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Working With Mexican Esl Teachers: Description Of A Teacher Training Experience, Hilary Russell

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The following paper is a description and analysis of a four-day teacher training workshop which took place in February and March of 1081 in Zacatecas, Mexico. It was designed to provide English teachers with the opportunity to experience various techniques that are currently used in teaching ESL. The design and implementation of the workshop are presented in detail. Several major issues which were brought out during the workshop process and became a significant part of the discussions will also be explored. These include the applicability of certain ESL techniques to the Mexican classroom, cross-cultural communication and its role in teacher …

Joint Tefl Training Of Peace Corps Volunteers And Host Country Nationals In Tongo: An Experience And Recommendations, Ruth A. Pierson

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The author describes her experience as TEFL Coordinator for a Peace Corps training program for both Americans and Africans in Togo. The background of TEFL training in Togo is outlined. The organization of the training program is presented, along with problems encountered and recommendations for future training programs. The author also discusses the content of the training program in light of the rationale and goals of training, and shares some personal insights gained as a result of her expereince. Extensive appendices contain copies of the materials used during the training program.

Learning To Trust And Trusting To Learn: A Discussion Of The Attitudes Of The Teacher And Student In The Counseling-Learning/Community Language Learning Model, Lois Rosen

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The author explores the relationship between learning and trusting in four different contexts. In all four contexts the principles of Counseling-Learning and Community Language Learning are seen at work. In the first part of the paper the philosophy of Counseling- Learning is set forth. In the next part, a workshop in Counseling-Learning and Community Lanuage Learning is described. In this section, the five stages of language learning as advanced by father Curran are described, and an informal paper by Earl Stevick on "Two Ways of Teaching" is appended. In the next part, the author's use of CLL in ESL classes …

An Introspective Workshop On The Teaching/Learning Process, Prentiss Wharton Phillips

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This is a course outline for a 16+hour teacher-training workshop. It is designed for about 16 participants. The purpose of the workshop is to engage teachers and prospective teachers in the processes of self evaluation, goal formation and the development/application of more effective ways to teach. This is done through a series of introspective/extra-spective exercises based on four central questions:

What kind of teacher are you now? What is teaching/learning? How do you want to be as a teacher? How can you reach your objectives?

These questions are systematically explored in four corresponding units. Some of the questions are worked …

An Open Corridor Esl Workshop: A Supplemental English Program At Sit, John B. Millett Jr.

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This report is a description of the creation and workings of an Open Corridor ESL Workshop designed as a supplement to an intensive ESL program. The workshop's form is based on the beliefs that learners learn in different ways, have different needs and interests which should be reflected in the content of activities, and can take the responsibility for their learning. An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of this workshop and recommendations for improvement and use in different situations are presented in the final section.

The Teaching Of English In Africa: An Evaluation Through Interviews With Former Teachers, Lucy Lawson

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This project concerns itself with the Problems of English Teaching in Africa and suggestions toward improvement.

The writer, after three years' experience in American public schools, universities, and other educational programs, has come to realize that there is much to be done to improve teacher training methods and techniques in the teacher training colleges and in-service training of teachers in Africa. Workshop programs with new and developing materials of teaching and techniques are recommended as one solution to these deficiencies.

The ideas in this paper grew out of interviews with former American teachers of English in Africa and also articles …

A Descriptive Report Of A Teacher Training Workshop At The School For International Training, August, 1973, Peter Mcleod Boggs

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