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About the Course

Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to research-based core principles....
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CR

May 13, 2020

Simply amazing. Loved every single minute of it. I feel myself a much better teacher, I’ve learnt how to see resources to give a better class as well as offer my students better practices of learning.

MT

Mar 13, 2021

I had fun enrolling on this course and it's very insightful. And Keep the great work, Dr Shane Dixon. I can't wait to complete the rest of the courses so that I get my professional certificate. Thanks

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By Jenilyn L

Feb 16, 2021

This course provides opportunities to consider teaching as a fun, interesting, and meaningful.

By April Q C

Dec 29, 2020

Contents are so helpful and instructors themselves portray what they teach. Thank you so much!

By arlene d p

Nov 14, 2020

The course was really helpful to me, the tutors are very knowledgeable and really commendable.

By Odile P

Sep 30, 2019

The course is practical and helpful. The teachers are easy to follow and the content is great!

By Sergii K

Jun 5, 2017

Very useful and interesting course which explains fundamental principles of teaching language.

By Claire H

Apr 20, 2017

Great course! Funny, interesting, and captivating. All this, while getting the message across.

By mahmoud a

Sep 14, 2016

this is amzing course. i really got high benefit of it. thanks coursera . thanks my lecturers.

By Jason M M

Jan 28, 2016

Just about finished and find this course to be very informative and useful for future lessons.

By Afaf M

Apr 26, 2024

It was a great course and very useful, I was so pleased while taking it, thank you very much.

By LARRY B E

Nov 14, 2023

I am grateful for this course because this is a new milestone. Coursera is opportunity giver!

By Min K K

Sep 26, 2023

This course was extremely helpful. This opens up to new ways of teaching. Thank you for this.

By Nurhan n e

Sep 3, 2023

It was an amazing experience with a very experienced teacher. Couldn't ask for more honestly

By CHRISTY T R

Jun 28, 2023

Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to learn. I have really learn a lot from this course.

By Shruthakeerthi L

May 13, 2023

Spectacular course. Kudos to the teachers <3 loving every second of their wonderful classess.

By Aytac H

Aug 7, 2021

I have learned many things from dr. Shane. This course is very helpful. Thanks for everything

By Hanisha E H

Oct 29, 2020

Dr. Shane is very lively. His discussions are easy to understand at the same time it was fun.

By Polina B

Sep 18, 2020

I enjoyed this course & the instructor has excellent content and teaching techniques

Thank you

By Arzu V

May 21, 2020

This is a great course for EAL teachers. Highly appreciate everyone to enroll in this course.

By André E

Mar 28, 2020

Incrível! Aprendi muito! Um curso que vale muito ser feito! Minhas aulas já estão diferentes!

By mohamed k

Dec 25, 2019

Hello, thank you all for this opportunity to get these skills to practice in the near future.

By Arun U K

Sep 13, 2019

Excellent content and very well presented :) I look forward to learning more from you guys :)

By Chernova E

Jul 30, 2019

A great course! And although it is just the 1st step of a longer road, it is great to follow!

By Deleted A

Jan 13, 2019

The way the course is structured made it very easy to stay engaged and achieve great results!

By Gayle E D

Jan 5, 2019

Great course! It has given me in depth understanding of the foundations to teaching language!

By Angelica B

Jul 21, 2018

I really liked the approach of this course and the way it was presented. Good videos as well.