Fulbright ETA EFL Workshop - Day One

A "Crash Course" in the Principles of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - Day One

This workshop was created for use as part of an orientation given to Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) grantees.

The program for Day One can be found here

Day One: Monday, September 22nd, 2014

I. English Language Office: RELO Jerry Frank and English Language Office Specialist Natalia Fomenko

II. Introduction & Overview
PPT found here

Objectives

1. To provide a brief introduction to your trainer 
2. To provide a brief overview of the “crash course” 
3. To perform a brief needs analysis 

III. Communicative Language Teaching: An Overview
PPT found here

Objectives

1. To provide a brief history of the evolution of ESL/EFL methodologies 
2. To familiarize program participants with the tenets of CLT 
3. To understand the importance of student talk in class 
4. To understand the teacher’s role in a CLT classroom 
5. To present/model/engage in various communicative activities 

LUNCH BREAK


IV. Classroom Management
PPT found here

Objectives

1. To draw participants attention to the importance of a structured classroom environment 
2. To review and practice different patterns of classroom interaction 
3. To experience pair work 
4. To introduce techniques of pair work 
5. To experience group work 
6. To introduce techniques of group work 

V. An Introduction to Team Teaching
PPT found here

Objectives

1. To introduce the concept of team teaching 
2. To draw participant attention to different styles of team teaching 
3. To help participants anticipate problems associated with team teaching 
4. To help participants identify ways to maximize their efficacy in a team teaching scenario