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Evaluations in the classroom are the measuring tool for education. Tests tell a teacher what progress is/has been made by each student. Teachers can also reflect on these test scores and evaluate them
This lesson was very interesting. Many teachers neglect teaching their students pronunciation and phonology, which is sad because that is a great way for students to express emotions in their words. I
Somewhat overwhelming considering how much video content there is for this individual lesson. As far as the phonemic symbols is concerned, this is extremely overwhelming at first. However, with just a
This unit focused on evaluation and testing. It gave an overview of the different kinds of testing, namely: placement tests, progress tests, diagnostic tests and practice tests. I learnt what these te
In this section we learned the importance of productive skills or skills that are produced by the student and the lesson goes over different techniques for teaching these skills. There is great influe
I took a course on introducing game principles into the classroom, and one of the most significant aspects to a student's education in a gamified classroom is feedback. Feedback allows us to fully und
This lesson dealt with how to pronounce words in english. This is obviously an important aspect of teaching the language to a student. Stress is a key to pronouncing words and giving meaning to senten
This unit went over different examinations students of english may take/want to take in order to submit these scores to either a university, business/job, or for other motivation. While being a teach
This unit highlights the issue of the course books and various other materials that the members of the class could need, and why the authentic materials and materials created by the teacher are more i
This unit went over the importance of using tests to evaluate ESL students. Placement or diagnostic tests can be used to assess what level a student is currently at and aide in placing the student in
This unit focused on the pros, cons, and differences in coursebooks and lesson material. It was good to learn about authentic and created materials. This allows me to start gathering authentic materia
This was a huge unit, and it was difficult for me to absorb all of the information and be able to recall it for the test. The previous two units seemed to have too little content, and this unit seemed
In this unit I learned about the importance and specifics about pronunciation and phonology. I learned how the pronunciation stress and intonation of words and sentences convey meaning. I also learned
This unit was rather confusing to me, but I got it over a bit of time. It was all about pronunciation, how and where we put stress into our sentences, and how english sounds different than it's writte
Books and materials. These materials can be divided into 2 groups: Authentic and created. Creates materials include: crosswords, word search puzzles, role-paly cards, flashcards, Gap fill activities a
Pronunciation is a subject that's often neglected in the ESL classroom, however, it's important that teachers try to incorporate it into their curricula. Intonation is the variation in volume and pitc
In this unit we learn how to evaluate students through tutorials, student evaluations, and tests. There are different tests that may be given to students such as diagnostic tests, placement tests, ex
This unit covered the basics of student evaluation. There are different tests that students may be subject to during an ESL course and after, depending on their motivations. Teachers will use placemen
This unit did a thorough explanation of the many elements of teaching pronunciation and phonology. It first went over phonology, illustrating the patterns of stress and intonation. Intonation relates
This unit portrays the disadvantages and advantages of course books and the importance of materials used for the class, such as authentic materials or created materials, as these depict whether the st
I enjoyed this unit and fall into the creative camp of teachers. I never really liked using the course book but understand its uses. It was always something safe to fall back on and gave me ideas fo
Unit 14 discussed coursebooks and lesson materials. Materials can be either authentic or created. Authentic materials would include anything a native speaker might hear or read. There is an almost
This unit covers the most important phonetic basics – the phonemic chart which has symbols for vowels and consonants as well as the stress and intonation (rise/fall, flat…) patterns, and how w
It was interesting to learn about the differences and similarities with teaching productive language, ie. speaking and writing. It seems quite a difficult task teaching writing, as there are so many
What I liked in this unit is that they explained to you which kind of exams are available to the student's in order to have certificates that validate their english knowledge. Great introduction for
In this unit we looked at different ways to evaluate students' levels and progress. We also looked at some of the extenal exams that you may need to prepare your students for. There are different ways
Unit 14 discusses the positives and negatives in the use of course books and other lesson material that can be obtained from authentic and creative sources. For example, authentic material is anythin
It is good to know the various tests that are available to non-english speakers to chart there progress in learning English. Having exams is both helpful to the teachers to see how their students prog
Phonology is the study and classification of phonemes. These sounds are represented within the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) I found great interest in the phonology class demonstration vide
This unit deals with the subject of testing and evaluation. Evaluations and tests are useful tools for the teacher as well as for the students. The students want to test themselves - especially Before
Lesson Planning Effective lesson planning is crucial to good teaching. Let us look at an example of a lesson plan for a speaking focused Pre-intermediate lesson: PreIntermediatespeakingfocus.doc. Y
Course books present a good option to use to diversify the lesson plan as well as the learning experience. It is definitely the better idea to only use them as supplemental materials as opposed to the
There are two types of materials to use in class: authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials can be anything that native speakers hear or read. Examples include newspapers, magazin
The focus of this unit was on teaching phonology and pronunciation. I actually learned a lot in this section, especially with the phonemic symbols and the places of articulation. Learning about the pl
This unit describes a list of all english tests for different purpose. I have heard about many of them, but I coudn't give any difference of them. Now I could understand the each test purpose and what
The disadvantages are: does not always fit the needs of all the class members This unit is about course material. It looks at the benefits and disadvantages of authentic and created materials as well
For small kids I think flashcards really have to be complemented with props, like puppets, as just flashcards might not hold their attention for very long. It seems that in most cases the books and f
Course materials are very important for both, the teacher and the student. As a teacher, we must know the book cover to cover, or at least know the subjects we talk about in order to be able to impro
