Teaching Approaches
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Business first lessons: A lesson plan
A lesson plan and worksheets for use in the first lesson in business English. In this lesson, students play a 'Getting to know you' game and interview each other about their needs for English. The class then cover some language problems that have come up during the lesson.
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One-to-one methodology: Ten practical tips for effective lessons
Author and teacher trainer Tim Bowen offers ten practical tips for making one-to-one teaching work.
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Business needs analysis: What is a needs analysis?
What is a needs analysis? Alex Case explains all, offering tips on how to design and conduct one for your business English students.
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Business teaching approaches: What’s it all about?
In this article taken from ENGLISH TEACHING professional magazine, Alex Case makes the case that taking an interest in his business students’ fields of expertise can pay personal and professional dividends.
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Getting into intercultural training
John King, a freelance trainer based in York, introduces some key concepts to integrate intercultural training into your best practice.
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Business teaching approaches: Pre-experience learners
An introductory article on techniques for teaching pre-experience business English learners, including specific tips for teachers and needs analysis questions for learners.
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Business teaching approaches: Role-play and simulations
Chris Barwood explains how simulations can be used as an effective teaching technique in business English classes, and offers a sample lesson plan that simulates a business meeting.
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Business first lessons: Problems and solutions
Alex Case helps you anticipate problems you might face in the first business English lesson with a new class.
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Business needs analysis: What questions should I ask?
Unsure what questions to ask your students when designing a needs analysis, or short on time and would like a list of suggestions? Alex Case offers a short list of questions you can use when conducting a needs analysis.
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Business English extra
In this article, Adrian Tennant takes a look at some extra Business materials available on onestopenglish and suggests how they can be integrated into your teaching.
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Business first lessons: Wish list
What are the things that would make a perfect initial impact with a Business English or ESP class? Alex Case offers a wish list, drawn up from talking to other Business English teachers.
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Business needs analysis: What type of form should I use?
Alex Case offers three different needs analysis forms for you to print and use, as well as suggesting how and when they could be used.
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Business needs analysis: Negotiating a syllabus
A lesson by Alex Case that you can use with a new class as part of conducting a needs analysis. In the lesson, students practise the language of negotiating and presenting conclusions, whilst also thinking about what they would like to do in class.
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One-to-one methodology: Ten activities
Nicola Meldrum and Lindsay Clandfield offer ten activities for teaching one-to-one business classes, face-to-face.
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One-to-one methodology: Ten tips to minimize disadvantages
Ten tips to minimize the disadvantages of teaching in a one-to-one context.
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Talking business
In this article taken from ENGLISH TEACHING professional magazine, Alex Case discusses the importance of teaching pronunciation to Business English students.
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One-to-one methodology: Six practical tips for longer lessons
Jim Scrivener offers six useful teaching tips to prevent 'teacher burnout' during longer one-to-one classes.
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One-to-one lessons: After a holiday
In this lesson, Lindsay Clandfield provides some tips and ideas for a lesson with a one-to-one student after a long break (e.g. a summer vaction).
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One-to-one lessons: Read and report
In this lesson, Lindsay Clandfield provides tips and ideas for using a reading text with a one-to-one student.
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One-to-one lessons: Think of someone who …
In this lesson, Lindsay Clandfield provides tips and ideas for adapting the classic 'Find someone who ...' activity for a one-to-one class.