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I have learned a great deal of information while taking this course, both about the english language itself as well as how to teach it. As far as grammar and the english language go, I think the most important things that I have learned are the different tenses and their various uses. Though all the different points of grammar (conditionals, modal verbs, phrasal verbs, etc.) are definitely important, I think that knowing the different tenses (structure, uses, etc.) will be the most vital and important piece of grammatical knowledge that I have gained. This will automatically be put into use (along with knowledge of the other grammar points) because understanding these things myself is absolutely necessary to be able to teach them and explain them to others. As for the teaching (how-to-teach) aspect of the course, I think that the most important thing I have learned is about the various teaching theories and methodologies, and especially the idea of having different Engage, Study, and Activate phases in a class. Beginning with something fun to get the students ready to learn is something that probably would not be common sense to most teachers. However, I believe that doing this will probably make a huge difference in the effectiveness of the overall lesson. Continuing on, making sure to have both study phases where the students are learning new things as well as activate phases where they are putting into use the newly learned material is very important as well. Also, being aware of the different types of learners and knowing different ways to manage classes and deal with problems is very important for teachers, especially if they have never taught or tried to lead a group. Having considered all of these things will be very helpful, rather than going into a class with no idea of what to expect. Although reading/writing about it in an online class won?t necessarily make it easy for me when it comes time to deal with it in the real world, I think that having read and thought about it in advance will definitely make it easier. All of this knowledge will go into lesson planning, as we have been practicing with this course. This will involve preparing for and using some of the ideas and sample activity ideas that have been suggested, as well as my own. It will also be applied during the lesson itself, by having the foundation of knowledge required to carry out the lesson and manage the class. Through both the lessons and the sample video lesson, we have seen bad examples of teaching, as well as good. I will strive to apply what I have learned to teach the best lessons that I possibly can.
