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Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

This course is part of Teach English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization

Instructors: Meg Parker

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2 weeks to complete

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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2 weeks to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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There are 5 modules in this course

This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn how to effectively teach adjectives, adjective phrases, and adjective clauses to your students. You will learn what makes this grammar difficult for students and how to make it easier for them. You will also learn a variety of activities and methods for teaching this content in a fun and interesting way. You will have opportunities to practice the skills you learn by creating sample assignments and recording short videos of your teaching demonstrations. This course is designed for teachers or those wanting to become teachers who have a solid understanding of English grammar and want to improve their skills of teaching that grammar to others.

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This is the second course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. Here, you will learn to teach adjectives and adjective clauses effectively. These are very important for helping students make their sentences interesting and more complex. In this course, you'll learn what is hard for students to learn and some methods for helping them understand adjectives and adjective clauses.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 peer review

In the first module, you will learn what is difficult for students about learning to use adjectives and adjective phrases correctly in English. You'll learn some great activities for helping them practice, and you'll get a chance to make a lesson for teaching adjectives and a video demonstration of your teacher talk.

What's included

6 videos4 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews

6 videosTotal 25 minutes

Week 1 Introduction1 minute
Commentary on Teaching Adjectives7 minutes
Place Your Order Activity5 minutes
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 15 minutes
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 24 minutes
Gift Ideas Activity4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 82 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students30 minutes
Check Yourself2 minutes
Interactive Activities20 minutes
Handouts30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Adjectives and Adjective Phrases Practice Quiz20 minutes
Graded Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 75 minutes

Adjectives Activity Assignment60 minutes
Discuss the Materials15 minutes

In the lessons this week, you will learn about teaching adjective clauses. You will hear suggestions for making this material easier for students to understand and ideas for fun practice activities. You'll also get the chance to practice what you've learned and get feedback on your lesson and video demonstration.

What's included

5 videos4 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews

5 videosTotal 24 minutes

Week 2 Introduction1 minute
Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses5 minutes
Who Knows? Activity5 minutes
To the Finish Line Activity7 minutes
I Know Someone Activity7 minutes

4 readingsTotal 92 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students30 minutes
Check Yourself2 minutes
Interactive Activities30 minutes
Handouts30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 36 minutes

Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz16 minutes
Graded Quiz20 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 75 minutes

Adjective Clauses with Subject Pronouns Activity Assignment60 minutes
Discuss the Materials15 minutes

This week, you will learn about other types of adjective clauses and how to teach them. You will again learn new activities for helping your students practice these other types of adjective clauses. Then you will practice what you've learned by creating your own lesson for students and demonstrate your teaching skills by sharing a video of your instructions to students for feedback from your peers.

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews

6 videosTotal 28 minutes

Week 3 Introduction1 minute
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 15 minutes
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 25 minutes
Preposition Jeopardy7 minutes
Describe that Habitat Activity5 minutes
Cooperative Crossword Activity6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 62 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students20 minutes
Check Yourself2 minutes
Handouts40 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

More Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz30 minutes
Graded Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 75 minutes

Adjective Clauses with Prepositions Activity Assignment60 minutes
Discuss the Materials15 minutes

In the final week of the course, you will learn how to teach students about reduced adjective clauses and appositives. You will hear about strategies for introducing these concepts to students and learn some new activities for making your classes interesting. Finally, you will demonstrate your own lesson ideas and teaching skills with the final written and video assignments.