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I am going through a dry spell with work at the moment, so I am looking for something to do over the next few months.
So I started to think of teaching English to adults on a personal basis (not in a classroom), with a focus on speaking properly, as in my opinion English is not spoken well here.
Haven't done any teaching before, but I am hoping to be able to do a good job.
Any good tips from teachers, for example good teaching books to use, would be greatly appreciated. :)
 
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There are some very good books available on the net specifically designed for teaching English as a foreign language, my sister did the TEFL course a few years back.
 
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HB13DISH said:
I am going through a dry spell with work at the moment, so I am looking for something to do over the next few months.
So I started to think of teaching English to adults on a personal basis (not in a classroom), with a focus on speaking properly, as in my opinion English is not spoken well here.
Haven't done any teaching before, but I am hoping to be able to do a good job.
Any good tips from teachers, for example good teaching books to use, would be greatly appreciated. :)
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Maybe this is a tip,even me i´m interesting to learn English as it is my second language,thanks for the idea.

_http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com

Regards and all the best.:)

mostajohn
 
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mostajohn said:
Maybe this is a tip,even me i´m interesting to learn English as it is my second language,thanks for the idea.

_http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com

Regards and all the best.:)

mostajohn
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Thanks mostajohn for the link.
The BBC has a lot of resources for teaching English.
_http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
_http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish

My intention is to try to teach better spoken English and not teaching from scratch as I am assuming that an adult who has finished school has a good knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, spelling, etc.

But this is going to be quite a task as most people who "speak" English here think that they speak English well and don't realize how terrible they sound to a trained pair of ears.
 
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