How Would You Teach English As a Foreign Language to a Group of Complete Beginners?
The first requirement in teaching a group of complete beginners (English 1) is to understand the purpose of their learning, i.e., General English, Technical English, and English for travel or for their employment, needs to be considered. Beginning themes would include the alphabet and its pronunciation in English. This can be especially important if learners use a different alphabet in their first language (L1). Practice with spelling in English, when giving information on the telephone, for example. I would communicatively teach giving and returning greetings and introducing yourself and others. Then the teaching of basic numbers, counting, saying and writing telephone numbers. Pronunciation practice might also be an increasing important aspect, especially if the learners’ L1 used a different connected speech model from English i.e., tonal, syllable-based or stress-based. Using a Variety of EFL Classroom Activity Types Additional basic themes along with essential vocabulary would foll
