Preparation for Week 1

• Buy a copy of How to Teach English
• Obtain a copy of the CD-ROM of the Teacher's Resource Book: "Tell Me More!"
• Ask Dr. FInch for this.
• Check out the course home page.
• Buy a ring-binder (A4 Index File) to use as your portfolio.
• Find an Email Pal. Here are some links.
• Do the Course Quiz.
• Submit your answers online.
• Print your answers and put them in your portfolio.

Week 1:

• Read Chapter 1 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of week 2.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 1. See Week 1 for details
• Join the Google Group for this course.
• Post a message on the Google Group.
• Introduce yourself to the course members.
• Mention anything interesting that you want to.
• Send your photo by email to the professor.  
• Bring a photo to class. Stick it in the class journal.
• Find an Email Pal. Here are some links.

Week 2:

• Download the assessment sheets and put them in your portfolio.
• Print out the assessment schedule and put it in your portfolio.
• Begin your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• If you haven't already done it, do the Course Quiz.
• Submit your answers.
• Print your answers and put them in your portfolio.
• Read Chapter 2 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 2. See Week 2 for details.
• Find an Email Pal. Here are some links.

Week 3:

• Read Chapter 3 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 3. See Week 3 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Try these matching exercises on the topic of confidence and motivation:
• http://www.finchpark.com/courses/hotpot/motivation1.htm
• http://www.finchpark.com/courses/hotpot/motivation2.htm
• Print out your answers and put them in your portfolio.
• Start thinking about your Presentation. What lesson content will you choose? How will you use it? What learning materials do you need to design and produce?
• Click here for more information about making the presentation.

Week 4:

• Read Chapter 4 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 4. See Week 4 for details.
• Send emails in English to your email pal.
• Print out your messages and put them in your portfolio.
• Write a Review for the Portfolio Conference . Put it in your portfolio.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Check out the MoE curriculum guidelines
• Continue thinking about your Presentation.
• Click here for more information about making the presentation.

Week 5:

• Read Chapter 5 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 5. See Week 5 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Continue sending emails in English to your email pal.
• Print out your messages and your email pal's messages  and put them in your portfolio.
• Check out the mission statement.
• Click here for more information about making the presentation.

Week 6:

• Read Chapter 6 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 6. See Week 6 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Continue sending emails in English to your email pal.
• Print out your messages and your email pal's messages  and put them in your portfolio.
• Click here for more information about making the presentation.

Week 7:

• Read Chapter 7 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 7. See Week 7 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Do the Questionnaire at this URL: http://www.finchpark.com/courses/teach_well01.htm
• Submit your results online.

Week 8:

• Read Chapter 8 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 8. See Week 8 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Do the Questionnaire at this URL: http://www.finchpark.com/courses/teach_well02.htm
• Submit your results online.
• Continue sending emails in English to your email pal.
• Print out your messages and your email pal's messages  and put them in your portfolio.

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Week 9:

• Read Chapter 9 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 9. See Week 9 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Do the Questionnaire at this URL: http://www.finchpark.com/courses/teach_well03.htm
• Submit your results online.

• Read Chapter 10 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 10. See Week 10 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Choose a graded reader (book), and read it.
• Record your comments in your portfolio, on My EFL Reading Log.
• Click here for more information about making the presentation.

Week 11:

• Read Chapter 11 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 11. See Week 11 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Continue sending emails in English to your email pal.
• Print out your messages and your email pal's messages  and put them in your portfolio.

Week 12:

• Read Chapter 12 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Chapter 12. See Week 12 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.

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Week 13:

• Read Chapter 13 of How to Teach English, for Period 1 of next week.
• Teacher's Resource Book: Extra Activities. See Week 13 for details.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Do the online test-review of the course textbook. Submit your answers.
  Print out your answers and put them in your portfolio.

Week 14:

• In your group write a test on one Chapter from How to Teach English.
  Print out your test and put it in your portfolio.
• Continue your Extended Reading.
• Check out this article on learner-training.

Week 15:

• Check out this article on motivation.
• Check out this article on positive attitudes.
• Hand your portfolio to the professor this week.

Week 16:

• Check out this article on the non-threatening learning environment.