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

Teaching Absolute Beginners - 20 Point Program

Thursday January 15, 2009
Teaching absolute beginners requires the teacher to pay special attention to the order in which new language is introduced. This 20 point program provides a syllabus to take students from speaking no English at all to being able to fulfill basic communication needs including; giving person information describing their daily routines and the world around them.

Comments

January 5, 2007 at 6:02 pm
(1) Learn English says:

Hi!

Could you consider to write about Free Online Tools For English Language – Learn, Teach or Research English? Thanks in advance.

January 9, 2007 at 12:14 pm
(2) Loida Capelle-Burny says:

To the Staff of this program,
I just want to say thank you for all the information you are kind enough to feed us and take this opportunity to greet you all A Happy New Year!
Sincerely
LC-B

January 9, 2007 at 12:49 pm
(3) Jorge Tirado says:

Kenneth Beare.
Thank you very much for you worthy page and general information for the english teachers and also for the students.
I want to wish you a very happy new year. For you and all the stuff around you.

Sincerely George From Colombia

January 10, 2007 at 11:30 am
(4) Patricia Ferreira says:

I have just started teaching, only my brother, since I’m a student myself. Your informations are precious and rich to me, because I had no idea how to begin to teach an ABSOLUTE begginer!Thank you very much, you really helped me.

January 10, 2007 at 6:53 pm
(5) I. G. C., Brazil says:

Tnx K. Beare. You really are doing a great job! The materials I read on the site are very useful…
Tnx and keep up with the doog krow (backwards)!

January 11, 2007 at 12:46 am
(6) Shirley says:

Thank you ! I have taught several different levels ESL and this is the best list I have seen. The 20 main points are ideal for using as a guide. The dialogues are very helpful.

January 12, 2007 at 12:34 am
(7) Haydee Jaramillo says:

Kenneth, Thank you very much for your free english information. This staff help me a lot.
Sincerely,
Haydee

January 14, 2007 at 7:02 pm
(8) Prakash Tare says:

Thanks for your great help Mr Kenneth for teaching English in an Indian envoirnment.Your information is really very great.

January 16, 2007 at 9:04 am
(9) Hanson says:

Much appritiation of your effort. Your lesson plans give us a lot hlep at the beginnig of our training career

January 19, 2007 at 7:19 pm
(10) hikmat says:

thank you very much kenneth beare you are the most teacher a was in my studies

January 6, 2008 at 11:17 am
(11) mohamed says:

i would like to leave a thank message too.
This program is really very useful as a tool for absolute beginners. I’ve been using it since ever I found it on the web. It is a good

January 6, 2008 at 11:17 am
(12) mohamed says:

great job, thank you.

January 8, 2008 at 1:51 pm
(13) wesam says:

this is agreat site……thanks for all efforts

February 10, 2008 at 4:40 am
(14) Brandon says:

My wife and I teach English in a VERY remote island within Indonesia and your site has been extremely helpful to us, as resources are scarce. The men, women and children owe part of their success to you! THANK YOU

October 10, 2008 at 12:58 am
(15) sana says:

thanks for increasing my knowledge,you did a good job.

January 20, 2009 at 6:15 pm
(16) Suphak says:

I’m preparing myself to teach Thai students in ChiangMai. Your informations are very helpful. Thank you.

January 21, 2009 at 12:12 am
(17) sarah says:

Dear Kenneth:thank for free English information.I have thought several things and the tips are fantastic.THANKS FOR ALL EFFORTS.

January 22, 2009 at 7:32 am
(18) Sara says:

Thaks alot, you are doing geart job. I learned alot.

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