Teaching English to speakers of other language

Teaching Listening
Teaching Listening
Suggested Activities
Suggested Activities
Activities
Activities
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Give as much exposure as you can
Give as much exposure as you can
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Do your classroom management in English
Do your classroom management in English
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Use Audio and video recording
Use Audio and video recording
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Provide a context for any recording you use
Provide a context for any recording you use
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Give learners a reason for listening
Give learners a reason for listening
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Use listening for pleasure too
Use listening for pleasure too
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Show learners they don’t have to understand every word
Show learners they don’t have to understand every word
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Let learners experience a variety of accents and dialects
Let learners experience a variety of accents and dialects
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Find out what your learners need to listen too
Find out what your learners need to listen too
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Teach learners the strategies needed to control they input they get
Teach learners the strategies needed to control they input they get
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Consider setting listening tasks for homework
Consider setting listening tasks for homework
Teaching Reading
Teaching Reading
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Supplement the readings in your textbook
Supplement the readings in your textbook
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Use a good proportion of ‘authentic’ texts
Use a good proportion of ‘authentic’ texts
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Build up a context
Build up a context
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Give a learners a reason for reading
Give a learners a reason for reading
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Use questions carefully
Use questions carefully
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Use reading as an input to other tasks
Use reading as an input to other tasks
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Talk about good reading habits

Talk about good reading habits
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Talk about text structures
Talk about text structures
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Teach dictionary skills
Teach dictionary skills
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Encourage reading for pleasure
Encourage reading for pleasure
Teaching Speaking
Teaching Speaking
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Run the class in English
Run the class in English
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Use plenty of group in pair work
Use plenty of group in pair work
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Make activities as spontaneous as possible
Make activities as spontaneous as possible
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Use guided activities where necessary
Use guided activities where necessary
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Consider role plays
Consider role plays
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Use task-based activities
Use task-based activities

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Try out new tasks with friends and colleagues
Try out new tasks with friends and colleagues
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Make learners aware of varied speaking needs
Make learners aware of varied speaking needs
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Give some practice at long turns
Give some practice at long turns
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Link speaking to other tasks
Link speaking to other tasks
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Correct spoken language selectively
Correct spoken language selectively
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Create an atmosphere of acceptance
Create an atmosphere of acceptance
Teaching Writing
Teaching Writing
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Ask learners to produce a variety of text types
Ask learners to produce a variety of text types
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Analyze particularly important text types yourself
Analyze particularly important text types yourself
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Combine writing with other tasks
Combine writing with other tasks
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Don’t always leave writing for homework
Don’t always leave writing for homework
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Encourage multiple drafts and revisions
Encourage multiple drafts and revisions
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Give examples of multiple drafts
Give examples of multiple drafts
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Accept that there will be many mistakes in early drafts
Accept that there will be many mistakes in early drafts
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Emphasize quality in the final product
Emphasize quality in the final product
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Give feedback on content as well as on form
Give feedback on content as well as on form
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Be selective when correcting mistakes
Be selective when correcting mistakes
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Agree a key for correction
Agree a key for correction
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Look back during the course
Look back during the course