A Booklet: English Teaching

 

The following booklet is aimed at helping English graduates who are studying for the contract-based exam of the ministry of education. It can also be helpful for both novice and practicing teachers, as it attempts to illustrate notions related to TEFL, teaching English as a foreign language, how to teach the four skills, as well as language components, in the simplest terms possible.

The information listed in this booklet is a compilation of my notes, based on the lectures I have attended during my theoretical training as a teacher trainee, and my readings before and after I started teaching. It is worth mentioning that the field of TEFL is a broad one and cannot be limited in few pages. It is rather an extensive domain that intertwines with other fields, such as sociology and psychology, to name but a few. Therefore, a list of books will be provided at the end of this booklet for further reading. My attempt is merely a humble effort to simplify TEFL, it can be best described as a starting point for any interested in this realm. Given the uncomplicated language used in the booklet and its conciseness, it is easy to access for anyone. However, in the event that you don’t understand a particular word, you can either look it up in the key concepts section.

Finally, it is my hope that this booklet is of use to anyone in need of help. For those of you who are studying for the recruitment exam, I wish you best of luck.