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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Teach English Now! Foundational Principles by Arizona State University

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About the Course

Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to research-based core principles....
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JG

Aug 17, 2018

This is a very useful course as I begin my studies to prepare to teach English abroad. ASU is a recognized university and the price is very reasonable. I look forward to the next course in the series.

MT

Mar 12, 2021

I had fun enrolling on this course and it's very insightful. And Keep the great work, Dr Shane Dixon. I can't wait to complete the rest of the courses so that I get my professional certificate. Thanks

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By Reem K

Jan 31, 2016

too general

By Cynthia L

Jan 15, 2019

Thank you!

By Jordan F

Dec 22, 2018

Good stuff

By Mou C

Jun 20, 2022

excellent

By Asmae B

Jun 15, 2021

great

By Хаврюченко Н В

Apr 1, 2020

Cool

By Huynh q h

Jun 5, 2016

like

By Moner T

Jan 15, 2022

O

By Sue H

Jun 22, 2017

I

By Corinne M

Dec 20, 2015

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By Kristine

Mar 31, 2020

Content is high quality and the professors are engaging. Videos need more visuals than just someone speaking at you 90% of the time though. The quizzes are decent in that I had to actually go back and look at the material a few times to remember the answer, so they're not too easy. But the writing assignments are kind of a joke in that as long as you write a few sentences of anything remotely related to the content you will get a passing grade. It's good practice to read other people's assignments to see what you might be dealing with in a real English class, but you're not required to actually grade it either. I suppose if you do a video you get to practice speaking to an audience. I plan on doing the full certificate so I hope the next assignments are more worthwhile. For the price of $50 a month it's a good deal. I was able to complete this first part in 2 days, but I suppose if you're working full time or have a family it could take you a lot longer.

By Maya W H

Dec 16, 2016

There was interesting information in the class, but the peer review questions were not well developed to stimulate thought and new ideas. Many of the answers I read were just repetitions of what was learned in class. I think the objectives and expectations could have been more clearly communicated and the statement themselves better thought out. I also did not find the peer review process to be that productive as a grading tool. The parameters for grading were extremely simple and the feed back was quite subjective from students that did not understand the assignments.

While I learned some useful information, I won't continue with this course.

By Irena N

Sep 21, 2023

I just decided to quit, I don't want to be Don Quixote. I can't fight with a suspect of a potential plagiarism on the every step for eight courses, not when AI is around us, not worth of my nerves. I liked teachers' approach, teachers, materials ...everything else worked for me. A pretty disappointed. And need to check for my money return.

By Tania D L

Nov 1, 2022

It's interesting, clear and useful. On the other hand, I found it quite repetitive in a sense that it has the same structure for every module and the questions repeat themselves so it can be boring sometimes and not very stimulating. The positive aspects are that you can do it at your pace, and that's a great advantage.

By Adriana G

Nov 17, 2020

Es un curso bastante básico y muy fácil. Son tareas muy ambiguas y no te las corrige ningún profesor. Al final te dicen que para tener el certificado tienes que terminar los 6 cursos más otros dos. Aunque es interesante para empezar como profesor de inglés, no lo recomendaría por el precio que vale.

By Zaid L

Aug 19, 2024

Content was good but it was really disheartening to work hard on an assignment and then be met with someone's feedback just being "I don't agree" or "Nice job." I tried giving legitimate feedback to people and to constantly be met with phoned in responses made me want to do the same.

By Natalia G

Jan 6, 2016

It is really a start in the field. If you already have teaching experience you will get much more from the conversations in the forums than from the lectures. And if you have very little teaching experience or are interested in the field, it will give you a clear overview.

By Tiago R d C

Oct 17, 2021

Pretty straightforward and easy for those who want to do it quickly. Though, I didn't really learn a lot. I would recommend having an advanced level of the same course for those who want something more challenging.

By Tsang Y J

Oct 29, 2016

There are issues with submitting assignments (failure to process submission in Coursera).

Peer reviews may not be the best solution, as we have to wait a long time for our work to be reviewed!

By Anna N

Nov 7, 2021

I personally don't like the peer grading system, the uploading video and other things. People not used to it and made mistakes and the grading is just far away from accurate.

By Cynthia A F

Nov 28, 2020

Navigation was frustrating;

content was sufficient... a little bit on the easy size;

course organization was excellent;

Instruction was excellent

Using metaphors great idea

By Miguel A U P

Feb 7, 2016

The content is great, but the course lacks support from the staff. It is also too easy to pass. I hope the reason for this is because the course was introductory.

By Maria S F

May 25, 2017

The course presents valuable information, but I think the real content is too little compared to the length of the videos.

By Stephen P

Feb 13, 2016

I thought the course was good although some of the material a bit basic but it definitely will help with my teaching.

By Michelle H B

May 3, 2017

I would make it a 5 but this course will not list on my "completed courses" and that annoys me.