This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn how to effectively teach adjectives, adjective phrases, and adjective clauses to your students. You will learn what makes this grammar difficult for students and how to make it easier for them. You will also learn a variety of activities and methods for teaching this content in a fun and interesting way. You will have opportunities to practice the skills you learn by creating sample assignments and recording short videos of your teaching demonstrations. This course is designed for teachers or those wanting to become teachers who have a solid understanding of English grammar and want to improve their skills of teaching that grammar to others.
Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Teach English: Intermediate Grammar
Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses
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1Welcome
This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. Here, you will learn to teach adjectives and adjective clauses effectively. These are very important for helping students make their sentences interesting and more complex. In this course, you'll learn what is hard for students to learn and some methods for helping them understand adjectives and adjective clauses.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 9 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
1 leituras
Messages about Respect2min
Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
In the first module, you will learn what is difficult for students about learning to use adjectives and adjective phrases correctly in English. You'll learn some great activities for helping them practice, and you'll get a chance to make a lesson for teaching adjectives and a video demonstration of your teacher talk.
6 vídeos (total de (Total 25 mín.) min), 4 leituras, 4 testes
6 videos
Commentary on Teaching Adjectives6min
Place Your Order Activity5min
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 15min
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 23min
Gift Ideas Activity3min
4 leituras
Grammar Videos for Students30min
Check Yourself2min
Interactive Activities20min
Handouts30min
2 exercícios práticos
Adjectives and Adjective Phrases Practice Quiz20min
Graded Quiz20min
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2Teaching Adjective Clauses
In the lessons this week, you will learn about teaching adjective clauses. You will hear suggestions for making this material easier for students to understand and ideas for fun practice activities. You'll also get the chance to practice what you've learned and get feedback on your lesson and video demonstration.
5 vídeos (total de (Total 24 mín.) min), 4 leituras, 4 testes
5 videos
Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses4min
Who Knows? Activity4min
To the Finish Line Activity7min
I Know Someone Activity6min
4 leituras
Grammar Videos for Students30min
Check Yourself2min
Interactive Activities30min
Handouts30min
2 exercícios práticos
Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16min
Graded Quiz20min
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3More about Teaching Adjective Clauses
This week, you will learn about other types of adjective clauses and how to teach them. You will again learn new activities for helping your students practice these other types of adjective clauses. Then you will practice what you've learned by creating your own lesson for students and demonstrate your teaching skills by sharing a video of your instructions to students for feedback from your peers.
6 vídeos (total de (Total 28 mín.) min), 3 leituras, 4 testes
6 videos
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 14min
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 25min
Preposition Jeopardy6min
Describe that Habitat Activity5min
Cooperative Crossword Activity6min
3 leituras
Grammar Videos for Students20min
Check Yourself2min
Handouts40min
2 exercícios práticos
More Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16min
Graded Quiz20min
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4Teaching Reduced Adjective Clauses and Appositives
In the final week of the course, you will learn how to teach students about reduced adjective clauses and appositives. You will hear about strategies for introducing these concepts to students and learn some new activities for making your classes interesting. Finally, you will demonstrate your own lesson ideas and teaching skills with the final written and video assignments.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 17 mín.) min), 5 leituras, 4 testes
4 videos
Commentary on Teaching Students to Reduce Adjective Clauses6min
What's the Difference?4min
Travel Fair4min
5 leituras
Grammar Videos for Students15min
Check Yourself2min
Handouts30min
Interactive Activities5min
Learn More10min
2 exercícios práticos
Reducing Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16min
Graded Quiz20min
Instrutores
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Meg Parker
Instructor, International ProgramsUniversity of California Irvine Extension
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Sobre o Programa de cursos integrados Teach English: Intermediate Grammar
This specialization is for ESL teachers and future ESL teachers who want to make their classes more effective and fun. You will learn how to use online videos and activities that ESL teachers at University of California, Irvine created to teach intermediate ESL learners. You will review language-learning pedagogy and best practices for using these resources effectively. This specialization will give any ESL teacher loads of creative ideas for their classrooms.
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What equipment will I need?
You will need a way to make videos. You can use a video camera, a web cam, or a smartphone. You may also need some video editing software.
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