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Table of ontents
About the boo# About the !riter a%d editor *oal setti%g "ypes o& goals E+perie%tatio% ,eedba$# "ips Saple goals
About the boo!
I%itial "E,L trai%i%g su$h as the CEL"A a$ts as a &ou%datio% &ro !hi$h to build your tea$hi%g s#ills( -%$e you graduate) it is up to you to #eep ipro.i%g( I& you !or# i% a s$hool) there ay be a de.elope%t path to &ollo! i%$ludi%g regular i%/ house trai%i%g a%d $o%&ere%$es but i& you are &reela%$e) it is ge%erally e%tirely i% your ha%ds( A&ter your &irst year o& tea$hi%g) you !ill probably ha.e a good idea o& !hat !or#s a%d !hat does%t a%d ha.e e%'oyed &ar ore su$$esses tha% &ailures( "he da%ger though is that you ay %ot see or &eel the %eed to ipro.e( A&ter all) !e o&te% o%ly $ha%ge thi%gs !he% they do%t !or#( A%d e.e% i& you do see# soe %e! or ipro.ed s#ills) it $a% be hard to #%o! !hat to do( We $a%t all ta#e o%ths o&& &or the DEL"A or a&&ord a 2 year part/tie A( "his boo# is about ta#i%g your de.elope%t i%to your o!% ha%ds( It pro.ides ideas &or de.elopi%g as a tea$her &or a%y %e! or e+isti%g 3usi%ess E%glish tea$her but is also appli$able to a%y "E,Ler(
About the writer and editor
"hil#$riter I a a% E%glish tea$her !or#i%g !ith busi%ess pro&essio%als a%d at u%i.ersity le.el( I ha.e o.er 14 years e+perie%$e o& tea$hi%g a%d ha.e bee% i%.ol.ed i% EL" publi$atio%s si%$e 200 ha.i%g !or#ed o% arti$les) pri%ted a%d digital $o%te%t &or publishers a%d ysel&(
Noreen#Editor I tea$h E%glish a%d a a Cabridge e+ai%er( I ha.e !ritte% arti$les &or the IH 'our%al about $o%&ere%$es) desig%ed lesso% pla%s &or "ea$hitEL" a%d do%e a$tio% resear$h pro'e$ts !hi$h I prese%ted o%li%e a%d at "ES-L Spai%( I a i%terested i% the gro!i%g a.ailability o& digital publi$atio%s a%d ho! they help tea$hers(
%oal setting
"o a.oid getti%g stu$# i% a rut a%d 'ust repeati%g !hat you ha.e al!ays do%e) set soe de.elope%t goals( Either you $a% start !ith a lo%g/ter o%e a%d the% !or# ba$#!ards or you $a% loo# at ea$h up$oi%g $ourse) !hat s#ills you %eed a%d pla% &or that the% the ter as a !hole a%d &i%ally de.elop a lo%g/ter goal( As you $a% guess) the &irst ethod is based o% getti%g you !here you !a%t to be a%d the se$o%d is de.elopi%g you to tea$h your $ourses better( A%other idea is to a$tually begi% by re&le$ti%g o% the $ourses you 'ust &i%ished( 3elo! is a des$riptio% o& di&&ere%t goals !ith use&ul 5uestio%s to help you( 16 Post/$ourse goals What did you realise you %eeded to !or# o% a&ter the last $ourse7s6 &i%ished8 ,orulate a &e! ge%eral goals su$h as 9I %eed to i%$orporate ore re.isio% i%to lesso%s:( 26 ;e+t $ourse goals "hi%# about !hi$h s#ills you re5uire to tea$h the %e+t $ourse7s6( Ho! $a% you stre%gthe% o%es you ha.e a%d de.elop o%es you do%t8 ,or e+aple) #%o!ledge o& CE,< assesse%t a%d pho%eti$ sybols( 6 "er goals Co%sider the $ourses you !ill ha.e %e+t ter( What is there you ought to !or# o% to tea$h the !ell8 aybe ea$h $ourse re5uires soethi%g di&&ere%t or you $a% see a% o.erar$hi%g issue( 46 =ear goals What is it that you !a%t to be better at by the e%d o& the a$adei$ year8 Do%t 'ust ai &or $opleti%g the $ourses a%d getti%g good &eedba$#) thi%# easurable goals li#e tea$hi%g a %e! #i%d o& $ourse or a lo!er or higher le.el( >6 Career goals Lo%g/ter goals are use&ul to help you $o%siste%tly de.elop to!ards a% ob'e$ti.e( aybe you !a%t to set up your o!% i%/house trai%i%g operatio% !ithi% 2 years or be$oe a% AD-S(
T&pes of goals
*oals $a% be a%y sort &ro o%es spe$i&i$ally about tea$hi%g to those related to the busi%ess side o& your !or#( "hese are soe $ategories I ge%erally use? 16 "ea$hi%g /@se orelessB) redu$e y """) i%$orporate sel&/assesse%t( 26 So&t s#ills /I%$rease sall tal# opportu%ities) get to #%o! ore %eeds) de.elop ore out/o&/ $lass $o%ta$t( 6 Logisti$s ary groupi%gs a%d sit a%d sta%d a$ti.ities) do pair $he$#s a%d !hole $lass a$ti.ities( 46 Adi%istrati.e Create a better lesso% &eedba$# a%d syllabi teplate) use E+$el &or i%.oi$i%g( >6 ar#eti%g Create a perso%al !ebsite !ith $ourse optio%s) build a logo) pla$e ad.erts) 'oi% Li%#edI% a%d build a %et!or# to stre%gthe% your bra%d( 6 aterials /
E'perimentation
"he ar#et $ha%ges due to stude%t a%d $lie%t re5uiree%ts( 3oo#s 5ui$#ly be$oe dated) apps loo# old a%d $ourses lose popularity( =ou %eed to %ot o%ly #eep up but push your o!% de.elope%t to be$oe a leader i% your &ield( As a% eployed tea$her) you ay thi%# you ha.e less spa$e &or i%%o.atio% as you ha.e set $ourses a%d syllabi to &ollo!( A &reela%$er) o% the other ha%d) i% theory) $a% $reate a%d sell a%y #i%d o& ser.i$e but a$tually ay be ore $o%trolled by the ar#et( Whate.er your situatio%) you should &i%d tie a%d spa$e to e+pa%d as a tea$her( "ry %e! !ays o& doi%g thi%gs( ;ot all o& the !ill !or# 100G but soeties &ailure is ore use&ul tha% su$$ess&ully repeati%g &or the 2>th tie( =ou $a% a#e a sall $ha%ge or try a $opletely %e! ethod or lesso%( Whate.er you are $o&ortable !ith( 3elo! are soe ideas to e+perie%t !ith? 16 Do%t do your &irst pla% or idea( "hi%# about a se$o%d a%d third a%d sele$t o%e( "his !ill get you out o& your habits( 26 "hi%# about !hi$h E%glish s#ills you ai%ly &o$us o% a%d pla% soethi%g !ith a less popular o%e( 6 As# the stude%t7s6 at the e%d o& the lesso% &or re5uests( 46 I& you tea$h a big $lass) set up a steeri%g group o& to > stude%ts( E+$ha%ge eails to dis$uss lesso% &eedba$#) &uture lesso% $o%te%t a%d to gauge satis&a$tio%( >6 Cha%ge roos( Do a lesso% i% a lab) a le$ture roo) a di&&ere%t $lassroo) outside or at the $lie%ts o&&i$e( 6 "ur% the lesso% upside do!%( Soe o& us !ere taught to go &ro oral !arer to readi%g) $oprehe%sio% the% !riti%g( Do it the other !ay arou%d( F6 Choose a% authe%ti$ te+t) audio or .ideo a%d thi%# !hat you $ould do !ith it a%d ho!( o.e beyo%d usual $oprehe%sio% 5uestio%s( 6 a#e soethi%g( "ry a !or#sheet) a% o%li%e 5ui or a !ay o& tea$hi%g you %e.er tried( J6 "ry out a% app a%d pla% soe a$ti.ities arou%d it i% the $lass or &or hoe!or#(
(eedbac!
A systeati$ approa$h to de.elope%t is to i%$orporate &eedba$# i%to your pla%%i%g a%d tea$hi%g $y$le to ipro.e !hat you do a%d ho! you do it( a%y o& us are taught to pla%) tea$h a%d the% do soe post/lesso% re&le$tio%( "his !or#s great duri%g a $ourse but is ore di&&i$ult !he% you ha.e a &ull tietable( 3elo! are soe ideas &or i%trodu$i%g &eedba$#( 16 Write the lesso% ob'e$ti.es o% the board at the start o& the lesso% a%d re.ie! the at the e%d but as# the stude%t7s6 to assess !hat per$e%tage o& ea$h they ha.e a$hie.ed( 3ased o% this) ad'ust the %e+t lesso%( ,or i%sta%$e) aybe you had too a%y ob'e$ti.es to a$hie.e i% o%e sessio% or soe %eed ore tie or atte%tio% i% subse5ue%t sessio%s( 26 Write a%d s$ribble o% your lesso% pla% as you tea$h it a%d a&ter!ards( I& you use a digital o%e) add $oe%ts or %otes( I& soethi%g is%t !or#i%g or did%t last as lo%g as you pla%%ed) !rite %e+t to it o% the pla%( "o do this 5ui$#ly) de.elop a series o& sybols or 'ust us a $ross a%d ti$#( A lot o& spe$i&i$ &eedba$# is lost be$ause !e do%t reeber it a&ter!ards( 6 Pi$# a spe$i&i$ area to &o$us o% a%d dra! a graph a&ter the lesso%( y CEL"A tutor used to do o%e &or stude%t oti.atio% o.er the lesso%( "his helps you see t he progressio% o& the area o.er the $lass( =ou $ould try o%e &or the $ourse( ,or la%guage de.elope%t) !e drea o& stude%ts $o%sta%tly ipro.i%g but it is%t true( Spa$e bet!ee% $lasses a%d holidays ha.e a% e&&e$t( "he sae &or us as tea$hers( 46 At a% ad.a%$ed le.el) you should i%trodu$e a &eedba$# loop i%to ea$h lesso% !ith a .ie! to ipro.i%g ea$h part or a$ti.ity( A .ery basi$ e+aple is !he% you as# 9ho! di&&i$ult !as the e+er$ise8: the% a#e &uture o%es less or ore $halle%gi%g( ore di&&i$ult is usi%g your obser.atio% s#ills to 'udge ho! a stude%t or the $lass is doi%g i% a% a$ti.ity a%d the% adapti%g it there a%d the%(
Tips
16 As# peers to obser.e you( *i.e the .ery e+a$t guideli%es a%d .alue their &eedba$#( "a#e it a!ay) thi%# about it a%d the% a#e a pla% o& a$tio%( 6 Loo# beyo%d your $lass( As# about other $ourses a%d &i%d out ho! they are taught( =our stude%ts do%t li.e i% a bubble( What they do be&ore a%d a&ter your lesso% a&&e$ts their attitude a%d beha.iour !ith you so stri.e to pro.ide ore i%tegratio%( 6 3e $o%&ide%t to let soe a$ti.ities or !ays o& tea$hi%g go as you get better a%d ta#e o% ore $halle%gi%g $ourses a%d opportu%ities( Do%t loo# ba$#( F6 Spea# to your boss to &i%d out ho! to get better( I& you are &reela%$e) tal# to the perso% !ho hired you( "hey !ill de&i%itely #%o! about stude%t &eedba$#( 6
Sample goals
3elo! are y goals &or se.eral group a%d 1/2/1 $ourses &or %e+t ter(
16 I% a ge%eral spea#i%g $lass) I pla% to add A2/31 a%d 32/C1 .ariatio%s to a$ti.ities !here appropriate( I !ill use i%$reasi%gly dea%di%g spea#i%g 5uestio% lists a%d either as# lo!er le.els to do the &irst o%es a%d the highers the others or let the sele$t( 26 I goi%g to i%trodu$e $opulsory a%d optio%al hoe!or# &or all the $lasses a%d add a re.isio% se$tio% at the begi%%i%g o& $lasses to $he$# !hat they did( I !ill praise stude%ts a%d %ote e+tra hoe!or# $opletio% so I $a% gi.e additio%al ar#s( 6 I !a%t to ipro.e y adi% e&&i$ie%$y so I a !or#i%g o% atte%da%$e spreadsheets to use o% y pho%e( Stude%ts ust still sig% a do$ue%t but I !ill s$a% it to i%iise paper usage( 46 "o pre.e%t last/i%ute $a%$ellatio%s) I hope to liaise ore dire$tly !ith $lie%ts a%d re$o%&ir lesso%s a &e! days be&ore( >6 I desire to &i%d ore $lie%ts so I ust put out &eelers by as#i%g $urre%t $lie%ts about $olleagues a%d &rie%ds !ho ay be i%terested i% !or#i%g together( 6 I !ill i%.estigate soe --C $ourses o%li%e a%d sele$t a $ouple to study %e+t ter( F6 "o a+iise $lass tie a%d i%iise e+$essi.e a%d u%used a&ter/$lass adi%) I a goi%g to sur.ey stude%ts to &i%d out the optiu !ay to gi.e &eedba$# su$h as a pod$ast) do$ue%t or %e+t $lass re.isio%( 6 "o $he$# y """) I shall re$ord part o& a 1/2/1 lesso%) !ith the stude%ts $o%se%t a%d liste% ba$# to it) as !ell as as# hi about the """ to S"" ratio(
