Interested in teaching English as a foreign language but not sure where to start?
I often talk to people who are interested in becoming teachers of English as a foreign or second language. In this section, I'd like to share a few links and references to a few resources that are easily accessible and can help you take your first steps in the English Language Teaching world.
Glossaries, to learn the basics in an alphabetically organised way:
Methodology - books (very basic) and websites:
On Second Language Acquisition
On teaching listening:
On teaching vocabulary:
On grammar and teaching grammar:
On classroom management
Books
Glossaries, to learn the basics in an alphabetically organised way:
- Scott Thornbury's A-Z of ELT
- An ELT Glossary
- ELT Journal Key Concepts in ELT (a bit more academic)
- My DELTA prep flashcards
Methodology - books (very basic) and websites:
- Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, by Richards and Rodgers
- The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English, by Carter and Nunan
- How to teach English, by Jeremy Harmer
- Learning Teaching, by Jim Scrivener
- What is ELT?
On Second Language Acquisition
- How languages are learned, by Lightbown and Spada
On teaching listening:
- A syllabus for listening: decoding, by Richard Cauldwell
- Listening in the language classroom, by John Field
- Speech in Action website by Richard Cauldwell
On teaching vocabulary:
- Lexical Grammar: Activities for Teaching Chunks and Exploring Patterns, by Leo Selivan
On grammar and teaching grammar:
- The Teacher's Grammar of English, by Cowan
On classroom management
- Classroom management techniques, by Jim Scrivener
Books