Co-organizan: Argentina TESOL, Embajada
de los Estados Unidos en Argentina e Instituto Cultiral Argentino
Norteamericano (ICANA)
Speaker
Keith Folse
How
many times during my 35 years of ESL teacher have I had to explain to a friend
or family member (or even administrator) what I do for a living?
Me:
“I teach English to people who don’t know English.”
Friend:
“Wow, so you speak all those languages?”
Me:
“No.”
Friend:
“Wow, how do you teach them then?”
Perhaps you, too, have experienced this frustrating kind of interaction
regarding our profession. The implication is clear – if you speak
English, then you can teach English. What else would you possibly need to
know? In today’s talk, we will discuss some of the knowledge and skills
that good and experienced ESL teachers possess. Being a native speaker is
not enough, but being a good teacher does not make you a good ESL teacher
either. I often hear teachers – mostly those with limited ESL training –
say that ESL teaching is just good teaching. Well, yes and no. I
would argue that ALL teaching is good teaching, but being an ESL teacher who is
able to help students with the intricacies of English as a second
language requires more than being a good teacher.
In this talk, I will talk about my own experiences as an ESL/EFL teacher
and then as an ESL/TEFL teacher trainer. What are some of the things that
we native speakers do not know about our own English language, but especially
from the viewpoint of English as a second language? For me, stepping into
my very first ESL classroom was a rather rude awakening, one that I now try to
help soften for new teachers.
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha: Jueves 4 de junio
Horario: 17.00 hs
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