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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Teach English Now! Foundational Principles by Arizona State University

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    About the Course

    Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic
    language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different
    modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those
    principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in
    mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to res...
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    MT

    Mar 12, 2021

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    I had fun enrolling on this course and it's very insightful. And Keep the great work, Dr Shane Dixon. I can't wait to complete the rest of the courses so that I get my professional certificate. Thanks

    VM

    Apr 9, 2020

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    Great course! Nice content and great presentation of the material. Useful not only for ESL teachers, but for all language teachers and even for teachers in general. Thank you for creating this course!

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    By Zaid L

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    Aug 19, 2024

    Content was good but it was really disheartening to work hard on an assignment and then be met with someone's feedback just being "I don't agree" or "Nice job." I tried giving legitimate feedback to people and to constantly be met with phoned in responses made me want to do the same.

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    By Natalia G

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    Jan 6, 2016

    It is really a start in the field. If you already have teaching experience you will get much more from the conversations in the forums than from the lectures. And if you have very little teaching experience or are interested in the field, it will give you a clear overview.

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    By Erika S B

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    Feb 5, 2025

    The lessons are easy to understand. But why do I have to sign up first for the free trial of another lesson before I can submit my work in Module 3? :( I availed financial aid and already paid the remaining 10%. I can't afford to pay more after the 7-day trial.

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    By Tiago R d C

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    Oct 17, 2021

    Pretty straightforward and easy for those who want to do it quickly. Though, I didn't really learn a lot. I would recommend having an advanced level of the same course for those who want something more challenging.

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    By Tsang Y J

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    Oct 29, 2016

    There are issues with submitting assignments (failure to process submission in Coursera).

    Peer reviews may not be the best solution, as we have to wait a long time for our work to be reviewed!

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    By Anna N

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    Nov 7, 2021

    I personally don't like the peer grading system, the uploading video and other things. People not used to it and made mistakes and the grading is just far away from accurate.

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    By Cynthia A F

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    Nov 28, 2020

    Navigation was frustrating;

    content was sufficient... a little bit on the easy size;

    course organization was excellent;

    Instruction was excellent

    Using metaphors great idea

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    By Miguel A U P

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    Feb 7, 2016

    The content is great, but the course lacks support from the staff. It is also too easy to pass. I hope the reason for this is because the course was introductory.

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    May 25, 2017

    The course presents valuable information, but I think the real content is too little compared to the length of the videos.

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    Feb 13, 2016

    I thought the course was good although some of the material a bit basic but it definitely will help with my teaching.

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    May 3, 2017

    I would make it a 5 but this course will not list on my "completed courses" and that annoys me.

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    By John T

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    Feb 13, 2017

    Pretty basic stuff but you have to take it to advance to presumably more interesting material

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    By Berkin K

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    Aug 1, 2023

    So far so good. But the contents look getting older...

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    By Hassan K

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    Jun 3, 2024

    Personally, it was boring.

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    By Bilal A

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    Aug 8, 2017

    We need extra materials

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    By Mariette R

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    Aug 10, 2018

    Fast paced

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    Jan 31, 2025

    difficult

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    Oct 23, 2019

    Thanks

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    Mar 14, 2025

    Great

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    Feb 22, 2023

    شكرا

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    Mar 17, 2020

    good

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    Sep 3, 2021

    NO

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    By John T

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    Apr 30, 2024

    The instruction is good but a worksheet should be made to cut and past our work. Also, the form used to attach the video and lesson plan should already be cut and pasted, to be retrieved without Hassel. I was a cook in the army. We only filled out the menu, we did not need to create the worksheet to fill it out. Alot of people are not tech people nor should they be. A pre-made worksheet to fill in would solve this problem. The professors may think it's simple. We learn I +1 but have to know I + 10 to submit the work or download the work sheets. The worksheet can be pre-made so the students just have to fill in the material

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    By Ryn P

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    May 4, 2024

    A lot of the questions are either subjective. Dude is over the top weird, distracts from learning. VERY white, zero intersectionality, and very WERID. That some white people s*. The best quote to describe this comes from them, from Mod 3. "But to me, it just looks like the teacher thinks that gaining attention means drawing attention to yourself. A little Scary, no doubt."

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