A Practice Test is A Good Idea
Preparation
In your first class, to give your students a feel for what they are aiming for, a practice test is a good idea. This should set the tone for the remainder of the course and show them that the TOEFL test is not a walk in the park. You should tell your students that learning TOEFL is not easy and that they must do an incredible amount of work in order for them to get the score that they require. If you strongly doubt a student’s ability, you should do the right thing and be honest with the student, informing them that perhaps a lower level of English course may be beneficial to them to prep them for the TOEFL exam.
Plan Your Lesson Backwards!
An alternative method of lesson planning, this little gem often comes up (but not often remembered) from various ESL courses. Planning your TOEFL class backward means that you can effectively go through the class, work from the aims, and then work the necessary steps, activities, and exercises in order for the students to reach those aims and objectives. This is especially helpful when it comes to a subject like TOEFL, which involves a great deal of structure in the lessons.
In your first class, to give your students a feel for what they are aiming for, a practice test is a good idea. This should set the tone for the remainder of the course and show them that the TOEFL test is not a walk in the park. You should tell your students that learning TOEFL is not easy and that they must do an incredible amount of work in order for them to get the score that they require. If you strongly doubt a student’s ability, you should do the right thing and be honest with the student, informing them that perhaps a lower level of English course may be beneficial to them to prep them for the TOEFL exam.
Plan Your Lesson Backwards!
An alternative method of lesson planning, this little gem often comes up (but not often remembered) from various ESL courses. Planning your TOEFL class backward means that you can effectively go through the class, work from the aims, and then work the necessary steps, activities, and exercises in order for the students to reach those aims and objectives. This is especially helpful when it comes to a subject like TOEFL, which involves a great deal of structure in the lessons.
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