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Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

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Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

This course is part of Teach English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization

Instructors: Meg Parker

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5 modules

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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.

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.

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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 videos Total 25 minutes

Week 1 Introduction 1 minute
Commentary on Teaching Adjectives 7 minutes
Place Your Order Activity 5 minutes
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 1 5 minutes
A Bag of This or That Activity Part 2 4 minutes
Gift Ideas Activity 4 minutes

4 readings Total 82 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students 30 minutes
Check Yourself 2 minutes
Interactive Activities 20 minutes
Handouts 30 minutes

2 assignments Total 50 minutes

Adjectives and Adjective Phrases Practice Quiz 20 minutes
Graded Quiz 30 minutes

2 peer reviews Total 75 minutes

Adjectives Activity Assignment 60 minutes
Discuss the Materials 15 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 videos Total 24 minutes

Week 2 Introduction 1 minute
Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses 5 minutes
Who Knows? Activity 5 minutes
To the Finish Line Activity 7 minutes
I Know Someone Activity 7 minutes

4 readings Total 92 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students 30 minutes
Check Yourself 2 minutes
Interactive Activities 30 minutes
Handouts 30 minutes

2 assignments Total 36 minutes

Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz 16 minutes
Graded Quiz 20 minutes

2 peer reviews Total 75 minutes

Adjective Clauses with Subject Pronouns Activity Assignment 60 minutes
Discuss the Materials 15 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 videos Total 28 minutes

Week 3 Introduction 1 minute
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 1 5 minutes
More Commentary on Teaching Adjective Clauses Part 2 5 minutes
Preposition Jeopardy 7 minutes
Describe that Habitat Activity 5 minutes
Cooperative Crossword Activity 6 minutes

3 readings Total 62 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students 20 minutes
Check Yourself 2 minutes
Handouts 40 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

More Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Graded Quiz 30 minutes

2 peer reviews Total 75 minutes

Adjective Clauses with Prepositions Activity Assignment 60 minutes
Discuss the Materials 15 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.

What's included

4 videos5 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews

4 videos Total 17 minutes

Week 4 Introduction 1 minute
Commentary on Teaching Students to Reduce Adjective Clauses 7 minutes
What's the Difference? 5 minutes
Travel Fair 5 minutes

5 readings Total 62 minutes

Grammar Videos for Students 15 minutes
Check Yourself 2 minutes
Handouts 30 minutes
Interactive Activities 5 minutes
Learn More 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Reducing Adjective Clauses Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Graded Quiz 30 minutes

2 peer reviews Total 75 minutes

Appositives Activity Assignment 60 minutes
Discuss the Material 15 minutes

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Tamy Chapman

University of California, Irvine

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University of California, Irvine

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