The way a language refers to "I, you, he, she, they," etc. is at the core of any language, and hence it was introduced in Session 1: "Where am I? Where are you?", etc. We'll build on yesterday's activities with words like, "my, your, our...". In addition, we'll include forms for "him, her,..." as in "Touch him, pat her..."
In using TPR, certain actions are useful in that they can be used with many nouns allowing the nouns themselves to be experienced in multiple contexts. These include "pick up, put down, drop, throw, touch, draw, push, pull, hold, point to, look at, show me, give me." Other actions fit in nicely as essential, basic vocabulary: "wash, open, break," etc., etc. (See Reid Wilson's list of actions appropriate for TPR at the website http://www.languageimpact.com). Some of the activities today may not seem to be of much "communicative value". How often do you tell people to pat other people? However, TPR is an extremely useful technique for learning many aspects of the language, and by patting one another, we can start understanding important forms or arrangements of words!
Bringing people together through language, culture, and compassion is my calling!
Education
B.A. Bible
Masters of Divinity
Masters in TESOL
Certificates:
*Certification in TESOL
*(Growing Participator Approach) Teacher Trainer Certification (80 hours)
*TOEFL Test Center Administrator Certification
*IELTS Marking Certification; IELTS Examiner Certification
Experience:
Public Speaking (25 years)
Teaching English as a second language (10+ years)
Academic Director at an adult ESL center
*Academic English *Business English *TOEFL prep. *IELTS prep. *Medical Engish *Legal English *on-line English courses *Private English classes
TOEFL test center administrator/ Proctor
IELTS invigilator; marking; examiner
Languages Studied:
English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew