Teaching the Macro Skills
MODULE 3 »
12 CHAPTERS, 25 HOURS
Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWReview: The Communicative Classroom
FREE PREVIEWVideo Demonstration: "Amnesia" speaking activity
FREE PREVIEW4 Types of Speaking Activities
FREE PREVIEW1) Practice Activities
FREE PREVIEW2) Performance Activities
FREE PREVIEW3) Participation Activities
FREE PREVIEW4) Observation Activities
FREE PREVIEWPadlet: Speaking activity ideas for ESL classes
FREE PREVIEWReview: Using Information Gap Activities
FREE PREVIEWDiscussion: Interactive Speaking Stations
FREE PREVIEWNext Steps
FREE PREVIEWThe Feed
Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWDialogues vs. Role Plays
5 Steps of a Role Play
Sample Lesson Plan: "Job Interview" Role Play
Video Demonstration: "Job Interview" Role Play
Go Deeper: 3 More Role Plays
A few more tips
» Challenge: Role Play mini lesson
» Padlet: Role Play ideas for ESL classes
Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWExamples of Student Speeches
How to facilitate speaking activities online
4 Steps to Give a 5-Minute Speech
Vocabulary List for Speeches
More Tips for Giving Great Speeches
» Project: Oral Presentation (Task 3D)
1) Prepare your notes
2) Give your speech
3) Complete a self-evaluation
» Submit your work
Hack: Ideas for using recording devices
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWEnglish is "crazy"...and so are you.
1) Poll
2) See the results
Why is pronunciation so hard?
Why do we teach pronunciation?
7 Common Pronunciation Errors for Students
7 Essential Concepts for Teachers
Examples of Pronunciation lessons
Activities that use your whole body
Activities that use Music and Art
Padlet: Pronunciation activity ideas for ESL classes
Discussion: Interactive Pronunciation Stations
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWListening: An Active Process
Challenge: Foreign Language Listening Experience
1) Make a prediction
2) See the results
Activities for Bottom-Up and Top-Down Listening
Fill-in-the-blank: 10 Clever Cloze Activities
Activities for Checking Comprehension
8 Steps for Teaching Listening
Video Demonstration: "Do it before you're 30!" Listening Lesson
Padlet: Listening activity ideas for ESL classes
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWReading: Going On An Adventure
1) Brainstorm
2) See the results
5 Skills Your Students Use
Prediction, Scanning, and Skimming
Using Magazines
7 Steps for Teaching a Reading Lesson
Video Demonstration: "Bear Hunt" Reading Lesson
Tips for Reading Aloud
Discussion: 7 Interactive Reading Activities
Padlet: Reading activity ideas for ESL classes
Go Deeper: 5 Skills, 7 Steps, and 7 Activities
Go Deeper: Embracing wonder in our classrooms
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEW1) Brainstorm
2) See the results
5 Writing Skills
15+ Writing Tasks
Becoming an Independent Writer
5 Steps of the Writing Process
HITRECORD: Writing prompts for creative communities
Wordwall: "Unjumble" activities
"Sentence-building" activities
"Pass-and-write" activities
Adding Ambiance to writing activities
Padlet: Writing activity ideas for ESL classes
Discussion: Interactive Writing Stations
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWMaya Angelou: Finding your voice
Amanda Gorman: From speech impediment to Poet
Diamond Poems: Poetry for beginners
Challenge: Refugee Poetry Project
1) Find inspiration
2) Start writing
3) Record it!
Padlet: Put it on the map
Discussion: Poetry activity ideas
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this project (Task 6A)
FREE PREVIEW» Challenge: Macro Skills mini lesson
» Padlet: Listening, Reading, and Writing ideas for ESL classes
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEWA Classroom for Refugees
4 Types of Literacy Students
8 Tips for Teaching Literacy
Go Deeper: "Making It Real"
Reading Resources for ESL Literacy Classes
Using Phonics and Sight Words: 2 Approaches to Teaching Reading
7 Activities for Teaching Letter Sounds
Activities for the first 30 minutes of class
Discussion: Interactive Literacy Stations
Padlet: Activity ideas for Literacy classes
» Project: Numeracy in the Workplace (Task 3C)
Example: Numeracy for Firefighters
» Submit your work
Takeaways and Next Steps
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Intro to this chapter
FREE PREVIEW1) Survey
2) See the results
Video Demonstration: "Order of Adjectives" Grammar Lesson
3 Types of Grammar Lessons
3 More Video Demonstrations
How to become more confident in Grammar?
Parts of Speech: A good place to start
Sentence Structure: How to build sentences
Go Deeper: Communicative Grammar Teaching
Takeaways and Next Steps
» Challenge: Grammar mini lesson (Task 6A)
» Padlet: Grammar ideas for ESL classes
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Intro to this project (Task 1)
FREE PREVIEWInstructions
1) Culture
2) Explore more
3) Personal and spiritual
4) Free writing
» Submit your work
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Module 3 Final Reflection
Take A Look Back
FREE PREVIEWThe Golden Stapler
2022: A Work In Progress
FREE PREVIEWModule 3 Feedback
A TEACHER'S STORY
HD video lessons and tutorials
Interactive learning activities
Ready-to-use resources for your classroom
Personal instructor assistance
1 credit and a TESOL Certificate Of Completion from YWAM's University of the Nations (except for Course Introduction)
This course leads to an internationally recognized Professional Certificate (Cert IV in TESOL) from the Australian College of Career Development
Andy and Cortnie Brooks are the TESOL Directors at YWAM Montana and have trained hundreds of teachers in the United States, Asia, and Pacific Islands
F.A.Q.
If you want to be a teacher who inspires students in your community or around the world, then this course is for you! This course is for training and certifying professional English teachers, specifically, but the skills practiced in this course transfer to all kinds of teaching, ministry, and leadership. If you are looking for a way to support yourself overseas so you can travel, then this course is for you too! Many of our graduates support themselves with paid teaching positions in schools and universities, while others have become ‘digital nomads’ teaching English online. And many other graduates use their skills as volunteers who are making a difference every day in whatever classroom or space they find themselves in.
You get to decide! There is a lot of flexibility when it comes to interacting with the course and completing assignments. This course is self-paced in many ways, and this means you can access the course platform at any time during the week that suits your needs. If you prefer to do your work in the morning with a nice cup of coffee, go for it! At night with some cozy lighting and your favorite study music? That works too!
That depends on your situation and how much time you can commit each week. This course is designed with working or part-time students in mind, and our goal is to make it accessible to students who volunteer their time elsewhere, have jobs, have families, or have other responsibilities. Students can choose to complete the course in a few weeks or several months. In order to finish the course in 12 weeks, you should anticipate at least 10-15 hours of coursework each week. Students who need to take additional time to complete the course may do so, and they can finish the course in 12 months by working an average of 3 hours per week.
There are many different kinds of online courses, but we have strived to make this particular course as engaging and interactive as possible. Together, our staff team has decades of experience with traditional face-to-face courses and online courses at the professional and university level. Whenever possible, we’ve included the same kind of interactive activities in this course that students enjoy in our more traditional face-to-face TESOL courses.
Each module consists of a wide variety of content that includes: short videos and reading assignments on each topic, interactive discussions, ungraded exercises to help you check your own understanding, and graded projects to apply what you're learning and put it into practice.
Anyone wishing to take the course must be 17 years of age and have completed year ten of secondary school. There are no other academic requirements for attending TESOL. (Students who do not yet meet these requirements can still access the course and complete the modules, but may not receive full credit until they have met the age and academic requirements.)
We have an extensive network of partner locations around the world that are in need of teachers. To learn more about these locations, explore the Partner Locations pages on our website where we’ve made it easy for you to connect with each location by email. And you can find classmates who are interested in those locations by going to the Communities pages in your Student Dashboard (available after you sign up for a course).
No. We feel that some of the best teachers are those who speak multiple languages, and if that’s you, we know that you are going to make an excellent teacher. If you can speak and write in English and be understood by others, then you should be able to do well in the course.
1 credit and a TESOL Certificate of Completion from YWAM’s University of the Nations (UofN) is given upon successful completion of each module. (All fees are included in the price of the course.)
Graduates from Modules 1-4 and the Teaching Portfolio Module can also apply for an internationally recognized professional certificate for an additional fee of $200. (Note: This third-party fee is subject to change and includes an additional assessment process.)
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