How to teach ESL to adults?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @MOHAMEDELHAJOUJI-n8j
    @MOHAMEDELHAJOUJI-n8j 4 месяца назад

    Good job.could you talk about button up and top down in teaching

    • @TEFL-TESOL-Certification
      @TEFL-TESOL-Certification  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! 😊 I'm happy to explain the bottom-up and top-down approaches in teaching, especially in the context of language instruction.
      Bottom-Up Approach 📚
      In a bottom-up approach, the focus is on understanding the smaller components of language (such as grammar, vocabulary, and sounds) and then building up to a more comprehensive understanding of a text or conversation.
      Focus: Starts with basic elements like phonetics, word recognition, and sentence structure.
      Example in Teaching: When teaching reading, you might first help students decode words, learn the meaning of each word, and then move to sentence-level understanding before focusing on the overall meaning of a paragraph or text.
      Benefits: Helps learners master the fundamental building blocks of language.
      Top-Down Approach 🎯
      In the top-down approach, learners use their prior knowledge, experiences, and context to understand language. It focuses on the broader meaning first, before breaking down the details.
      Focus: Encourages learners to predict or infer meaning from context, even if they don’t understand every word or grammar rule.
      Example in Teaching: When teaching listening skills, you might encourage students to first listen to the overall message or theme of a conversation, and then focus on specific words or phrases for further understanding.
      Benefits: Helps learners become comfortable with incomplete information, emphasizing comprehension over perfect understanding of every word.
      How They Work Together
      In practice, both approaches can be used together. For example, a teacher might start with a top-down activity where students listen to a conversation and try to get the gist. Then, the teacher could use bottom-up exercises to focus on specific grammar points or vocabulary that were challenging.
      If you have any specific questions or would like more examples, feel free to ask! 😃

  • @AndyTheESLGuy
    @AndyTheESLGuy 2 года назад

    Great video, cheers!

  • @Basuku_media
    @Basuku_media Год назад

    Awesome