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About the Course

In this course learners are introduced to second or foreign language theories and practices for teaching and assessing listening, speaking, and pronunciation. Learners will also be introduced to basic studies in second language acquisition and their pedagogical implications. Teachers will be invited to recognize the importance of grounding their own teaching philosophy through an examination of purpose, content, and technique....
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Jun 21, 2021

Interesting courses! I am learning a lot. Thank you very much Coursera. I have just completed course 2 and been delivered a certificate but I just can't access my new course. What should I do, please?

AA

Dec 29, 2021

I enjoyed taking this course. Even though I don't like the peer-grading system in general, within this course it makes sense. It is always interesting to hear other people's opinions and experiences.

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By Kevin M

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Feb 1, 2016

Not happy...the peer review assignments people choose to comment but not grade, honestly I think the tests are enough to show understanding of concepts and approaches.

By Andrea H G

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Mar 8, 2016

I really enjoyed the creative way the theories were presented. Some of the presentations seemed a bit repetitive unnecessarily, like in the Angel and Devil debates.

By John P

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Apr 23, 2017

Good stuff so far: hoping to get more in-depth about specific types of classroom situations (all that pesky cognitive stuff) beyond just the history of approaches

By Gian C B O

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Nov 22, 2024

I love the course because it is very detailed and informative. I also enjoyed watching teacher Shane Dixon's acting and teacher Jessica Cinco's teaching.

By Rama A H

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Jul 3, 2022

This course was really fun and easy to understand. I liked the videos from the preivous time and Dr.Shane is an amazing actor, he did a really great job.

By LC

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Sep 24, 2020

It was well put together and enjoyable to take. The 8 theories covered are thoroughly explained. The chart infidelity helped for the 25 question exam.

By David L A

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Apr 7, 2016

I appreciate the video vignettes and e-enactments as part of the instruction. Many are tongue-in-cheek (on purpose) and enliven the learning process.

By Sophia V

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Mar 27, 2017

Nice course. I only wish you focused on the target audience a bit more, and did not asume we all need to be "amused" with weird antics.

Thanks.

By JENNIFER O

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Jun 1, 2017

Like the first course in this series, this is very easy to understand and the instructor delivers the lesson as if he is in a classroom.

By Diana A

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Mar 27, 2016

Some of test questions are vague and create a kind of misunderstanding. I hope this will be considered as a frienly advice, not a claim.

By Obinna A E

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Jul 23, 2018

It was quite refreshing to have an insight about the history of language learning and the different approaches employed. Good course!

By Dan B

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Jul 19, 2020

The course was well done overall, but I was surprised by the number of English grammatical errors in a class about teaching English.

By Eric B

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Dec 24, 2016

The course was well presented and used great instructional design. It provided a good overview of various teaching approaches.

By Martha L R A

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Oct 1, 2016

Very well presented. Helped me remember a lot from what I studied in my university and gave me a clearer and new perspective.

By Nangamso T K

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Jun 4, 2016

I like how the course was structured, it made it easier to absorb all the historical comparisons of instruction methods.

By GONG L

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Mar 24, 2016

The course is perfect . If my friends need this kind of classes , I would recommend this one. But not efriends around me

By Marina T

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Jul 3, 2018

The classes were fantastic! Although I found this course's assignments a bit boring. But I am very content generally!

By Christian A M R

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Feb 14, 2016

Excellent Course! It taught me that I can take good things from the "bad" methodologies from the past.

By slimane m

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Mar 28, 2022

great job ! you did well about the presentation and making these informations so easy.

thanks a lot!

By Sonia F

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Jul 14, 2019

Interesting course. I learnt a lot about how the mind works and how we can influence our students.

By Aya M

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Apr 21, 2024

the course was useful but was too theoretical and there were unclear questions in the final exam.

By Phuong M N

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Aug 10, 2023

Compact and insightful introduction to the theories of language teaching. Comes in very handy!

By Saltanat B

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Mar 2, 2020

It was a very interesting course. So now I know about all the evolution of teaching English.

By Kim L N T

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Jan 31, 2021

Theories are boring, however, the instructor had a great and interesting way to convey them

By Jessica J

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Nov 8, 2016

It's very helpful to understand teaching language. The origin of every step of skill.^^