! I can't wait to continue! Thank you for putting this together in such a memorable and entertaining way!

By Giai T

Apr 26, 2017

The course provides essential and relevant information and good techniques and tips and examples. The teaching method is vivid and impressive. Thank you for making this course. I can learn a lot from it.

By Phạm T Q D

Mar 11, 2023

That's an amazing course, it provided me a lot of techniques that can help me to enhance my skills to become a great teacher in the future. Thank to Coursera for giving me a chance to learn this course.

By Екатерина Б

Jul 27, 2021

That's a great introductory course, which helps to understand the basic elements of teaching despite you have a diploma. Moreover, this course helped me to feel unique and be encouraged to move forward.

By Maria L F L

Dec 19, 2020

Learn the basics is key to becoming the best possible teacher I could be. This course if fun and informative. It forced me to rethink my perceptions. Thank you for this course. Now, on to the next ones.

By Jamileh D

Oct 3, 2020

I learned a lot through this course. A special thanks to all the teachers, definitely Dr. Shane Dixon. It was one of my dreams to study this course. So many thanks from an Iranian girl living in Turkey.

By Mister R E C A

Dec 19, 2019

such an amazing course to get started with am currently an EFL teacher here in Mexico am willing to get m TESOL from ASU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT I WILL RECOMMEND THIS COURSE 100 percent...

By Pechenina E

Nov 29, 2019

This course gives information in very comprehensive bits. They are perfect and very logical. Visual aids make education extremely comfortable. And the format is also very convenient. I am very thankful.

By Austin L

Jun 9, 2024

At first I was very nervous about attending this course. But I quickly realized how much I was learning in this course. I would say this is the course which motivates me to continue learning every day.

By Haidy O

Sep 2, 2023

I have learned a lot during this course about how to make my ESL teaching more effective and how to make my classroom a great environment to help students learn and acquire the language . Thank you ASU

By Захарова В А

Mar 8, 2023

I liked this course and the teachers in general. The best part of this course was the personal stories that illustrated the struggles of language learners and those who acquire new cultures. Thank you!

By Theo A

Apr 29, 2022

Since I am trying to be a professional ESL teacher, this course help me a lot in teaching English language to the students and help me motivated to keep learning something. This is such a great course.

By Zeynab M

Aug 28, 2021

I really enjoyed this course and I learned new methods ,teaching skills.And I would like to start to Teach English Now part 2.I hope I will enjoy it such as this course. Thank you so much for teaching.

By farkhondeh a

Jul 20, 2021

it was a great experience using the knowledge of best professors in Arizona State University. i really enjoyed their excellent explanations. i hope i could enroll other courses for TESOL certification.

By Assel S

Dec 6, 2020

Thanks a lot for giving me the opportunity to be part of the community of teachers around the world. The course is created in a logical way that helped me to understand what I need to help my students.

By AWA L P N

Sep 27, 2020

This course has been very helpful in learning new language learning strategies and also new language teaching methods. Again interacting with other professionasl add more to my experience as a teacher.

By Ilya M

Jan 10, 2020

Thanks Coursera and ASU for this useful course! I'm really glad to have participated in it! This is only the first step to my TESOL certificate, but I want more and want to go ahead! Best regards, Ilya

By Orrathip G

Sep 15, 2018

Wonderful course! I learned more foundational principles of language teaching and also language learning. Thank you the instructors who make this course meaningful and motivate me to learn continually!