Excellence in ESL Teaching

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Do you want to be a great English teacher? Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is a rewarding career. Good ESL teachers are informed, well-educated, creative, and resourceful.

This site is dedicated to helping you succeed as an English teacher. We have teacher files with ideas and handouts ready to print for your classes, articles on what's new in TESOL, information on language acquisition and teaching methodology, and practical ideas to get your students reading. There's even a teacher-training section complete with presentations ready to go for teacher trainers or for inservice meetings with collegues.

Five Reasons to Teach English as a Second Language

1. Nearly a billion people speak English. More than 375 million people speak English as their native language. It's the third most common language, behind Madarin and Spanish. Between 400-600 million people speak English as a second language.

2. English is the language used to communicate globally. English is used today for communication globally. While it is not the most common official language around the world, it is the most commonly taught second language. People learn English to communicate both with native and English speakers and other English as a second language speakers. Good English teachers are needed all over the world.

3. Literacy in English is in demand. Scientific articles, books, professional journals, and 80% of the content on the internet are all in English. Professionals in nearly every field benefit from learning English. The demand for trained ESL instructors is growing.

4. Teaching English is rewarding. Helping people achieve their langauge learning goals is a rewarding job.

5. Teaching English gives you flexibility. Many ESL teachers choose to spend time living and teaching abroad or travelling. English teachers are needed all over the world, so if you have a passion for visiting other countries, teaching English is the profession for you.

Help for ESL Teachers

Resources from Excellence in ESL

If you need a little inspiration for your ESL class, you've come to the right place! Excellence in ESL is dedicated to giving you the resources, lesson plans, and links you need. Make more of your prep time by letting us do some of the work for you.

Check out our teacher files to find FREE files that you can print and copy for your classes. Whether you are teaching reading, writing, listening and speaking, or grammar, there's sure to be something that will be perfect for your classes.

Whether you are just starting out in the ESL field, or a seasoned professional, our TESOL article section will give you a lot of food for thought. Read up on the latest ESL research and methods. These articles will help keep you current in the field.

Our student reading list will give you some great suggestions for short, easy-to-read, high-interest fiction for your students. These books are student-approved! Watch your students' reading comprehension improve as they enjoy reading in English.

If you are a teacher-trainer or need to give inservice training to your collegues, we have power point presentations and handouts you can use for your classes, too. Subjects include teaching grammar, principles of language learning, and more.

Our links page will lead you to other web resources where you can purchase materials, get ideas, or find an ESL teaching job in your area.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

- Earl Nightingale