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Focus on the learner
One of the ideas that really stood out for me during the Foundations Course, is that the "focus on the learner, not the teacher". Most...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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Research project: Assignment 3
Scenario 1: You are teaching EFL in Poland. Your students are young adults, placed at the B1 level of CEFR. Your class is monolingual....

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 4, 20206 min read
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Do students want their mistakes corrected?
This was of my a-ha moments during the TESL 0110 grammar course that I am taking right now. At first, I wasn't sure if I got the question...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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Is there a difference between grammar in speaking and grammar in writing?
What an interesting topic to explore and one of my a-ha moments in the TESL-0110 course. When I started teaching English, I thought...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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Grammar activity for ESL learners
Below please find my grammar activity for students, preparing for IELTS exam with CLB level 5-6. Even though their language is quite...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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Grammar - do we have to know it all?
We had a lot of good discussions on whether the teacher should be an "expert" in grammar during out TESL course. In my opinion, teachers...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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Deductive vs inductive approach in teaching
During my grammar TESL course we were asked to reflect on two approaches to teaching - deductive and inductive. Here are my thoughts on...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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ESL Learner personas
Name: Maya Age: 65 Newcomer to Canada (arrived within the last 3 years). Originally from Afghanistan. Lived as a refugee in Pakistan...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 3, 20208 min read
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Needs Assessment Activity
As I usually teach students one-on-one, I mostly use interviews and observation as my main needs assessment tools. All my students are...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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Analyze a Communicative Language Task:
Describe symptoms to a pharmacist in order to get an appropriate medication Linguistic competence (Knowing the language itself, its form...

Tatiana Zelentsova
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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