TEFL with Ticos Your Guide to Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Costa Rica

Table of contents :
Title Page
Forward
Manual Map
Lesson Plans
It's nice to meet you!
What do you do? I am a student.
Charades with Professions
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Do you have any brothers?
Family Bingo
Describing Yourself and Others
My mother has blue eyes!
I am funny too!
What is your best friend like?
What does he/she look like?
Making a Monster
Fashion Show!
What do you like?
He like to make his bed!
What time is it?
Chubby Charlie's Daily Routine
I don't cook breakfast!
How often do you study?
When is your birthday?
I want some food!
What is it made of?
Ordering Food at a Restaurant
Food Review for Dinner Party
What's different?
Could you repeat that please?
In, On, Under
Where is the school?
This, That, These and Those
Getting Around Town
Obstacle Course
Where can I find a doctor?
People Taking Action
What's the message?
Getting Out of Town
All Aboard!
How much does it cost?
How do you feel?
I love going to the beach!
Do you like learning? Why?
Learning makes me happy.
Three Truths and a Lie
What's the Weather like?
Making Weather Predictions
I love the mountains!
Costa Rica's Provinces
Who am I?
Where do they live?
Organism Poems
Sloths are slower than monkeys!
She is shorter than me!
Opposing Viewpoints
Setting Class Records
How do you spell it?
Where in the world?
I am going to study!
Prediction, Plan, or Willingness?
What are you going to do today?
What will you do after class?
Review Sheets
Lesson 1-2 Review
Lesson 3-4 Review
Lesson 5-6 Review
Lesson 7-8 Review
Lesson 9 Review
Lesson 10-11 Review
Lesson 12-13 Review
Lesson 14 Review
Lesson 15-16 Review
Lesson 17-18 Review
Lesson 19 Review
Lesson 20 Review
Lesson 21-23 Review
Lesson 24-25 Review
Lesson 26-27 Review
Lesson 28 Review
Lesson 29-32 Review
Lesson 33 Review
Lesson 34-37 Review
Lesson 38 Review
Lesson 39-40 Review
Lesson 41-43 Review
Lesson 44-45 Review
Lesson 46-47 Review
Lesson 48-50 Review
Lesson 51-52 Review
Lesson 53-54 Review
Lesson 55-56 Review
Lesson 57-60 Review

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By Kevin Klott and Megon Coon Peace Corps TEFL Volunteers La Rambla, Costa Rica ! !

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Your swear-in ceremony is over and it’s time to go to work. During Pre-Service Training, Peace Corps staff impressed upon you the importance of successful integration into your new community. Many volunteers have discovered that starting an English course early in their service is a great way to meet the local people, build essential relationships, and show the community that they’re ready to get down to business. After all, Peace Corps Volunteers arrive in the country with one common skill that many Costa Ricans desire: the ability to speak English. But does speaking the language necessarily mean that we can effectively transfer that skill? We understand that during PST there isn’t enough time to cover everything you need to know about TEFL. This is the reason why my wife Megon and I, who are both public school teachers in Alaska, were inspired to create TEFL with Ticos — a manual that contains 60 lesson plans, 28 review sheets, and dozens of inexpensive and easy-to-create digital resources. The purpose of this manual is to guide Volunteers who want to teach a beginner-level English class or contribute lesson plan ideas as they work with Costa Rican English teachers. There are many things to consider as you begin to lay the groundwork for a successful English course. Here are some of the questions we had to ask ourselves: • Who are we going to teach? Adults? Kids? • How many people are we going to teach? • Where and when will the class take place? During the day or at night? • Does the facility have tables, chairs, chalkboard, bathrooms, electricity? • What kind of English class will this be? Tourism? Conversational? • Why do these students need, or even want, to learn English? • How will we advertise? A flyer? Word of mouth? • Do we need to pay to use the facility or the electricity? • How long will each class be? An hour? Hour and a half? • How long will the course run? A couple months? Our entire service? While you look over these lesson plans, review sheets and digital resources, it’s important to keep in mind that these were developed based on our community’s needs. The order in which we taught the lessons was determined by many factors: what our students struggled with, a question in a previous class, or sometimes an upcoming event. The lessons included in this manual and the order in which they are arranged are merely suggestions. We highly encourage you to adapt these lessons to fit your students’ needs. Good luck!

Kevin Klott and Megon Coon

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