TESOL/TEFL training: Teaching a Grammatical Structure
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A grammar lesson to English learners in a 10-minute video. Watch Louisa from Global English TESOL take students through the 2nd conditional from presentation to practice stage.
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The structure of 'if he were' is more favoured by grammarians.
Thanks very much. We did edit it for ease of viewing!
Very true - see my post 9 months ago on this very point. You live and learn.
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In my opinion, we should teach with contexts whatever we teach four skills addition with grammar and vocabulary.
I find it very useful and interesting and contexts can be conversation , short stories and pictures.
Thank you for this
Really nice lesson to watch :)
Glad that most of you enjoyed the video and have found it helpfuI. However, I wish I'd used 'were' now as it is far less controversial and distracting than 'was'. Apologies for the missing apostrophe - a technical error which I hope does not distract too much from the main points. I can't recall how long this class took to teach as it was a while ago. Surprised by the number of views!
I want help of teaching voice in play way method
It was a few years ago now but from memory it was quite mixed - mainly good intermediates.
When you use IF, you MUST use WERE! I admit it's a common even with college professors.
Wow that’s so perfect ❤
@davismortiis - Yes, it's O.K to say 'if he were rich'. Was/were can be used
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Well done.
The English language grammar is the biggest challenge for TESOL teachers and their students, can't believe you got through the amount of info you did in 10mins!
amazing
Thanks for your comments. Was/were is not the distinction but getting the entire grammar correct for the 2nd conditional was because there is a distinction between real (1st conditional) vs unreal (2nd conditional) - if it rains tomorrow, I will bring an umbrella vs if they were rich, they would buy a car, for example.
Understood.
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That's teaching not lecturing . Huge difference .
If it's an imaginative sentence, we use 'were' not 'was'. If it is a habitual act or factual, it's fine to use 'was'.
I think you'll find it is 'would buy...' but thanks for your interest and comments.
your methods and strategists are so good .I like it so much I'll use it in my class .And I want to tell you .I need some strategists , methods and actives for teaching present perfect .I hope you can help me I need any thing about it sheets ,links and some advises to make my class feel fun and like learning .Thanks a lot
Drilling before concept checking ?
@davismortiis but how were is used for plural
and oly was is used for singular
@briangunn21
Isn't it BETTER to say WERE but still gramatically correct to use WAS?
Yes, it's O.K to say 'if he were rich'. Was/were can be used
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Nice class
Hi there!
I have always heard we must use "were" instead of "was" talking about 2nd. conditional, can you help me out with that question?
Thanks so much!
well, it is possible to use was! it is slightly informal!
how long did it take to teach this class? thanks.
"If she was rich..." is completely incorrect. This is an Unreal Conditional. The correct form is: "If she WERE rich..." I like her presentation and form, but she needs to learn her grammar. If she were to state that WAS is used conversationally and informally to the students, then all would be forgiven. However, it was still worth watching!
Actually, both are correct in American English, although WAS is informal and WERE is formal....
2nd conditional... better use the standard way
Hi. It seems she is wrong. Because this is second conditional, and in conditionals, we never use was. We always use were, instead. The correct sentence would be: If she were rich, she would buy a car. Remember, followed by a comma, if we changed the order, no comms. This is an unlikely situation, she is not rich. Condition and result.
The responses really bothered me, and I am not the best grammarian. "Was is sometimes used in very informal speech, but is not generally considered grammatically acceptable." I think some were confused by these because when one of the students switched and said "was" it threw the other respondents off. (Betty Schrampfer Azar grammar books rock!)
What are shortcomings of teaching grammar as rules?
A more proper use of the subjunctive would certainly be: "If he were rich..."
Overall, great video! It's provided me with many ideas [:
A more proper use....I think you mean the correct use of the subjunctive.
I'm currently studying a TEFL course. When we use body/sign language (not sure what it's called) to encourage student's self correction is it necessary for it to be as obvious? Would it make much of a difference if you have a more timid approach?
Visual clues for students to support oral instructions can be an important part of how the teacher communicates in the classroom. I think so long as you are consistent, then it is partly due to the style of approach you wish to adopt as a teacher Jordyn. There is no one right way to do it.
It could also depend on the relationship between teacher and student, the age of the class and the level of the class. For example, we are less likely to be drilling for correct pronunciation with an advanced learner group, but it may be required with a group of beginners. They may find it easier to understand a visual instruction than a spoken one.
Hello Jordyn ! How are you doing ? I am also planning to get a TEFL course to have certificate. Can you give me some information about the process. How does it happen ? thanks ..
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@bmxymierda No, it isn't. You need to use the subjunctive tense. You don't use was with this tense. Look it up.
The teacher should have explained why she says "was rich" (in formal) instead of "were rich" ( formal).
Thanks for your comment. Wish I had used 'were' as have received many comments on the same! Hope the techniques were useful, though, on framing, and introducing a grammar point in a TESOL class.
+Louisa Walsh do you also teach them how to write english or is it just speaking english? thank you and keep up the good work.
+Haroon nisar Thanks for your encouragement. We do teach writing in the ESL class, too. This is just a small part of the lesson. However, how much writing depends on the class. So, classes for exam English will have more writing. I have found that many learners have studied the grammar and writing in school and now prefer much more help with speaking. Hope this is helpful.
Correct ! in all textbooks the formal way (were) is prioritized....
Hello, my friend ! I would like to give u m'y way of presenting grammar lessons and i would be so thankful if u givee me ur feedback . NB i use thé inductive méthode
Well , 1st i interact with m'y kids through questions in a context (communicatively ) ,then i write 3_4 sentences on thé board which thé target language is mentioned then ask them to repeat chorly .NB i write all the sentences with one colour , i.e i dont write the target lge with diferent colour , then i move directely to thé tasks i ask them to do tasks 1st one :task based form and 2nd one : meaning based form. Then , i ask them to state thé rule by themeselves after doing thé tasks by themselves of course then i ask them to write sentences communicative task this is thé last one . this is a ppu méthode what do y think?
This looks like the sort of career I want :-)
Thanks - you can train to teach English. There are lots of jobs worldwide. The first step is a TEFL/TESOL course. The above video is taken from one of our accredited, online TESOL courses and you can find out more here: www.global-english.com/courses/-tesol-training-tefl-training-tefl-courses-accredited-tesol-tefl
1. How many classroom hours (akin to the above video) are included in the "20 hour English Grammar" course? To be perfectly clear, I am asking about actual teaching footage - a teacher teaching students.
2. Is it the same teacher with the same students throughout?
Thanks for your question. The 20 hour grammar course makes use of video - but not all of it is classroom footage - sometimes video is used to illustrate a grammar point visually, for example. Our TESOL training courses contain more classroom footage, though.
Hi I wanna fo tesol is there any1 who can help me what to do for online course as I m a u.s citizen .Plz help me which online site is reliable as so much confusing things are there.
Thanks for your comment Farah. The courses that we run at Global English TESOL are all online and you can study from anywhere. The videos on our channel are part of the course material. You can see a range of different courses here: www.global-english.com/courses/tefl-tesol-courses-online/ and some ideas for they types of courses needed to teach in different locations here: www.global-english.com/travel-teach/all_countries/. Do get in touch with us if we can help via our website. We welcome trainees from all over the world onto our online courses.
correction: 'What would you do if you saw your BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIENDS DIARY left open?'. The capitalized words are possessive noun, so we should put an apostrophe before letter 's' on boyfriends/girlfriends diary. Uhmm well, I think it's technical error. It's fine. It's not a big deal.
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Shouldn't there be an apostrophe in there, i.e. '...if you saw your boyfriend/girlfrienD'S diary'??
One should always teach ESL as if one were in a Tim and Eric skit.
I don’t get why there is such emphasis on “he’d” instead of “he would.” Either seems fine to me as a native speaker. Doesn’t sound too formal or elongated.
The teacher said that " if he was rich, he would bought a car " that is wrong. The correct is " if he were rich not was"
is that commer needed inbetween?? if he was rich, he'd buy a car..
+DayDreamer 420 Hello and thanks for posting. Yes, you need a comma after If. E.g. If people had 6 arms, it would be funny. However, if the sentence is the other way around, then you don't need the comma. So:
It would be funny if people had 6 arms. Hope that is helpful.
Lol! Confused is the word. Just realised it because it is a dependant and independant clause. I find it difficult making use of comma's when reading...
A "commer"?!
is it ok to say "if he WERE rich , he'd buy a car" ????
David Mrt that is the proper way. Was is more of slang. The term for If.. were..., ...would... is the 2nd conditional or the past conditional
i stopped watching at "if he WAS rich." someone doesn't know her subjunctives.
@globalenglishtesol I disagree. WAS is not correct.
If I was your mother I'd....is completely wrong. Yet, if I was there I would open the door☺️☺️
The lesson seems pretty dull and boring.
The teacher should have explained why she says "was rich" (in formal) instead of "were rich" ( formal).