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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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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.

CC

Aug 23, 2022

First of all , i really liked this course they way they taught and made it simple to understand i loved it . throughout course i enjoyed learning i highly recommende this course to all TESOL teachers.

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By Hassan R

Dec 23, 2017

It is a really great and useful course, what I have got from this course haven't got from any courses yet. This is an absolutely encouraging and motivational course ever I took.

I am thankful to all teaching staffs specially Dr. Shane Dixon

By Asil A

Aug 7, 2016

It's very interesting, brief and exciting for beginners and encourage them to develop themselves in teaching. The instructors are amazing. They present things in an exciting way. Actually, I rarely got bored while listening to any of them.

By Maryna S

Apr 21, 2024

The course is very useful, inspiring and empowering. The learning base is very efficient, all the instructors are real professionals, the content is reach, well-balanced and innovative. Would gladly continue studying at the next modules!

By dina k

Oct 1, 2023

There is not enough words to describe how much I enjoyed this course... it was fun engaging and everyday I was looking forward to start learning more.... Dr. Dixon is a great teacher really a role model thank you so much for your efforts.

By Jolie A

Dec 29, 2022

I never thought I would like an online course, but this Teach English Now is one of the best TESOL courses I ever seen. I've learned so much with this course! I really enjoyed all the lessons and how the course was structure for learning.

By Aysel A

Mar 30, 2022

Thanks Dr. Shane Dixon and Andrea Haraway for providing an informative course in such simple and engaging way! It was a sheer joy to work with. Highly reccoment to all the ESL teachers. And thanks Coursera for making this MOOC accessible!

By Jeseth D Q D

Mar 9, 2021

I am glad I took this course, it has provided me such a wide and new perspective on things. Now I feel a lot more comfortable with my knowledge and understanding of the language and my capacity to help others learn it. Thank you very much

By Paula G

May 22, 2023

This first course was so engaging, comprehensive, and fun! I really enjoyed it, and i am excited to continue on with the next one. I am confident that this specialization will bolster my career as a future ESL teacher. Thank you so much!

By Ariel S M

Feb 27, 2016

I am so impressed with the quality of style and content that this course was presented. I could see careful forethought, planning and execution of an online course that was a joy for me to be a part of. I totally recommend this course!

By ZÜBEYR K

Jan 23, 2024

By taking this course, firstly, I felt more confident and secondly, I learned a lot of new things that I had not focused on before. And now I use the advantages of learning new things in language teaching. Thank you to ASU and COURSERA.

By IMAHKÜS N O

Apr 27, 2020

Although I have taught english to non-english speaking people for many years as a way to earn extra money as I traveled to foreign countries, this course has given me added information and value as I go forward to practice in this field

By Frank C Z

Oct 12, 2015

What I love about this course is that it sets the foundations for reflective teaching while it introduces the topics for language learning and language acquisition. I'm looking forward to continuing with the rest of the specializations.

By Anyi C

Sep 4, 2022

Beyond an international certification, which is a lot, no one can imagine how rewarding and handy the course was for my process of teaching.

Undoubtedly, I faced and challenged myself in each lesson to get significant results in class.

By Hoa N T M

Nov 1, 2021

The instructors are nice and talented. I was learned a lot of knowledge about thinking, methods and sources of teaching. I also can understand many English teaching and learning problems. This is a great course that I highly recommend.

By sweta s

Nov 1, 2021

I benefited a lot from this course. The very fundamental principles of teaching and learning were explained in an entertaining and engaging way. Coursera has always been a wonderful platform to build my expertise in any desired field.

By Hector S

Mar 26, 2021

This is a great course. The videos are very detailed without being overwhelming and the information is divided in an easy-to-follow sequence. I think it is a great entry course for anyone who wishes to start an English teaching career.

By Deeksha s

Aug 6, 2020

Through this course I was able to find the mistakes I used to do while teaching. It was even fun learning. The research that was done by the team is appreciable and that has supported us to learn better. Thank You for wonderful course.

By Ngọc A T L

Nov 9, 2023

I've learnt so many great things from this course from understanding the student to getting to know the proper approaches as a teacher. So excited for the next courses in the series. Thank you ASU for creating this meaningful program!

By Jose E L Q

Mar 8, 2022

Excellent and enrriching for anyone who wants to develop in the field of language teaching. I highly recommend it. I recently took a CELTA course form Cambridge and to be honest I paid 2,000 dollars where this course is just as good.

By susan j

Feb 24, 2021

This course was an absolutely amazing journey. The tutors were exciting which made me excited to learn. I gained a lot of skills and knowledge which I do intend to apply to my teaching strategies. I will suggest this course to others

By Porsche L G

Jan 7, 2021

I enjoyed taking this course and the inspiration to keep moving forward in my goal to become an ESOL teacher. It gave me a foundational sense of learning and teaching. I can’t wait to move onto the next principles of teaching English.

By Danielle F Y

Aug 23, 2020

This course greatly assisted me in building on some information that I had already know. It broaden my perspective and developed my skills on going about to be a better language teacher in the future. I highly recommend this course.

By Ekaterina A

Jul 24, 2017

Thank you for such an interesting course I was really enjoying every lesson.

Given comparisons: language as a cake or fire or camera are very useful for me as the teacher.

Hope the next courses will be as exciting as previously were.

By Eray B

Jan 13, 2023

Such a compact course. ıf you are in the field and know what you will probably going to have before this course; then this course will enlighten the points you didn't know you needed to master but now proud to have mastered at them.

By Tabassum B J

Jul 11, 2020

I have really like this course . Quite useful for educators . I have come across with new concept which i have got to know for the very first time and i am going to apply it in my teaching techniques . Thank you so much . - Tabassum