Volunteer English Teacher Training
Saturday, January 25, 2025
8:30am-3:30pm at Grace Church
Friendship House’s next Volunteer English Teacher Training will be Saturday, January 25, 8:30am to 3:30 pm, at Grace Church (2731 Edgewood, Roanoke, VA 24015). Our guest trainer will be Steph Elliott of Roanoke! Steph has taught in Friendship House’s English Club in the past and has recently completed a master’s degree in TESOL at Liberty University. She is excited about this opportunity! Cost is $30 per person and includes materials, lunch and our speaker.
In this training you will learn:
- How to teach ESL to adult Internationals including:
- How to place students in the proper fluency level classroom
- How to Lesson Plan using professionally written curriculum
- How to introduce new vocabulary in an non-English speaking classroom
- How to create a classroom environment that is engaging and interactive, regardlesss of language level
- How to respect and appreciate cultural difference in the ESL classroom
- How to build authentic relationships with your students
- How to share the Gospel both inside and outside the ESL classroom
You don’t need to speak another language or be a professional teacher to be a volunteer ESL Teacher. All you need to do is speak English and love Jesus and we can teach you the rest. This training is interactive. During the training you will practice the skills that you are learning, create a lesson plan for different fluency levels and come away excited to serve the Lord through ESL Ministry.
In addition to being a great training for new ESL Volunteers, this is a great training for experienced ESL Volunteers to refresh their skills and be encouraged.
Please note that you are expected to attend the entire training. We will NOT be able to record this training or stream it via Zoom.
Registration will close Wednesday, January 22 at 9 am. We will be unable to offer refunds after that date, however after that date it will be possible to transfer registration to a future training. In the event of inclement weather, we will move the training to Saturday, February 1.
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