Practical English Language Teaching PELT Text (A Course in English Language Teaching)

I've spent many years in foreign countries- traveling, studying, working, living... I've even had an opportunity to teach English here and there, though I would not count myself a long term or "professional" English teacher. For the less initiated, this is a good type of book to start with. I read it as part of a short course on how to teach English to foreigners. The funny thing I learned from even that short experience was that being a native speaker of English, and I'd say a pretty articulate one at that, does not really "translate" into being able to teach the language to others! Teaching a language is its own skill, totally apart and separate from understanding and using it deftly. I was never quite able to justify a several thousand dollar TOEFL course or something like that as I didn't see myself doing a lot of English teaching. That would probably be a worthwhile investment for someone looking to really support themselves overseas (or for that matter, here in the US) teaching English to non-speakers. That said, from having traveled the world extensively for lengthy periods I would say that native English speakers always seem to be in fairly high demand, even without teaching experience. Being able to "self-educate" on how to teach English- using books like this and reference materials you could find online, etc., might be enough to jumpstart a mini-career in English teaching, or at least open the door enough to try it out and figure out if its your thing, if you want to invest more into it with a formal course and make it a career, etc. Also along those lines, it is much easier to teach advance students of English than beginners, as your classes will be more around conversation and correcting common mistakes made, etc., and not about teaching the basic grammatical building blocks of the language. The types of rules we native speakers learn in grade school and internalize, and notice instantly when something strikes our ear as "wrong", but don't necessarily "know" or remember the specific rules that are associated with them in order to teach them to others. If you are thinking about dipping your toe in the English teaching market, read a few books like this one, talk to people who have done it, take a class if you have the time/can afford it, avail yourself of all of the free online materials, and then just give it a shot! Maybe you can find a local place to tutor foreigners here in the States before taking off on an extended trip abroad where you might be looking to supplement your income/defray travel expenses by teaching English. Your confidence will expand by leaps and bounds with a little bit of real world experience, and soon you'll realize that you can take on your own students and plan lessons, etc., especially for the (perhaps counter-intuitively) easier students, who are the more advanced ones. Best of luck in your career, and if it applies, safe travels!PS- Again, I'm not a professional English teacher, but even more so, I dashed this review off pretty quickly/stream of consciousness style without editing or re-reading. It might have spelling or grammatical errors in it, and I apologize if it does! Also for that matter if it is a bit rambling or run-on. It's just an Amazon review to try to help you all out, not schoolwork I'm turning in or anything I'm being compensated for! haha

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Speedy delivery and packaged right! Came exactly the way it was advertised with no blemishes. A nice read for those wanting to dive right into second language acquisition.

Purchase book for school.Not the best quality, but it served its purpose.

quick and good! I just feel ok, I think the speed is the most important thing. yeah yeah yeah oh

This text presents a wonderful foundation of information that summarizes and hits the main points of each of the basic topics pertinent to teaching ESL. It is an amazing resource for students who are just starting their study of ESL teaching and a great refresher/review for teachers who have been teaching for a while.

This book was a long time in coming but when it finally arrived I found it to be in like new condition. However, I am curious about the sticker on the front cover that clearly states "not for re-sale" and "for donation only." hmmmmm

RIP OFF!!!

Excellent

Thi is my core module book! it is really useful!

A gook book for English teacher.

module book. helpful!