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BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH BY
JEREMY HARMER
Right at the top of the recommended reading list for
Eton Institute’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages) program is “How to Teach English”
by Jeremy Harmer. Alisa W., TESOL graduate from Eton
Institute, shares with us a review of the book and how it
helped her own personal TESOL journey.
Prior to the training course I took to learn how to be an
EFL teacher, I had no formal teacher training, I had a
limited exposure to different styles of teaching, and I
had never even done basic self-reflection about why I
preferred some instructors over others (I always
assumed it was their personality that I enjoyed). If the
CEFR gave teacher ratings, I would be at the A1.1 level.
I read ‘How to Teach English’ by Jeremy Harmer as part
of my TESOL training course, and it was perfect for my
level. It is by no means a replacement to a full teaching
course, but it is a valuable supplement to those who are
learning and a good refresher for those who have been
out of practice for a while. It provides contemporary
teaching practices and keeps its descriptions pithy and
hands-on.
While some of the sections are a bit obvious or too
shallow to be useful, the book is so well organized that
it is easy to find what you need and skip over what you
don’t. Each chapter is divided into main sections (also
listed in the table of contents), and subdivided again,
bolds important words, and features a list at the end of
the chapter that allows you to briefly review what you
just read.
As with any well-designed reference book, the glossary,
index, and appendices in the back are good sources for
extending your self-education as a teacher.
The book comes with a DVD that has clips from real
classes so you can observe good teaching practice in
the comfort of your pyjamas and the support of a bowl
of chips. The DVD wouldn’t play on my MacBook, so I
can’t tell you if it is helpful or not. Another feature that
is nice-to-have-but-I-didn’t-use is the “Task Files” at the
back. After completing a chapter, you can quiz yourself
by completing info tables, answering multiple-choice
questions, matching definitions, and the like.
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https://etoninstitute.com/blog/book-review-how-toteach-english-by-jeremy-harmer. Acesso em 27 mar.
2021.
