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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Teaching English Basics

Thursday August 28, 2008
Speaking English as your mother tongue does not a ESL or EFL (English as second language / English as foreign language) teacher make! This guide is provided for those of you who would like to know some of the basics of teaching English to non-native speakers of English. These basic techniques are useful when teaching friends, at a charity, on a volunteer basis, as a part-time job, as a hobby, etc.

Part I
Part II

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September 2, 2008 at 5:00 pm
(1) Amira says:

After being a free member for 2 years, I found myself spontaneously creating programs the way you described exactly.I do charity work using these programs, and I find it suitable to teach friends,and for a part time job. Your listening dialogues are very good because you speak slowly and repeat the dialogue two times. Students in general hate to listen to fast dialogues. The benefit I got from your site is far better than the (ITE)course I had at the AUC. Thank you

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