Sunday 20 April 2008

ESOL Tutor

Hi everyone
Just a quick e-mail to say hello and introduce myself.
My name is Alex and I seem to be the first ESOL teacher in here (correct me if I'm wrong). I've been teaching English as foreign language for 7 years: first in Poland, and for the last two years in the UK.
Two weeks ago I got a projector, laptop, camera and mp3 player from County Council- bless them!:) Since then, I've been using the projector and the laptop on every single session! I haven't had a chance to use anything else, yet. I don't know how I could have managed without the projector for so many years:) It's just splendid: it helps me with the vocabulary - try to explain what a 'forget-me-not' is to a group of beginners!I just showed a picture of the flower. I also had a Power Point presentation to explain and practise the Present Simple tense. I haven't tried to prepare my own PP presentation yet, but I use ready-mades from a great web site: www.talent.ac.uk

I'm really looking forward to share some nice ideas with you.
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5 comments:

lizzie g said...

Hi Alex, Great to hear here's a new person on board! I used to teach both TEFL (in Spain and England) and ESOL, yes I can imagine the equipment is fabulous for showing pictures rather than trying to draw, act or search through magazines! I'm teaching Spanish next term and would love to share about using the equipment in language teaching.

20 April 2008 at 19:45
aleksandra said...

Lizzie, Great to hear from you! I was hoping to co-operate with someone, as I work alone- no colleagues to talk to about session planning or content:/ I'm sure we'll come up with some superb materials;)

20 April 2008 at 22:53
lizzie g said...

Alex, It's next academic year I'll be teaching Spanish again, I mainly teach Arts & Crafts, but would still love to talk about ideas.

21 April 2008 at 06:49
Gill said...

Alex, I think the main benefit of this blog is to remind us that we're not alone! But teaching a group in a remote spot, with no like-minded colleagues to chat to or bounce ideas off, it's sometimes easy to forget we have friends close at hand.

Do pelase continue to drop in, share your thoughts and ideas, especially for using some of that great kit we have there. It certainly sounds as though you are finding it very useful.

How do your students feel about it?
Gill

21 April 2008 at 08:08
Jane CD said...

Wow, I don't visit the blog for a day or two and miss out on so much activity!

Alex we have some training in the preparation of Powerpoints for use in craft subjects planned for May. Please let me know if you want any help/training to produce your own powerpoints (or use Moviemaker). Maybe your learners could get involved too.

As Gill said - do let us know what your learners think about you using the projector.

21 April 2008 at 09:45

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