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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Teach English Now! Foundational Principles by Arizona State University

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About the Course

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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VM

Apr 9, 2020

Great course! Nice content and great presentation of the material. Useful not only for ESL teachers, but for all language teachers and even for teachers in general. Thank you for creating this course!

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 Andrew N

Aug 8, 2016

I found this course very good for new teachers, but a little repetitive for experience teachers. Still, a great course implemented with knowledge and enthusiasm.

By Adriana M

Jun 19, 2017

O curso é bem fraco para pessoas que já tenham conhecimento em ensino de inglês como língua estrangeira, porém possui pontos fortes para quem está começando.

By Ana I H O

Mar 30, 2018

It gives a great introduction to language teaching! The only thing I think could make it better is to add more challenging questions to the weekly quizzes.

By Sarah G

Dec 27, 2018

It would have been a five star review if all the assignments weren't the same :( It gets boring doing the same thing over and over and over again!

By GONG L

Mar 24, 2016

The same reason with course 2 . This course is perfect . I would recommend this one to my friends if any one needs it . But not friend around me

By Cora L

Sep 9, 2017

This was a good class. The peers gave good feedback. It was a basic class that could be taken by someone who did not have classroom experience.

By Sharon

Jan 19, 2018

I found Course 1 of the 4 courses to be of great benefit, not only to teaching English - but to teaching, supporting, and learning in general.

By Hector S

Nov 26, 2018

I loved the course. I think it gives very applicable advice to those of us who want to teach English as a second language.

Thank you Coursera.

By ayesha

May 3, 2016

hi its ayesha all i can say is every teacher should regardless of subject and field as language is a meager part of any learning experience

By Ahmed S

Aug 13, 2017

It's awesome even though I taught English for 6 years. I do recommend ASU to make it also suitable for children not only adults oriented.

By Jahanzaib k

Dec 18, 2018

It was a nice experience for me.I learned a lot and will surely apply the techniques in my teaching.

Bundle of thanks to the Instructors.

By Claudia M G R

Nov 7, 2016

Great teachers, fantastic techniques and information. My only complain is that the certificate doesn't comes with the number of hours.

By L B

Feb 22, 2023

Peer reviewing really enriches the course and helps you to feel part of a community

Learnt so much looking forward the the next part.

By Anselm C

Feb 9, 2016

Most of videos are great but I think instructors can provide more details for each one, because most of ideas are general and normal.

By Marina P R L

Oct 15, 2017

I found this course amazing for biginner teachers. It helps with basic understanding of what is important for a great teacher to do.

By Bernadette L W

Dec 5, 2020

I had difficulty with this course by I did manage to pass the module outcome given by the instructor. The videos are very helpful!

By Marwan s s

Jul 11, 2018

Well, it's an amazing and useful course .. What i'm trying to say is that, when it comes to teaching ,This course is the best one.

By ibrahim n

Dec 6, 2016

The discussions in the last three week were shallow. However, I liked the first three weeks. I really appreciate your work. Thanks

By Fátima C d J N

Feb 18, 2018

Good teaching pace for busy learners and excellent use of metaphors to convey the courses' most important theoretical concepts.

By kelvin N

Jul 21, 2021

The course has been phenomenal to me I recommend it without any reservation to any language teacher aspiring to be better.

By Rawan T

Oct 27, 2024

It was amazing but I feel like we needed more content to enrich us more. But it was great and i had so much fun studying

By nop1

Jan 14, 2018

From this course We can know some detail about teach English,and this foundational principles will apply in our work.

By Naida C

Jun 26, 2017

Solid foundational course in the world of L2 instruction. I enjoyed this class and look forward to future coursework.

By Toyia B

Aug 27, 2019

Enjoyed the entire course and videos. Very informative and entertaining. I love the passion of all the presenters.

By Daniela G d S

Dec 7, 2015

This course is really good for the ones, who, like me, want to learn more about teaching English for basic learners.