OBJECTIVES

• to introduce the TalkShop Method of Integrated Language Teaching for Motivation-Inspired Learning
• to redefine communicative language teaching as an integrated process rather than a set of distinct learning outcomes
• to help educators enhance their teaching skills and language competence
• to help educators master the principles of interactive curriculum design

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL)

• Issues in Second Language Acquisition
• Teaching Methodology vs. Learning Styles
• Teaching Speaking Strategies
• Verbal Yoga and Other Immersion Exercises

TEACHING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

• Teaching Speaking
• Grammar Mastery and Application (Tenses, Punctuations, Parts of Speech, Areas of Confusion and Common Errors…)

TEACHING FLUENCY STRATEGIES

• Thought Formation
• Logic and Creativity in Speaking and Writing

IMMERSION ACTIVITIES in
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (SLA)

• Sharing Teaching Strategies
• (Book Recommendations, Online Reference)
• The Communicative Approach: Principles of Language Teaching

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

• Improving Teaching Styles
• Learning Techniques for Teachers