Teach English: Intermediate Grammar

Make Grammar Lessons Fun and Effective

Learn how to use online resources to enhance intermediate grammar lessons for your students

About This Specialization

This specialization is for ESL teachers and future ESL teachers who want to make their classes more effective and fun. You will learn how to use online videos and activities that ESL teachers at University of California, Irvine created to teach intermediate ESL learners. You will review language-learning pedagogy and best practices for using these resources effectively. This specialization will give any ESL teacher loads of creative ideas for their classrooms.

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4 courses

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Projects

Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.

Certificates

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Projects Overview

In the capstone project, you will create a portfolio including all of the following for one specific intermediate grammar point: a lesson plan for the grammar point, a video of yourself teaching the grammar point, a related practice exercise or activity, an informal assessment, and a formal assessment. You will put into practice all of the skills that you have learned in the previous three courses. Finally, you will share your portfolio with other learners to demonstrate the skills you have learned, and you will get the chance to learn from others as you give them feedback on their portfolios.

Courses

Beginner Specialization.: No prior experience required.

COURSE 1
Strategies for Teaching Perfect Tenses and Modals
Upcoming session: Oct 23
Commitment
3-4 hours/week for 4 weeks
Subtitles
English
About the Course
This is the first course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn about teaching important intermediate verb tenses, including present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, and past
You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses
Current session: Oct 16
Commitment
3-4 hours a week for 4 weeks
Subtitles
English
About the 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 diffi
You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar
Current session: Oct 16
Commitment
4-5 hours/week for 4 weeks
Subtitles
English
About the Course
This is the third course in the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. It will be useful to ESL teachers or those interested in learning to teach English language, but it is not an introduction to teaching course. You will learn ab
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COURSE 4
Teaching Intermediate Grammar Project
Upcoming session: Dec 25
Commitment
3-4 hours / week for 6 weeks
Subtitles
English
About the Capstone Project
This is the final project for the Teach English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. You should have basic knowledge of intermediate grammar and teaching methodology in order to complete this course. In this course, you will create a portfolio inclu
You can choose to take this course only. Learn more.

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University of California, Irvine ranks as one of the world’s premier research universities. Located in coastal Orange County, California, UCI boasts stellar faculty and students, academically strong undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education, and life-changing medical and scientific breakthroughs.
Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.