What English pronunciation teaching resources are best?

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 There are quite a few useful resources, for example, "Test your pronunciation" by Michael Vaughan-Rees, Underhill's "Sound Foundations", and "English Pronunciation in Use" by Mark Hancock – there are 60 lessons with CDs, phonemic chart, stress and intonation.

There are quite a few excellent online resources, too. You will find them in ESL Teacher Reference Desk.

ESL learners who wish to improve their English pronunciation should develop their listening skills. Many listening skill development resources are available here...    

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What three tips would you give to your ESL students to improve their pronunciation, intonation, and accent?

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 1. ESL learners should record their voice and then listen to it. This exercise can help them to detect the mistakes that they are making.

 2. ESL learners should use audio books more frequently. While listening, they should look into the text and read at the same time. They should record themselves reading texts of the audio book. Then they should compare the pronunciation and accent of their own English with the English of the native speaker from the audio book.

 3. ESL learners should read aloud in English for at least thirty minutes every day. 

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As an educator and a teacher, what new career paths can you anticipate for those graduates whose major was TEFL, Applied Linguistics, or English Education?

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 With the rapid advance of science and expansion of media in many fields of life, jobs for educational technologists are growing rapidly. Therefore, those graduates who enhance their skills in educational technology will start new careers with exhilarating opportunities. If they acquire technical knowledge and skills, they will be capable of finding solutions to various problems in the workplace. They will become effective teachers, lecturers, university professors, training coordinators, curriculum designers, multimedia specialists, virtual classroom designers, experts in the field of evaluation and assessment, e-learning consultants, and high caliber professional translators.

English language teaching professionals who acquire all the necessary technical skills as early as possible after their graduation, will discover successful ways of organizing their students’ learning process through the most effective application of hi-tech developments.





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Many students lack motivation, especially male students. How do you motivate these students?

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 There are many reasons why students are not interested in learning English. It sometimes happens that the subject matter of the lesson is boring.

It is important to be creative and plan lessons based on your students’ interests. Perhaps you should watch and discuss video clips. You could also choose to do some interesting quizzes, mind maps or board games. Also, discuss with your students their favorite hobbies, group projects; design posters or just watch a music video and practice singing a song.

If the topic is interesting, they will be definitely interested in learning.  Movies and stories about famous people would most probably catch their attention. Once they start showing their interest, you can work on comprehension and start developing their critical thinking skills. Try to make students feel happy. Try to create a connection based on interest, pleasure and fun.
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How can parents find out that the teacher does not teach well? / What are the signs of a poor teacher?

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Here are 10 most alarming symptoms indicating that there is most probably a problem with the teacher: 
  1. The student constantly complains that the teacher frequently singles him or her out with off-putting remarks. 
  2. The teacher is the last one to appear in school in the morning and is the first to leave school in the afternoon. 
  3. The teacher does not respond to communication, i.e. does not return telephone calls and/or does not reply to e-mail messages.
  4. The student hardly ever brings assignments home from school. 
  5. Homework and classroom assignments are not returned to students. 
  6. The teacher does not send home regular reports to parents. 
  7. The teacher rejects any input from parents.
  8. The teacher demonstrates limited knowledge of the course he or she is teaching. 
  9. Classes are not organized and not planned properly. 
  10. The teacher always complains that 'the students are not good'.


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How do you handle noisy class?

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If students are noisy in the classroom they cannot learn effectively and they will get tired very soon. It is the teacher’s duty to control noise level in the classroom.

As a teacher, I never try to talk over noise or yell at my students. On the contrary, in such cases I low down my voice - this enables me to focus my students’ attention and they start listening. I know that if I speak quietly, my students will follow my lead. If I shout, they will considerably increase the noise level in the classroom because they will see this as my permission for them to yell as well.

As a matter of fact, I never permit noise to get out of control in my classroom. In some rare cases, if students are very loud, I have to take excessive measures to make them quiet. My experience showed that it is easier if I start to control noise level as soon as begin my class.

I believe that it is important to be consistent in enforcing the noise levels in the classroom: students should always know what they can expect from their teacher. Every teacher should set his or her rational restrictions and abide by them if they want their students to deliberately learn how to manage their own noise effectively and to avoid conflicts.
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Describe a passionate teacher

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 A passionate teacher is also a successful teacher who is loved by his or her students. Such a teacher has a passion for teaching and learning and shares his or her knowledge and experience with students. A passionate teacher energizes his or her teaching by implementing task-based method of teaching and uses the material that is not only interesting but also true-to-life and practical. A passionate teacher prepares for lessons regularly, diligently and inspires students not only to learn but also to create new things. In addition, a passionate teacher actively participates in students' extra-curricular activities.
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How can you contribute to our school?

I can contribute in the fields of teaching, research, education, management and community service.

 In the field of teaching, I can create new courses, establish student clubs or societies, such as public speaking and/or extensive reading societies.

 In the field of research, I can participate in seminars, conferences and symposiums, write research papers in the field of applied linguistics. I can also supervise students' research projects.

 Education to me means teaching English through knowledge about life. I select culturally appropriate learning materials. These materials promote academic values and enable students to study not only for their higher grades but also for life. 

 Teaching is also related to management and planning. It is the management of the whole teaching process, from syllabus design to various procedures of final examinations, assessment and course evaluation. We also need to teach students how to study effectively by managing their time.

 Community service is another duty of a teacher. I can teach workplace communication skills to company staff, train teachers and parents. In addition, as an English teacher, I can perform editing, revising, proofreading and correcting errors in documents at different institutions.


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